According to Fox 2 Now, Harris-Stowe State University (HSSU) has named its first Black woman president. Harris-Stowe State University Now Has Dr. LaTonia Collins Smith was born and raised in St. Louis, where she attended public schools and grew up in The Ville neighborhood. She went on to acquire a bachelor’s degree in social work […] More
Aariel Maynor, the man charged with the murder of famed Los Angeles philanthropist Jacqueline Avant in December, has pled guilty to murder, attempted murder, felon in possession of a handgun, and two counts of burglary. Maynor allegedly stormed into Jacqueline’s Trousdale Estates house in Beverly Hills with an AR-15 rifle soon before 2 a.m., according […] More
Brittney Griner, a WNBA player who spends the winter months playing overseas, has been held in Russia after being accused of carrying hashish oil in her luggage at a Moscow airport. The Russian Federal Customs Service issued a statement on Saturday, according to The New York Times, stating that officials detained an American basketball player […] More
After being seen on film slamming a man’s head into a plexiglass panel during an arrest in September, a former Wilmington police officer has been charged with excessive force. In connection with two separate incidents that occurred in September, former police officer Samuel Waters, 27, has been charged with felony counts of perjury and tampering […] More
Despite having health insurance, a guy is relying on GoFundMe donations to seek surgery to remove keloids from his body. Davontae Stewart started a GoFundMe page to raise money for the procedure “because my insurance doesn’t cover Keloid surgery’s they consider it Cosmetic,” the petition states. “It’s hard to even get people to understand what […] More
According to The Grio, a North Carolina college student produced a project that assisted in the early release of a childhood buddy from prison. Brandon Harris and Sura Sohna met as children in Annapolis, Maryland, where they attended elementary and middle school together. As the boys grew older, their lives began to take two very […] More
According to Essence, billionaire Robert F. Smith just announced $1.8 million in microgrants for HBCU students. Smith has been working extra hours to guarantee that he does everything he can to help kids of color build generational wealth. In 2019, he paid off the student loan debt of Morehouse College’s entire graduating class, eventually extending […] More
According to WJLA, Maurice Creek, a Maryland native who is currently playing basketball in Ukraine, has crossed the border into safety after being trapped in the nation due to Russia’s invasion. Creek crossed the border into Moldova and tweeted, “Took me 12 hours but finally out of Ukraine. Next stop, back to Romania.” According to […] More
According to Fox 32 Chicago, a Chicago high school student recently became the first in the school’s 40-year history to receive a flawless ACT score. Mario Hoover is a junior at Providence-St. John’s University. Mel School, a private college prep school on Chicago’s West Side, was founded in 1978. Hoover is a very busy student […] More
Ketanji Brown Jackson is expected to become the first Black woman to serve in the United States Senate. CNBC reports on the Supreme Court. President Joe Biden has announced that federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be nominated to the Supreme Court. If confirmed, Jackson will be the first Black woman to serve on the […] More
Tamika Palmer, Breonna Taylor’s mother, was escorted from a Louisville, Kentucky, courtroom on Thursday, where Brett Hankison, an ex-Louisville Metro Police Department officer, is facing criminal charges. Palmer was allegedly escorted from the courtroom because she was wearing a jacket with her late daughter’s face on the front. Taylor’s younger sister, Juniyah Palmer, told the […] More
According to WAFB News, a Louisiana senior has received $4.5 million in scholarships and has been accepted to more than 100 schools. Kassidy Parnell attends Tara High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and is a senior. According to WNTZ, she has thrived there while also dual enrolling at Baton Rouge Community College, where her current […] More