The brothers made a pact to run faster and hit harder than the other kids during football practice. Komotay Koffie steps outside Landow Performance in suburban Denver where he’s just finished another training session in his quest to join his brother, Indianapolis Colts edge rusher Kwity Paye, in the NFL. “I’m not even supposed to…
Jonte Robinson, 40, was denied early release from prison due to a kidney disease formula that determined his kidneys were healthy, solely because he is Black. Black Americans continue to make up a disproportionate number of the 37 million U.S. adults with kidney disease. Now, a decades-old formula that determines kidney function based on race…
Miller has won awards including an Emmy for her series of reports on the National Guard’s Youth Challenge Academy. CBS television journalist Michelle Miller will be the keynote speaker next month at commencement for the University of New Orleans, where she earned a master’s degree in urban studies. The Los Angeles native, who worked at…
Comedian Chris Rock performed at a sold-out show in Baltimore in the Lyric Performing Arts Center on April 22. According to WJZ-TV, Rock said little about “the slap heard ’round the world” during his performance on Friday night. However, he did reference the Will Smith incident. Ego Death World Tour 2022 all new material introspective…
An Ohio high school educator who teaches at the same school in Oberlin he attended when he was a teen, has been named the 2022 Teacher of the Year. He has dedicated his life to service, spending the past quarter century in the classroom. The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) bestowed on Kurt Russell, a…
Todd Sheffler and Alex Banta are charged with violating Larry Earvin’s civil rights after a brutal 2018 beating. Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys offered starkly different explanations Friday for the fatal beating of an Illinois prison inmate four years ago in closing arguments before a jury began deliberating in the trial of two former correctional…
Moderna and Pfizer are testing 2-in-1 COVID-19 protection that they hope to offer this fall. COVID-19 vaccinations are at a critical juncture as companies test whether new approaches like combination shots or nasal drops can keep up with a mutating coronavirus — even though it’s not clear if changes are needed. Already there’s public confusion…
Rihanna was forced to cancel her Hollywood baby shower due to the arrest of A$AP Rocky on April 20. According to the Daily Mail, Rihanna had a baby shower scheduled in Los Angeles for the same day but had to cancel due to her boyfriend’s sudden arrest. “It was meant to be Rihanna’s baby…
The Historical Commission unanimously accepted the county’s argument. Two years after voting to remove the Confederate flag from its seal, a Tennessee county finally has the go-ahead to do so. The Williamson County Commission voted in 2020 to request permission from the Tennessee Historical Commission to remove the flag from the upper-left quadrant of its…
Nigeria lost at least $3 billion worth of crude oil to theft between January 2021 and February 2022. At least 100 people may have died in a refinery explosion in southeast Nigeria, an official said Sunday as the search intensified for bodies at the site and for two people suspected of being involved in the…
