Candace Hawthorne is the second female drum major in the university marching band’s history Grambling State University’s (GSU) marching band has added a woman to its drum major ranks for the first time in generations. Candace Hawthorne, a senior double majoring in engineering technology and music, will be the first woman to help lead the…
The Jamaican sprinter notched a 10.54 second run time at the Prefontaine Classic, second-best all-time record Fresh off of her multiple Olympic gold medal campaign, Elaine Thompson-Herah continued to dominate on the race track Saturday, nearly setting another fresh record in Eugene, Oregon at the Prefontaine Classic. The Jamaican sprinter won the 100-meter dash at…
Former “American Idol” contestant Syesha Mercado has won a battle in the larger custody war involving her two children. The 34-year-old reality show alum and her partner, Tyron Deneer, were reunited with their newborn daughter Ast on Friday, Aug. 20, after the newborn was forcefully taken from the couple by authorities on Aug. 11, following…
Baker will be the fifth woman to be honored with a Pantheon burial in Paris, and will also be the first artist The remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker will be reinterred at the Pantheon monument in Paris, making the entertainer who is a World War II hero in France the first Black…
“All I want to do is save lives,” Carla Brown says after her husband died of COVID-19 earlier this year Carla Brown, a nurse from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been on a mission to give people COVID-19 vaccinations door-to-door. Now, her efforts have been recognized by the state’s governor, leading to a new vaccination initiative…
Phil Valentine, who died at age 61, said he chose not to get vaccinated because he thought he was healthy enough to fight the virus A conservative talk radio host from Tennessee who had been a vaccine skeptic until he was hospitalized from COVID-19 has died. He was 61. Nashville radio station SuperTalk 99.7 WTN…
“He’s a great competitor, but I came in here to show I am the champion of the WBA,” Ugás says of Pacquiao Although Manny Pacquiao hasn’t decided what his future holds, the eight-division world champion realizes his 26-year professional boxing career might have ended Saturday night with a disheartening loss. Yordenis Ugás is only seven…
More than 30 people are reported missing as tragedy strikes Humphreys County Catastrophic flooding in Middle Tennessee left at least 10 people dead and dozens missing Saturday as record-shattering rainfall washed away homes and rural roads, authorities said. Business owner Kansas Klein watched in horror from a bridge Saturday morning as cars and entire houses…
On August 22nd, 1989, black revolutionary Huey P. Newton was murdered in West Oakland by a corner boy trying to gain some street-cred with among the Black Guerrilla Family. Even with his tragic and untimely death, Newton was able to leave a legacy of black gun ownership that has paved the way for black gun…
Source: Xinhua News Agency / Getty Back to school again! This year most schools across the U.S. are trading in virtual learning for traditional in-person learning. With a brief decline in the coronavirus and the increase of new variants arriving daily, countries around the world are doing their best to stop the spread while returning…
