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Trump’s Big Budget Freeze Abruptly Rescinded After Backlash on Impacting Those in Need and Most Vulnerable 
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Trump’s Big Budget Freeze Abruptly Rescinded After Backlash on Impacting Those in Need and Most Vulnerable 

Danny J. Bakewell, Jr., Executive Editor January 29, 2025

On Tuesday, Jan. 28, President Donald Trump ordered a freeze on all funding of federal grants and loans as Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board review of its spending, causing many programs like HeadStart, Medicaid, WIC and other federal funded programs to panic and wonder how they will operate, make payroll, provide services and even pay rent. 

Donors Attempt to Save Bennett College by Deadline
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Donors Attempt to Save Bennett College by Deadline

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentFebruary 1, 2019

“Bennett College has an outstanding tradition of academic excellence for African American women,” said Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, the trade organization that represents 215 African American-owned newspapers and media companies around the country with more than 21 million weekly subscribers.