Impaired vision can have far-reaching effects on children’s education and quality of life, including poor academic performance. Jessica Oberoi, 13, can’t exactly remember when her eyesight started getting blurry. All she knows is that she had to squint to see the whiteboard at school. It wasn’t until last fall when her eighth grade class in…
A British court on Monday refused to stop the government from deporting asylum-seekers to Rwanda despite arguments by rights advocates that the planned flights would undermine the “basic dignity” of people escaping war and oppression. As Britain plans to send its first group of asylum-seekers to Rwanda on Tuesday amid outcries and legal challenges, some who…
Although the Golden State Warriors put on one show in their game-five win over the Boston Celtics in the 2022 NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics, it was Blue Ivy Carter‘s appearance that stole the show as she attended the game with her father, Jay-Z. The match, which took place in San Francisco, California, at the Chase…
The Grammy award-winning artist said she will remove “spaz” from the updated recording of the song, which appears on her upcoming album, “Special. Lizzo announced on social media that the lyrics to her new single, “GRRRLS,” will be changed after complaints about her use of an ableist slur. As reported by Deadline, the track was…
Brandon Brundidge tried new things like taking the training wheels off his bike and even jumping into the pool. For one Minnesota boy, signs that bore coded words attacking President Joe Biden were instead viewed as markers cheering him through his fears. Sheletta Brundidge said her son Brandon saw the signs in Texas that read,…
Despite Walker’s assertions over the years, there’s no evidence that the Georgia Republican hopeful’s claims are true. U.S. Senate candidate and former football player Herschel Walker is claiming that he has a history of working in law enforcement. There is no evidence, however, that the Georgia Republican hopeful’s claims are true. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution asserts…
While many rushed to pick sides after Academy Award-winning actor Will Smith walked on stage and smacked comedian Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head at the 94th-annual Academy Awards ceremony in March, Tyler Perry dealt with the difficulties of maintaining friendships with both men. Roughly three months…
The joint effort between the Small Business Administration (SBA) and National Pan-Hellenic Council will promote financial literacy, outreach, and capital access opportunities. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced on Tuesday a landmark partnership with the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) — a collective of the nation’s historically Black fraternities and sororities — aimed to address…
The Orange County Medical Examiner says Sampson weighed 383 pounds; the Orlando Free Fall’s weight limit is 287 pounds. An autopsy confirmed that 14-year-old Tyre Sampson, who fell to his death from a Florida amusement park ride in March, exceeded the ride’s weight capacity by nearly 100 pounds. The autopsy report from the Orange County…
A New York foundation has apologized for its role in the Tuskegee experiment, which killed hundreds of Black men 90 years ago. Money from the Milbank Memorial Fund was used to lure families deeper into the government scheme to test the effects of syphilis on humans. For 40 years, the fund offered up to $100…
