Can higher-level math courses foster better outcomes? FG Trade via Getty Images Bob Moses, who helped register Black residents to vote in Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement, believed civil rights went beyond the ballot box. To Moses, who was a teacher as well as an activist, math literacy is a civil right: a requirement…
Source: Urban One Rapper and actor Ludacris recently sat down with Urban One’s CEO Alfred Liggins for an in-depth talk about the impact of Black culture in America in Cannes, France. On Wednesday, the Urban One Influential Beach at the Cannes Lions Festival in France was the scene for a dynamic talk between superstar rapper…
Two very close family members of Kyle Rittenhouse are facing eviction and said he refuses to help them despite his fatal shootings in August 2020 being a large catalyst for the many woes they face. Rittenhouse’s sister, Faith Rittenhouse, posted a GoFundMe campaign asking for $3,000 in financial assistance to help prevent her and her…
Alexis Ohanian has picked his side amidst the Kendrick Lamar and Drake feud, and his choice may have more to do with his famous wife, Serena Williams, than the two emcees’ lyrical war against each other. The Reddit co-founder was tuned in to Lamar’s “The Pop Out: Ken & Friends” concert on Juneteenth with millions…
Source: Google Maps The deadly mass shooting that broke out Friday afternoon at or outside of a grocery store in Arkansas happened in a small town with a predominately Black population. Details of the shooting in Fordyce were still developing, but at least two people were killed and nine total people were shot by the…
A Michigan man is accused of killing his 72-year-old roommate in a late-night dispute over a Taco Bell meal, authorities say. The incident happened back in January, and prosecutors quickly charged Newsome with second-degree murder, but they needed more evidence to strengthen the case. For several months, investigators interviewed witnesses and put together a timeline,…
Negro League legend Bill Greason throws out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the 2024 Rickwood game between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals as Reggie Jackson (second from left) watches at Rickwood Field on June 20, 2024, in Birmingham, Alabama. | Source: Daniel Shirey / Getty I‘d like to give a…
Praise for Victor Newman, the fictional business tycoon from “The Young and the Restless,” can be seen far and wide across social media platforms. The character is played by longtime actor Eric Braeden. The 83-year-old became a trending topic for all of the right reasons after coming to the defense of his co-stars who were…
A Yonkers police officer who was supposed to uphold the law was recently indicted for breaking it. According to a report by Fox 5 New York, Sgt. Hector Cartagena, 55, was arrested for assault on Monday, June 17, after using excessive force against a fleeing suspect in March. An investigation found Cartagena was chasing a…
The worst thing about Louisiana becoming the first state to require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms in the state is that Louisiana Republicans created and passed the legislation in the first place, but the most obnoxious thing about it is the way these gaslighting lawmakers keep playing around in…
