Governor Ned Lamont signed Public Act 19-12 in 2019 and the courses will be required beginning Fall 2022. Governor Ned Lamont announced Connecticut will become the first state to require high school curriculums to offer Black and Latinx courses. Read More: Connecticut reporter fired for calling Tim Scott an ‘Uncle Tom’ The law was signed by…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the Simmons household. On Sunday, Dec. 6, Angela Simmons shared a series of adorable posts of herself and her son Sutton Joseph Tennyson with her 6.8 million Instagram followers. The mommy-son duo were sporting matching navy-and-white Christmas-patterned onesies. The two completed their holiday look with matching Timberland boots….
Cassie announced her pregnancy via a sentimental Instagram video Cassie is a mom-to-be again. The 34-year-old singer and her husband, Alex Fine, shared with the world on Thursday morning that they’re expecting a second child together. Music artist Cassie Ventura attends the VH1’s 3rd Annual “Dear Mama: A Love Letter To Moms” – Cocktail Reception…
Election officials revealed two additional voting locations for the upcoming Senate runoff elections will be opened in Cobb County, Georgia, the third-largest populated county in the state and a crucial battleground. The news comes after voting rights activists again accused election officials of voter suppression, voicing concerns that lack of accessibility limits access for Black…
As executive director of Emergent Fund, alicia sanchez gill works to ensure resources for Black, Indigenous and People of Color-led social justice movements. alicia sanchez gill uses her diverse experience to fuel her passion for advocacy and change. Gill began her role with Emergent Fund from her role as Interim Executive Director of Collective Action for…
Make no mistake. Travis P. Jackson, the lively founder and CEO of HBCU Pride Nation, is an unabashed homer when it comes to representing his alma mater. When asked to name the best historically Black college campus in America, he doesn’t hesitate to answer with a certain storied Greensboro institution he attended. “North Carolina A&T,…
A U.S. government advisory panel’s decision is a major step toward a vaccination campaign that could finally conquer the outbreak. A U.S. government advisory panel endorsed widespread use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine Thursday, putting the country just one step away from launching an epic vaccination campaign against the outbreak that has killed close to 300,000…
The new flavor is set to launch in 2021 If 2020 has proven anything, it’s that the push for justice is never-ending and transcends all boundaries. Civil rights activist and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has teamed up with Ben & Jerry’s to launch a new ice cream flavor, Change the Whirled. Colin Kaepernick looks…
Holiday season? More like pregnancy season. Singers Christina Milian and Cassie Ventura–Fine both announced on Thursday, Dec. 10, that they are expecting. The “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” actress announced on her Instagram account that she and her boyfriend Matt Pokora are expecting their second child together. The couple shares a nine-month-old baby boy named Isaiah. The singer is also…
Dr. James Phillips has been removed from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s work schedule starting in January 2021. According to a new report, Dr. James Phillips will no longer be employed at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center beginning next year. Read More: CDC officials ‘directed to destroy’ records of potential ‘political interference’…
