Cameroon had waited out a three-year delay to host this African Cup Host Cameroon came from behind with two penalties in the space of eight minutes at the end of the first half to beat Burkina Faso 2-1 Sunday in the opening game of the African Cup of Nations. Captain Vincent Aboubakar scored both penalties,…
In the 1930s, it was not uncommon for real estate agents to use language describing areas as “negro-blighted” and filled with an “infiltration of undesirable racial elements” to dissuade white homebuyers from purchasing in specific communities. This language, spearheaded by the National Association of Real Estate Boards, led to the development of redlining maps and discriminatory practices…
The accident occurred between the towns of Sao Jose da Barra and Capitolio The death toll from an accident in which a slab of cliff rock toppled onto pleasure boaters on a Brazilian lake has risen to 10, police said Sunday. Authorities worked to identify the dead and divers were searching the lake in case…
Sunday’s fire comes just days after a house fire in Philadelphia left 12 people — including eight children — dead At least 19 people, including nine children, died in a fire Sunday at a Bronx apartment building in one of the worst blazes in New York City in decades, officials said. Mayor Eric Adams called…
Marlon Wayans was seemingly always destined for comedic greatness. The youngest of the über-talented Wayans crew wasn’t born into a Hollywood legacy family, but it’s certainly the reality he and his siblings have created. As part of a family of ten — eight children including Marlon and parents Elvira and Howell — being raised in…
Kevin Hunter Jr. seemingly gave fans an update on his mother Wendy Williams‘ health by sharing a clip of the daytime television host on his Instagram Story. In the Jan. 7 upload, Williams, who has taken a leave of absence from her self-titled show since last year for ongoing health issues, appeared to be on…
A Washington state man identified as William Cunningham is facing felony hate crime charges after video footage captured him hurling racial slurs as he threatened a Black student who was involved in an altercation with his daughter and her boyfriend. The incident in the Seattle exurb of Monroe, Washington, occurred nearly two months ago on…
Essence Preparatory charter school in San Antonio falls prey to state’s law limiting how schools teach about race A proposed Texas charter school almost became a casualty of the state’s battle over critical race theory towards the end of last summer, recently unveiled public records show. Administrators for Essence Preparatory Public School in San Antonio…
Nigeria has witnessed more than 10 attacks on schools in the past year Gunmen have released 30 Nigerian students who spent nearly seven months in captivity, a government official has said, the latest batch in the release of the dozens of Kebbi state students abducted in June. They arrived at the Kebbi state capital on…
New York City is the first major U.S. city to grant widespread municipal voting rights to noncitizens More than 800,000 noncitizens and “Dreamers” in New York City will have access to the ballot box — and could vote in municipal elections as early as next year — after Mayor Eric Adams allowed legislation to automatically…
