Black academic leaders are breaking barriers in the realm of higher education and making history in the process. According to WDSU6, William Tate IV has been appointed to serve as the president of Louisiana State University by the institution’s board; making him the first Black person to assume the position in the school’s 161-year history….
“On Mother’s Day, I plan to not be sad,” singer Asher Makeba says nearing the one-year anniversary since the death of soul music icon Betty Wright A year ago, on May 10, 2020, the world lost a soul music icon, but singer/songwriter Asher Makeba and her four children lost a loving mother and grandmother. For…
A Black child was reminded earlier this week that he has a robust support system behind him after being falsely accused of stealing food from a local supermarket. On Wednesday, May 5, dozens of students and teachers from Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy and local community members protested at a Safeway in San Francisco, California,…
The virus and its spreading variants are taxing Japan’s health-care system with only 2% of the population vaccinated Naomi Osaka is conflicted over whether the Tokyo Olympics should be held amid the coronavirus pandemic. The second-ranked tennis player, who represents Japan, was asked about the games at the Italian Open on Sunday. “Of course I…
Source: Scott Olson / Getty Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx apologized for an attorney in her office contributing to confusion regarding the killing of a 13-year-old Adam Toledo. Citing a breakdown in communication within the office, Foxx took responsibility over a month after a Chicago police officer killed the teen in March. A Chicago…
Middle school-aged students led the fundraising efforts by creating a documentary with the help of an instructor from Virginia Commonwealth University “It’s so nice to hear children’s voices in here again,” said Richard Stewart, immersed in a field trip of about 20 kids standing in his home on Pocahontas Island. Stewart’s house doubles as a…
Opinion: Dr. Shamard Charles says we have an increased responsibility to look out for our mother’s needs as she ages, if for no other reason than to repay our debts of gratitude If you’re reading this, stop, and give your mother a hug. There’s no doubt that Black mothers are the backbone of Black America,…
Following a suggestion by a friend, Chris Rock had himself tested for a learning disorder and ended up being diagnosed with “something that was a lot like Asperger’s,” but through therapy sessions and medication, the comedy all-star is starting to feel more like himself than before. The 56-year-old comedian and actor admitted that he always…
Many victims were between ages 11 and 15 years old when three explosions rang outside the Kabul school as students were leaving for the day Grieving families buried their dead Sunday following a horrific bombing at a girls’ school in the Afghan capital that killed 50 people, many of them pupils between 11 and 15…
The World Health Organization says nearly a dozen countries — many of them in Africa — are still waiting to get vaccines At the small hospital where Dr. Oumaima Djarma works in Chad’s capital, there are no debates over which coronavirus vaccine is the best. There are simply no vaccines at all. Not even for…
