NFL team owners met secretly to discuss a ban on Black players In a powerful featured titled, Before Jackie, which aired during the Super Bowl pregame on Sunday, Academy Award-winner, Viola Davis, recounted the moment when the NFL broke its unofficial color barrier which kept Black players out of the league for 13 years. Many…
‘Poetry at the Super Bowl is a feat for art and our country,’ said Gorman United States Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman, who captivated audiences after reciting her poem “The Hill We Climb” during President Joe Biden’s inauguration, brought her powerful words to the Super Bowl 55. The 22-year-old recited a new poem “Chorus of…
‘We have been cleaning up after violent white supremacist mobs for generations and it must end,’ Pressley said Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts appeared on CNN on Sunday, a month after the U.S. Capitol Hill riots on Jan. 6, to reflect on her experience. When asked about people who encouraged members of Congress to “move…
La La Anthony’s fans are doing a double-take after her new look was revealed on Feb. 3. Since getting her hair done by celebrity stylist Arrogant Tae, the actress has been killing it with the hairdos and now she is hitting her fans with a new beautiful style. In a short boomerang clip, she sits…
‘This agreement was about making sure everyone in our school communities just aren’t safe, but also that they feel safe’ Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot touted a preliminary agreement with the teachers union over COVID-19 safety protocols on Sunday, potentially averting a strike in the nation’s third-largest school district. Some students could return to classrooms as…
The film’s success is largely due to a strategized social media initiative Nate Parker’s American Skin, a drama that explores police violence and racism in America has grossed $4 million over a two-week time span. Written, directed, and starring Nate Parker, American Skin debuted on Jan. 15 in select cinemas and on premium video-on-demand platforms…
Sandu began his career at Google at 13-years-old Iddris Sandu, a 23-year-old Ghanaian architectural technologist, responsible for the algorithms in apps such as Uber, Snapchat, and Instagram, has become a leader in technology. Sandu, who was born in Accra, Ghana and raised in South Central Los Angeles, was as young as 10-years-old when he began…
A Utah school has walked back its decision to offer parents the option to opt their children out of Black History Month instruction after facing backlash from the community. Maria Montessori Academy in North Ogden initially sent parents an email on Feb. 5 letting them know they would have the option to opt their children…
Rapstress Megan Thee Stallion is putting the focus on supporting individuals who are on the frontlines of the public health crisis. According to Billboard the music artist—whose real name is Megan Pete—recently gifted a healthcare worker with $50,000. Watch @theestallion surprise a frontline worker on ‘Ellen’ https://t.co/ZVDtgUsFAR — billboard (@billboard) February 4, 2021 Pete teamed…
About 18 million students filled out the FAFSA in 2019 According to The Washington Post, the Education Department has disproportionately targeted students from majority Black and Latino neighborhoods to provide additional proof that the information on their financial aid application is accurate. Of approximately 18 million students who filed the Free Application for Federal Student…
