Source: Harriet Smith, director of education/services at the Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition in Charles Village, holds a bag of syringes to give to clients as a public health / Getty Last week, the Biden Administration submitted its first National Drug Control Strategy to Congress, as the drug crisis continues to soar. The administration’s plan…
Whether it’s cultivating youth empowerment initiatives through his Eat.Learn.Play. Foundation or backing historically Black colleges and universities, NBA star Stephen Curry has displayed his dedication to uplifting underserved communities and underrepresented groups. For his latest project, the Golden State Warriors guard has set out to diversify the world of golf. The Warriors’ Stephen Curry’s “Underrated”…
An NAACP-developed plan is being proposed to address, in part, Black students’ disproportionately low standardized test scores. Black elected officials and educational leaders in Indiana are urging Gov. Eric Holcomb to implement pathways that may help lessen the disparities in academic achievement seen statewide between Black and white students. As reported by Indiana Public Media,…
Source: Miami Herald / Getty Keeping up with the news can be a full time job. But at NewsOne we want to give you access to coverage that keeps you engaged and informed about the issues that matter. As you’re preparing for the week ahead check out these five stories you may have missed. Black…
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…
