Source: Goran13 / Getty Reading ability among U.S. students remained low in 2022, with 37% of fourth graders and 30% of eighth graders scoring below the basic proficiency levels for reading set by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Although the COVID-19 school shutdowns are responsible for some of the learning loss, the numbers weren’t…
A New York City police officer was charged with assault after he was called to an apartment to help calm an emotionally disturbed child and repeatedly punched a man multiple times after being asked to wear a face mask inside the residence. Officer Christian Zapata was just indicted with third-degree assault after he struck a…
Source: Brooke Palmer / Lionsgate Grab your pumpkins, your popcorn and, well, maybe an extra pair of pants if you’ve got a weak stomach: Halloween season is officially among us! For the entire duration of October, many spooky season loyalists will be using the whole month to get more in tune with their ghoulish side….
Rapper Kevin Gates’ “Only Generals Tour” has just begun, and the recording artist has already made headlines. During the show’s first stop in Virginia, Gates invited a female fan to come on stage with him. “I can do whatever I wanna do,” he asked before the two performed a sexually explicit stunt involving a whole…
The cause of death has been revealed for the model found dead inside her downtown Los Angeles apartment on Sept. 12. According to the L.A. County Department of Medical Examiner, 31-year-old Maleesa Mooney died from “homicidal violence.” KTLA reports that the initial cause of death was listed on the coroner’s database as “deferred” and “other…
Fans speculate that Drake sent shots at Rihanna in “Fear of Heights,” a highly-talked-about track off his new album, “For All The Dogs.” Now, they are sharing a resurfaced clip of the recording artist admitting to wanting to have a family with the singer. One fan on X, the platform formally known as Twitter, shared…
Supporters of R&B singer Jorja Smith were not having any weight-shaming from bullies on the X platform, blasting them for trying to come for the songstress during a recent performance. On Friday, one X user reposted a video of the British beauty singing on stage, noticeably a little thicker than some fans may remember her….
Source: Courtesy / WORLD October brings about fall weather, scary movies and lots of pumpkin spice. It’s also Breast Cancer Awareness Month and it’s that time for women to check their boobs. With growing statistics, Stories from the Stage: The Podcast kicks off its new season with powerful stories of breast cancer survivors. Read more…
An Ohio grand jury has formally indicted a man for chasing down and assaulting a special-needs toddler. The man was caught on school surveillance footage knocking the child down and faces more than one year in prison for what officials call child abuse. Video of school employee picking up autistic 3-year-old from the floor. (Photo:…
A Morgan State University campus police car sits in front of the Murphy Fine Arts Center on October 4, 2023, in Baltimore, Maryland, one day after a mass shooting broke out on campus. | Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have once again found themselves vulnerable to attacks from white…
