A Missouri-based HBCU will be able to advance its efforts toward bridging the digital divide thanks to the support of a multi-million-dollar grant. Lincoln University of Missouri recently received an endowment to equip scholars with the tech tools needed to thrive academically. The $2.9 million grant was given to the school through an initiative led…
Henrietta Lacks transformed the landscape of medicine; advancing cancer research and serving as the blueprint for the development of life-saving cures. Her enduring legacy will be memorialized through the creation of a statue in her hometown of Roanoke, Virginia, CNN reported. A statue of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were used without her consent in crucial…
Congratulations are in order for retired NFL player Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson and Netflix’s “Selling Tampa” star Sharelle Rosado, for the two are engaged! Sharelle Rosado and Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson @sharellerosado/Instagram On Saturday, Jan. 7, Johnson got on one knee and proposed to his longtime girlfriend and mother of his youngest daughter, Serenity. People magazine was…
Source: SERGIO LIMA / Getty Black voters in Brazil helped change the direction of the country when voters reelected President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as simply Lula. With a clear majority, Lula supporters defeated the man leading the country’s far-right movement. But two years after supporters of former President Donald Trump attacked the…
Mendeecees Harris is a record producer, real estate entrepreneur, rapper, and now hero, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which revealed that Harris helped a teenager who was involved in a hit-and-run car accident in suburban Atlanta on Christmas Eve. Mendeecees Harris. (Photo: @mendeecees/Instagram) The AJC reports 17-year-old Ian Maman was the victim of a terrifying…
Source: 4nadia / Getty South Carolina must redraw its congressional map according to a recent ruling. The state’s high court found that maps drawn by the state’s majority-controlled Republican legislature were racial gerrymandering. Specifically, the court took issue with the redistricting of Congressional District 1, which includes Charleston County. Reporting from the Post Courier noted…
Source: Temma Hankin / abc Abbott Elementary returned this week with a competitive “Read-A-Thon.” Janine and Melissa are taking the challenge quite seriously. At the same time, Jacob and Gregory join forces to create a student podcast club. Check out our episode recap and fan reactions inside. Season 2 returns from Holiday break with Episode…
Cory Hardrict’s latest Instagram post promoting the return of his show, “All American: Homecoming” turned into a finance debate in his commentS section following the actor’s alleged request to have his and actress Tia Mowry’s prenuptial divorce agreement voided. A younger Tia-Mowry Hardrict and Cory Hardrict madly in love. @tiamowry/Instagram The 43-year-old actor uploaded a…
A union, co-workers and friends of the mother of three fatally killed on New Year’s Eve are trying to cope with her terrifying on-the-job death on New Year’s Eve. Courtney Edwards, 34, was working as a ground handling agent for Piedmont Airlines, a subsidiary of American Airlines, on Saturday, Dec. 31, when she was sucked…
Source: Hippolyte Petit / Getty Slick Rick is set to receive a significant honor from The Recording Academy. The British rapper, who cemented his status as a legend with The Great Adventures of Slick Rick and “The Show,” will join music royalty in The Supremes, Nile Rodgers, Bobby McFerrin and others to receive Lifetime Achievement Awards during…
