Black scholars are displaying excellence in the realm of academia and making history in the process. West Virginia University student Amaya Jernigan recently became the institution’s first Black woman president of the Student Government Association, WVU Today reported. Jernigan is first Black woman elected WVU student government president https://t.co/fwSuq2fkox — WVUToday (@wvutoday) March 11, 2021…
A neighbor in the Texas complex said he’d often see Raymeon Means around the apartment where the shooting occurred According to KPRC-TV, Laurionne Walker, 6, was fatally shot on the morning of March 19, and the police in Pasadena, Texas, a town outside of Houston, have charged suspect Raymeon Means, 35, with capital murder. Laurionne…
The story is still developing A man stabbed eight people during fight at a Detroit hookah lounge early Sunday, leaving three people in critical condition, authorities said. Read More: Mom accused of killing infant daughter, stabbing child’s father The fight started at around 4:40 a.m. inside the Tiaga Hookah Lounge before spilling out into the…
President Denis Sassou N’Guesso is widely expected to extend his 36 years in power Republic of Congo pressed ahead Sunday with an election in which President Denis Sassou N’Guesso is widely expected to extend his 36 years in power, while the leading opposition candidate was flown to France after suffering COVID-19 complications. The watchdog group…
Jamaican dancehall singer Shenseea is proving that she can run from any situation in heels. On Monday, March 15, the “Bad Alone” singer took to her Instagram account, where she uploaded a hilarious clip that shows her running in a pair of thigh-high red boots. The 24-year-old was taking part in the latest TikTok trend…
Gun control legislation also is making its way through Congress Not long before the deadly Atlanta-area shootings spread fear and anger through Asian American communities nationwide, police say the attacker made a legal purchase: a 9 mm handgun. Within hours, they say, he had killed eight people, seven of them women and six of Asian descent, in a…
Interestingly enough, a Teen Vogue staffer who opposed the hiring of former editor-in-chief Alexi McCammond, was discovered to have tweeted the n-word three times over 10 years ago. Christine Davitt, who works as a senior social media manager for Teen Vogue called a white friend the n-word in two posts on Twitter in 2009, reports…
‘He’s going to therapy. He’s been very reserved and humiliated,’ said the student’s mother, Trisha Paul Trayson Paul, an 11-year-old student at the St. Martin de Porres Marianist school in Uniondale, NY was admonished for working on the wrong assignment in English class and sent to Headmaster John Holian‘s office, as reported by TMZ. Holian,…
Actor Idris Elba is known for bringing powerful roles to life on the silver screen and now the London native will tap into another element of his artistry and use literature as an avenue for storytelling. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Elba has inked a deal with HarperCollins to publish an array of children’s books….
Omarion’s 5-year-old daughter A’mei Grandberry’s photo from her Beyoncé-themed birthday party on March 16 stopped fans in their tracks after they acknowledged how strong the “Touch” singer’s genes were. In the snapshot, A’mei — whose birthday is March 7 — wore a leopard print shirt with a pink tutu as she held up peace signs. Omarion…
