On Monday, Aug. 2, lawmakers in Nassau County, New York, passed a bill many are now saying is a direct attack on the First Amendment freedoms of protesters. Policymakers in Nassau County approved a piece of legislation in a 12-6 vote that would allow police officers and other first responders to sue people who harass…
Joie Chavis and Bow Wow‘s daughter Shai Moss overshadowed Chavis’ performance on Aug. 14 after the 10-year-old attempted to participate in a vocal TikTok challenge. In the initial challenge created by TikTok user Tianie Dacosta an individual is supposed to sing vocal runs of the words “See, I’ll be on my way.” A vocal run…
A disgruntled parent verbally attacked an elementary school principal before physically attacking a teacher A California teacher was assaulted by a parent during an argument about his child wearing a mask on the first day of school. The Amador County Unified School District Superintendent Torie Gibson said on August 11, that a parent verbally assaulted…
The U.S. Education Department will allow government-issued relief funds to cover the salaries of school employees whose districts are penalized for implementing mask mandates The Biden administration has offered to use federal relief funds to replace financial penalties incurred by Florida K-12 school districts who defy Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on mask mandates. DeSantis, who…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Lingering concerns around vaccine safety and comparisons to the Tuskegee syphilis study prompted a new campaign encouraging vaccination. A collaboration between the descendants of the original Tuskegee Study, the Ad Council, and the COVID Collaborative hopes to provide people with useful information in deciding whether to get vaccinated. …
The 19-year-old woman has been charged with negligent use of a weapon A Wisconsin woman accidentally shot a friend while using the laser sight on a handgun to play with a cat, authorities said. A criminal complaint charging the 19-year-old woman with negligent use of a weapon said she was visiting a Kenosha apartment on…
Three-time NBA champion and Phoenix Suns center JaVale McGee and his mother, former USC All-American basketball player Pamela McGee, have made history as the first mother-son duo to both earn gold Olympic medals. Pamela, a retired WNBA player and two-time Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer, earned her gold as a member of the U.S. women’s basketball team…
For the past four years, Chicago has been the backdrop for Showtime’s hit series The Chi, and the network is paying it forward through the creation of a social good initiative that will empower Chicagoans who are embedded in the fabric of the city. According to the Chicago Defender, the television network recently donated $500,000…
The husband is now on a ventilator in New Orleans A family faced the harsh reality of traveling without being vaccinated after three members tested positive for COVID-19 before boarding their flight back to Louisiana. Yolanda Comager says that she and two of her daughters had to leave her husband David — who is now…
Marian Anderson’s career spanning 1924 to 1966 to be captured in a digitally remastered collection On a chilly Easter Sunday 82 years ago, a tall, elegant Black woman walked down the steps of the Lincoln Memorial before an integrated crowd of 75,000 and sang her way into the history books. Marian Anderson performed for only…
