Thorpe, 42, won the award for her work in mentoring and making college accessible for students who are first-generation Americans, immigrants, or refugees A high school teacher in Bladensburg, Maryland has been honored with a $1 million Global Teacher Prize. The annual award is presented annually to an exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to…
Earlier this week, Kanye West and Soulja Boy settled their differences about Soulja’s verse being left off of West’s “Donda” album. Now that things are all good between the two artists, Soulja told “The Breakfast Club” on Friday that all he wanted West to do was be “more open” and honest about his opinion of…
Source: NDinfinity / Getty Marc Lore, the former president of Walmart e-commerce and co-founder of Jet.com and Diapers.com, is attempting to create the unthinkable – a Utopian city in the middle of the American desert. The Billionaire is currently spearheading the conceptual and financial building blocks for Telosa, which was announced in September. Lore and…
The University of Alabama at Birmingham and Tuskegee University are the joint recipients of a $13.7 million grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH) Common Fund to help diversify the workforce of biomedical research. With the multimillion dollar award, the Southern institutions will be tasked with recruiting, hiring and training twelve researchers in disciplines…
Source: Tichenor Family / kutv.com A 10-year-old black girl in Utah died by suicide after telling family members that she had been a victim of bullying at her school. According to KUTV, Isabella “Izzy” Faith Tichenor reported being “belittled and bullied” at Foxboro Elementary School in North Salt Lake. “As any parent would, we reported…
Bow Wow and Joie Chavis’ daughter Shai Moss’ beauty was the topic of conversation on Thursday, Nov. 11, after Chavis shared a post with the 10-year-old. In the Instagram upload, Chavis showed the process of doing Moss’ hair in three photos. Joie Chavis’ post of daughter Shai Moss has fans raving over the 10-year-old’s beauty….
The family of Brown updated their lawsuit, noting that they believe the district attorney is intentionally trying to protect the deputies involved. The family of Andrew Brown Jr. has amended their $30 million lawsuit against the officers who shot and killed him this spring when trying to serve a drug-related search and arrest warrant in…
Nine people reportedly died on the night of the concert and hundreds were injured. Travis Scott’s lawyer claims the rapper wasn’t aware of the full scope of the deadly travesty at the Astroworld music festival until the next day. Nine people reportedly died and hundreds were injured on the night of the concert, which was…
Students of Duke Ellington School of the Arts threatened a walkout, saying many of their peers identify as LGBTQ+ Duke Ellington School of the Arts in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., has canceled a planned fundraiser with alumnus Dave Chappelle after students threatened a walkout. The fundraiser and dedication for The Dave Chappelle Theatre…
Coronji Calhoun, most notable for his only on-screen appearance as the overweight son of Halle Berry and Sean Combs in the 2001 film “Monster’s Ball,” has died. He was 30 years old. The death of the former child actor who garnered exceptional reviews in the Oscar Award-winning movie was discovered through a GoFundMe page Calhoun’s…
