“I will bring every single gun loaded and ready,” the parent said during a school board discussion on student mask requirements A Virginia woman was charged Friday after declaring to school board officials she would “bring every single gun loaded” in response to mask mandates for students. According to the Luray Police Department, Amelia King,…
Gabrielle Union’s fans were left in shambles on Thursday, Jan. 20, after the actress posted an impromptu skit with her daughter, Kaavia James Union Wade. In the recording, Union, who wore all-black attire with a few jewelry pieces and a half-up, half-down ponytail, was sitting next to the 3-year-old when she broke into character and…
The Islamic State group also claimed responsibility for killing “many Christians” and setting fire to two churches Islamic extremists have abducted 17 girls in northeast Nigeria, witnesses said Saturday as the West African nation’s military said it “remains resolute in decisively countering the terrorists.” Members of the Boko Haram jihadi group attacked Pemi, a village…
The debate surrounding critical race theory (CRT) nearly jeopardized a Black charter school in San Antonio, Texas from opening. Essence Preparatory Charter School is a school designed with its predominantly Black and brown students in mind. “We want to create a space where Black and brown students will not only be stable but can thrive,” said…
The fire started in a canyon and was pushed by 35 mph winds to the sea A wind-driven wildfire broke out late Friday in the rugged mountains above Big Sur, forcing residents to evacuate from their homes and authorities to shut down a stretch of Pacific Coast Highway. The fire started in a canyon and…
When the pandemic first hit in 2020, Atlanta hotels saw their occupancy rates plunge to 36% for the year Atlanta tourism officials said Friday that they expect an increase in visitors later in 2022 after the the omicron variant of COVID-19 slowed the city’s tourism recovery during late 2021. WABE-FM reports that the Atlanta Convention and…
Twelve members of the Comoros delegation have tested positive for the virus Comoros will be without a goalkeeper to take on Cameroon at the African Cup of Nations after the team was hit by a wave of COVID-19 cases at the continental tournament. Twelve members of the Comoros delegation have tested positive for the virus,…
Throughout his entire career, legendary director and producer Spike Lee has tapped into the power of storytelling to bring forth narratives centered on social consciousness and the human condition, and the visionary will be honored for his contributions. According to Variety, Lee will receive the Directors Guild of America’s lifetime achievement award. Spike Lee to…
The son of Oscar-winning actress Regina King has died by suicide after celebrating his birthday on Wednesday, January 19th. Ian Alexander Jr. was 26-year-old. The young man, a deejay and rising musician under the moniker “Desduné,” was the only child of King and her ex-husband, record producer Ian Alexander Sr. The young star had released…
Arguments delivered behind closed doors Friday A federal judge closed his courtroom to the public Friday to hear attorneys debate whether “racially insensitive” text messages should be allowed as evidence in the hate crimes trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery. U.S. Magistrate Judge Benjamin Cheesbro spent more than two hours hearing…
