A 12-year-old from Arizona is well on her way to achieving her big dream of becoming a NASA engineer. At an age when most kids are advancing through middle school, Alena Wicker has graduated high school and been accepted to attend college at Arizona State University. She told KXXV, “I just had a goal I wanted…
Phaedra Parks captured her fans’ attention on March 14, after posting a photo of herself posing in front of a full-length mirror while sitting on a piece of exercise equipment. The 47-year-old was reminiscing about how much her life has changed during her “#Coronavirus” year. She captioned the image, “Springing forward while reflecting back on…
He announced the good news via a statement on Twitter, saying: ‘Happy to report that I am back home and continuing my recovery.’ Golf legend Tiger Woods has returned home to Florida 21 days after a serious single-car accident in California on Feb. 23. Woods released the news via statement on Twitter, saying: “Happy to report…
Information continues to develop after CBS network announced that its daytime television talk show “The Talk” would be going on a brief hiatus following an internal investigation into the comments made by one of its co-hosts, Sharon Osbourne, following her explosive debate on the Wednesday, March 10, episode of the show. A new report from…
Stimulus checks hitting bank accounts are a relief for many, but some people may struggle with getting needed funds because of intimate partner or familial violence and abuse. A recent incident in Indianapolis of a Black woman allegedly shot by her boyfriend over her stimulus check highlights the potential concerns. Four individuals ages seven to…
A North Carolina school district has issued an apology after students at one elementary school created pro-slavery tweets and hashtags for a Civil War-era assignment. Students at Waxhaw Elementary School were encouraged to adopt personas from the Civil War era, then write mock tweets from the perspectives of the characters. An image posted to the Facebook…
Tia Mowry may be disappointing some of her fans after hilariously letting them know that she is not planning on having any more children. Her March 16 Instagram video, which she originally created on TikTok, started off with her lying in the bed and mimicking fans and friends that say “Awww why don’t you have…
NFL Quarterback Deshaun Watson said, “It’s about clearing my name, and I look forward to doing that.” NFL Quarterback Deshaun Watson has been accused of sexual assault in a new lawsuit filed by an unnamed plaintiff in Houston. Watson posted a statement about the lawsuit on Twitter. “As a result of a social media post…
The historic firsts for Black folks just keep pouring in. This time it manifested itself in the form of one of the foremost organizations providing financial aid and broad support for Black college students announcing the recent election of its first-ever African American chairman of the board. The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) elected Milton…
In a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday, Sen. Bob Menendez described his colleague’s recent assertions as ‘like rubbing salt in an open wound.’ Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey bluntly called out Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson for racist remarks the Republican made last week on a conservative talk show about the U.S. Capitol riots….
