The Future of STEM Scholars Initiative has raised more than $17 million to help fund 1,000 scholarships through 2025. Several organizations in the chemical and affiliated industries have raised millions of dollars for students pursuing STEM degrees at historically Black colleges and universities. One of them, the Future of STEM Scholars Initiative, has raised more…
A Washington D.C., firefighter is being hailed a hero for rescuing a toddler from a burning apartment complex. Jared McKinney, a wagon driver for Engine Co. 25, said he was responding to a fire on the first floor of the building when he saw a father holding a 2-year-old out of a second-floor window. “Get…
Gabrielle Union is proving she is just like every other mom when it comes to styling her daughter Kaavia James’ hair. In a video recently shared to social media, the “Cheaper by the Dozen” actress showed fans that taming the curly mane of her toddler is not void of struggle. Union is seen full of…
Source: J Pat Carter / Getty Tulsa, Oklahoma is the latest city that now has to deal with the heartbreak and trauma left by a mass shooting. A gunman killed four people and then himself on Wednesday when he opened fire inside the Natalie Medical Building on the campus of St. Francis Hospital. So far…
The victims and gunman in Tulsa were found on the second floor of a medical office where an orthopedic clinic is located, police said. A gunman carrying a rifle and a handgun killed four people at a Tulsa medical building on a hospital campus, police said, the latest in a series of deadly mass shootings…
Comedian Mo’Nique and her husband, Sidney Hicks, have taken to social media to give their audience the backstory surrounding the beef between them and the King of Comedy D.L. Hughley. The couple hopped on Instagram Live following D.L.’s recent response to the drama on his radio show. The Oscar winner went into detail about their…
“If they meant it as a statement, they should have clarified that,” said one Bay Area parent. “If they meant it as a joke, it’s not funny.” A group of high school cheerleaders reportedly shared photos on social media, posing with a Black mannequin head they called their “mascot,” which they nicknamed “Kareem.” According to NBC…
The bar owner’s parents accused Nebraska’s Douglas County Attorney’s Office, its top prosecutor and a special prosecutor of violating their son’s constitutional rights. OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A federal judge threw out a lawsuit against prosecutors filed by the family of a white Nebraska bar owner who killed himself after being charged in the fatal…
The mother of a Black man beaten to death during an encounter with Louisiana State Police in 2019 is calling for the governor to be punished after new reports show he saw the video of the man’s violent arrest months before it was shown to detectives or prosecutors. Mona Hardin said the new detail is…
Library patrons in late 2021 and this year have challenged two books and a documentary film, seeking to have them removed or their access limited. LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Book displays targeting specific groups or topics such as Cajun heritage, Pride Month or Black History Month are prohibited indefinitely at public libraries in Louisiana’s Lafayette…
