The 20-year-old government major called his election “a major statement” by Harvard students. The student body of Harvard University has elected the first Black person as its president in its nearly 400-year history. Noah Harris, a junior from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, ran a virtual campaign via social media and texting. He noted that due to the…
A Florida deputy under investigation for fatally shooting two Black teens in Cocoa on Nov. 13 remains employed after a storied history of violence that his department had full knowledge of according to Florida Today. Cocoa residents Angelo Crooms, 16, and Sincere Pierce, 18, were killed during a traffic stop conducted by Brevard County Sheriff’s…
Rapper 21 Savage is mourning the loss of his little brother, Terrell Davis. The 27 year old was stabbed to death in London, according to the Daily Mail. Davis reportedly was killed at the Blenheim Gardens estate in the district of Brixton on Sunday, Nov. 22, after getting involved in an argument with a friend “he’d known…
Earlier this month, it was announced that filming for the 13th season of the “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” had paused after one of the crew members tested positive for COVID-19. When production does resume, it appears as though one of the cast members won’t be returning to the show. According to TMZ, “friend” of the…
This squad, organized by geography, was pandemic prompted: NFL officials drove to games. An all-Black officiating team took to the field for the first time last night to oversee ESPN’s Monday Night Football match between the Los Angeles Rams and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “This historic Week 11 crew is a testament to the countless…
EXCLUSIVE: The author says the inspiration for his newest book, ‘We Still Here: Pandemic, Policing, Protest, and Possibility, came in May after the killing of George Floyd “I have never been more hopeful than I am right now.” Marc Lamont Hill said the inspiration for his newest book, We Still Here: Pandemic, Policing, Protest, and…
The State Department said Wolf’s “certificate of ascertainment” has been sent to the national archivist in Washington Democrat Joe Biden has been certified as the winner of the presidential election in Pennsylvania, culminating three weeks of vote counting and a string of failed legal challenges by President Donald Trump, state officials said Tuesday. The Pennsylvania…
On Monday, the General Services Administration notified President-elect Joe Biden that the Trump administration is ready to begin the transition process. The letter, sent to Biden by GSA chief Emily Murphy to Biden on Monday, comes more than two weeks after Biden was projected the winner of the 2020 presidential election. Although President Donald Trump…
The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services could prove vital in changing the tide of distrust between Black communities who have historically experienced health disparities due to 400 years of systemic racism. The calls for President-elect Joe Biden to nominate a Black person for the cabinet post has grown louder, especially in…
The 2020 People’s Choice Awards took place on Sunday, Nov. 15, and Tiffany Haddish left fans stunned after she posted her beautiful look for the event. The photo uploaded to Instagram shows Haddish wearing a high-slit, multi-colored dress, designed by Prabal Gurung, as she hits a fierce pose on a wooden staircase. Haddish’s fans took…
