An exceptional Miami teen has been accepted to all of the eight institutions considered Ivy League. The second-generation American said she “decided to shoot my shot at all of them,” and had no idea she would have her pick of the litter. Ashley Adirika, a 2022 Miami Beach Senior High School graduate who wore a…
Payton Gendron was already facing a mandatory life sentence without parole if convicted on previously filed state charges in the May 14 rampage. BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white gunman who killed 10 Black people in a racist attack at a Buffalo supermarket was charged Wednesday with federal hate crimes and could face the death…
Former “Destiny’s Child” member LeToya Luckett launched her new show, “Leave It To LeToya” June 14 on her YouTube Channel. Her first episode was titled, “Having a Conversation with My Ex,” in which she invited her ex, Texas native and rapper Slim Thug, on the show, where the pair answered questions about their past relationship. …
Georgia resident Destiny Hawkins bought her first gun, a Glock 43, two weeks after the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington, D.C. An increase in racially motivated hate crimes has sparked a rise in African American gun ownership. According to NBC News, sales of guns to Black people rose by 58% in 2020 after the police…
The report expresses particular concern with narratives linked to the extremist groups that accuse Kenyan government officials and politicians of being enemies of Muslims. NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A new study has found that Facebook has failed to catch Islamic State group and al-Shabab extremist content in posts aimed at East Africa as the region…
The iShares Future Baller$ program is working with five players expected to go in the first round, including Purdue’s Jaden Ivey. A global investment management firm has announced a program to help five projected NBA draft picks learn more about securing their financial future and building generational wealth. BlackRock, the global asset manager and technology…
The Game is getting transparent about his relationship with money. During a recent interview with music journalist Speedy Morman on Complex’s “360,” the “Hate It or Love It” emcee opened up about not wanting to join the billionaire boys club that includes only two rappers — Jay-Z and Kanye West — and described some of…
Autopsy results for the 14-year-old who died after falling from a ride in an Orlando, Florida, amusement park have been released by the city’s top medical examiner. The findings concluded the Missouri native suffered several bone fractures all over his body, listed his actual weight (which was too much for him to have been admitted…
Source: Amid the battle for Democracy and future stewardship of elections, the role of secretaries of state has come into clear view. All but three states have a secretary of state. And in 37 states, secretaries of state serve as the chief elections officer overseeing free and fair elections. Despite the allegations and ensuing…
Guttmacher Institute conducts the nation’s most comprehensive survey of abortion providers every three years. The number and rate of U.S. abortions increased from 2017 to 2020 after a long decline, according to figures released Wednesday. The report from the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights, counted more than 930,000 abortions in the…
