Source: Courtney Hale / Getty The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and Deloitte Digital have teamed up to build a remote education platform for historically Black colleges and universities. According to a press release, both industry titans have come together to design HBCUv. This online learning program will allow HBCU students to take courses for…
The decorated former pro player and longtime coach joins Michigan State after back-to-back NCAA tournament championship wins at Campbell University. With a proven track record of success both as a softball player and coach, Sharonda McDonald-Kelley is bringing excitement to fans of the Michigan State University (MSU) softball program following the announcement that she will…
Source: Kent Nishimura / Getty A bipartisan gun framework has just been released, but it falls short of several significant gun control demands. As reported by NBC News, Texas Sen. John Cornyn co-led the effort alongside Sen. Chris Murphy, seemingly balancing “second amendment anxiety” with demands for action in the wake of mass shootings in…
The hip-hop community is mourning the loss of beloved figure Pasha Bleasdell. The iconic model and music video star, who famously appeared in the visual for Nelly’s hit 2002 single “Hot In Heree,” died over the weekend from a brain tumor. She was 38 years old. Award-winning music video director Director X confirmed the news…
“We felt like we had lost a family member,” friend Benjamin Jeffrey said. Those who knew Sean Bickings, a Black man who died begging for his life as police officers watched him struggle to stay afloat in a Tempe, Arizona, lake, are sharing their fond memories of the beloved community member after his passing on…
Fire Chief Tammy Snow said she is “deeply disappointed” in the two supervisors. A white Wichita Fire Department supervisor who texted a photo of himself wearing a sweater featuring a naked Black man has been suspended for three days without pay in one of the harshest penalties yet over racist, homophobic and sexist texts that…
Attorney General Merrick Garland has not specified how he might proceed. Members of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Sunday they have uncovered enough evidence for the Justice Department to consider an unprecedented criminal indictment against former President Donald Trump for seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election. “I would like to see the Justice Department…
A mother and daughter team is believed to have made history after graduating from the same law school in the same year from one of Alabama’s top institutions. The school claims this is the first time a mother-daughter duo has received their Juris Doctorate at the same time in the school’s 107-year history. Daphne Davis…
The program is funded by the Hampton Roads Black Caucus. A Virginia city that has been plagued by violence in recent weeks is planning to hold a gun buyback event. The goal of the event planned for June 25 is to reduce the number of guns sold illegally and prevent stolen firearms from being used…
Rapper 2 Chainz and his 6-year-old son, Halo, launched a new podcast on June 2 called “Me and Halo,” and a clip of the latest episode shared by the 44-year-old rapper had fans gushing over the adorable father-son relationship. The “Mercy” rapper, whose born name is Tauheed K. Epps, told his son on the video…
