A California principal is under fire for pretending to strike students during an active shooting drill. Nina Denson, who works at Washington Elementary in San Gabriel, was placed on administrative leave after her alleged actions that frustrated the community. Parents slammed Denson for how she conducted a Feb. 7 drill in front of her young…
Source: Kyle Rivas / Getty The mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, condemned guns in no uncertain terms in the wake of a deadly mass shooting during the Super Bowl-winning, NFL champion Chiefs’ parade on Wednesday. Mayor Quinton Lucas seemed equally incredulous as well as resigned to the fact that such gun violence could happen despite…
Beyoncé has been a top-notch star since the Destiny’s Child single “No, No, No,” charted on Billboard in 1997, when she was 16 years old. Still, almost three decades later, her mom, Tina Knowles, is not a fan of paparazzi swarming her first-born daughter when she goes out in public. (Photo: (Left to Right) Solange,…
By Ritwika Mitra As the U.S. presidential election season gains momentum with President Joe Biden trailing former President Donald Trump in polls, there seems to be a growing concern from Biden’s camp that he may be losing support among Arab-American and Muslim voters, as well as Black voters, due to his backing of Israel’s conflict…
Former child star and rapper Shad “Bow Wow” Moss has revealed that during his late teens, he struggled with addiction to lean, which is a mixture of codeine and promethazine. He disclosed during a recent interview with “The Art of Dialogue” that his publicist lied to the press and fans at the time, attributing a…
Source: Jacob Wackerhausen / Getty School districts throughout Indianapolis are struggling to retain Black educators due to low compensation. Still, one non-profit organization is doing the work to protect the financial well-being of those in need. In 2023, The Educate Me Foundation unveiled its Teacherville program offering support to Black educators by covering down payment…
Last December, we reported the story of Cait Corrain, a debut author who threw away her bag like no one before by creating several fake Goodreads accounts, which she used to “review bomb” other new authors while up-voting her own book, Crown of Starlight—until she got caught. Not only did internet sleuths figure out that…
An Oregon man is accused of hurling racial slurs and striking another man with scissors last weekend, resulting in his arrest. The suspect, 42-year-old Corey A. Nesenson, was charged with second-degree assault, fourth-degree assault, reckless burning, aggravated harassment, and first-degree bias crime, police announced in a press release. It stems from the Portland resident’s alleged actions on…
Erykah Badu has an unusual sense of humor that some people may or may not understand some of her provocative posts on social media. She often faces criticism when she touches on her past relationships or the fact that she has three children with three different men. Last month, she revealed how her five “boyfriends”…
Source: 3283197d_273 / Getty The organization me too. International announced the launch of its new initiative “Love Letters,” which will focus on supporting survivors of sexual violence. The campaign, which will be a series of heartfelt messages and expressions of support for survivors, began with a love letter to Black men. “We felt that beginning…
