“We understand these past two academic years have been emotionally and financially difficult on students,” said Clark Atlanta University President George T. French Clark Atlanta University announced that it will cancel all student balances from the past four semesters for all university graduates and continuing students. The private historically Black research university sent out a…
Stars like Raven Saunders and Naomi Osaka are opening up about their experiences with mental illnesses like depression and anxiety After Raven Saunders placed fifth in the women’s shot put competition at the 2016 Rio Olympics and experienced a string of setbacks during her 2017 collegiate season, the 25-year-old South Carolina native experienced a period…
Up to three finalists will compete in the challenge by developing community engagement programming for adults and youth Community-focused barbershops in the Detroit area can compete for a $10,000 grant as part of program designed to educate and empower African American men. Applications are being accepted through Aug. 9 from state-certified barbershop owners for the…
New York prosecutors want to submit new allegations alleging R. Kelly sexually assaulted a teenage boy, bribed officials and verbally assaulted women Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly is facing additional allegations of child sex abuse, which include one teenage boy and several adolescent girls. Federal prosecutors in New York filed a 55-page motion asking the…
Oneal represented himself during much of the trial and frequently yelled at the jury A Florida man will serve life in prison without parole for the 2018 slayings of his girlfriend and their young special-needs daughter, a judge ruled Friday. The sentence for Ronnie Oneal III was a foregone conclusion when a jury opted in…
Donnie Shell has landed in the Hall of Fame nearly 50 years after the launch of his career Donnie Shell knew he had a little time to make an impression. The life span of an undrafted free agent rookie is short. Really short. Especially for undrafted free agent rookies from a Historically Black College and…
Walker has yet to announce his intentions, but he has been consulting with political advisers in Georgia At first glance, Herschel Walker has a coveted political profile for a potential Senate candidate in Georgia. He was a football hero at the University of Georgia before his long NFL career. He’s a business owner whose chicken…
Robert Contee made his remarks during a press briefing following a series of recent shootings in the city Washington D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee said marijuana is “undoubtedly” a factor in the city’s rise in violent crimes during a press briefing Friday. Contee held the briefing after two individuals were shot near a restaurant in…
Rhoden, an aspiring rapper, is charged with a crime that investigators still don’t have a motive for Bryan Anthony Rhoden has been hit with 15 counts of criminal charges in connection with the July 3 murder of three men at a country club in Kennesaw, Georgia. The suspect was arrested on July 8, as previously…
Tennis phenom Naomi Osaka joined the ranks of Muhammad Ali, Wayne Gretzky and only a few others after having the honor of lighting the Olympic cauldron for the start of the 28th Summer Games. Osaka, who is Haitian and Japanese, is representing her mother’s home country instead of the USA in the Olympics that kicked…
