Source: FatCamera / Getty Diversity is a crucial element in advancing STEM innovation, and an array of initiatives have been cultivated to ensure students from underrepresented groups can chart paths in the space. Amongst the projects is the Future of STEM Scholars Initiative, which hit a multi-million dollar fundraising milestone to provide scholarships for HBCU…
Culinary arts connoisseur Ayesha Curry is furthering her efforts to combat childhood hunger. The New York Times best-selling cookbook author has teamed up with New Orleans-bred rapper Big Freedia and chef Lorena Garcia to spread awareness about food insecurity amongst youth and provide children in need with meals. Ayesha Curry is partnering with no kid…
T-Pain called cap on Yung Joc‘s explanation of the event that led to their 2007 hit song “Buy You a Drank.” Yung Joc claimed during an interview with DJ Vlad on June 4 that an awkward encounter with rapper Lil Flip was part of the inspiration behind the single. Yung Joc claims T-Pain’s song “Buy You a…
The money will pay to refurbish child care centers, to help families afford child care and to pay teachers bonuses. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens wants to spend $20 million to improve and subsidize child care and preschool in the city. The money would include $5 million from the city, $5 million the city’s public school…
The position of poet laureate was established in 2016. The City of Charleston’s first poet laureate is nearing the end of his appointment. Marcus Amaker, in a recent video message, encouraged poets and writers to consider applying to become his successor, The Post and Courier reported. How cool is this?! Charleston’s poet laureate @marcusamaker conducting a…
Wu-Tang Source: press handout / Live Nation First recognized in June 1979 by President Jimmy Carter, Black Music Appreciation Month celebrates African American music and musicians. Black artists drive the pulse of the country, moving people to dance and and providing the anthem for the march against injustice and defend the country’s enduring promise of…
Men have always played an outsize role is in pushing for and enacting abortion restrictions. If Donovan Atterberry thought about abortion at all as a young man, it was perhaps with some vague discomfort, or a memory of the anti-abortion protesters outside the clinic that he would pass on his way to the park as…
Police officers were patrolling the area on South Street in downtown Philadelphia when they heard multiple gunshots and witnessed several suspects firing into a large crowd just before midnight. Gunfire killed three people and wounded at least 11 others in a popular downtown Philadelphia entertainment district late Saturday night, authorities said. Police officers were patrolling…
A Virginia county has settled a federal lawsuit filed by a resident who claimed a member of the county’s police force violated his civil rights during a 2020 arrest. In March 2021, La Monta Gladney, a 38-year-old Black man, filed a federal lawsuit against Fairfax County Police Officer Tyler Ryan Timberlake, claiming Timberlake violated his civil rights…
Your airline is obligated to correct their wrongs at your service—even when it relates to damaging your luggage. When taking flights, checking luggage can be a cause of massive anxiety all on its own. Delayed baggage, lost bags, opened bags, and even stolen belongings are all unfortunate but common scenarios that come with air travel—but…
