As schools reopen across the country, Black students have been less likely than white students to enroll in in-person learning — a trend attributed to virus concerns and a lack of trust Before schools shuttered during the pandemic, Ayaana Johnson worried every time she dropped her daughters off at school. Johnson, a Black woman, says…
A California environmental agency unintentionally incited chaos in its workplace when it sent a mass email to its employees about an available “safe space” for discussion following the Derek Chauvin murder conviction late last month, The Sacramento Bee reported. Soon afterward, workers began voicing their opinions and accusing management of “caving to the mob.” The…
The announcement is set to come a month after the company found that its shot also provided protection for youngsters ages 12 to 15 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for youngsters ages 12 to 15 by next week, according to a federal official and a person familiar…
The Knowles-Carter family posed for an ever-rare photo of their clan, captured by Beyonce’s hair stylist, Neal Farinah. The Knowles-Carter family posed for an ever-rare photo of their entire clan. The photo was captured by salon owner Neal Farinah, the acclaimed longtime hair stylist for Beyoncé, and shared by gossip site The Shade Room. The eldest…
Source: Screenshot / Twitter Missing for over a week, family and friends continue to search for 19-year-old Buffalo State student Saniyya Dennis. A college sophomore, Dennis was last seen leaving her dorm on April 24 according to local news. Saniyya’s sister Keyora said she texted their mother saying she would call her the next day….
A photo shows Brandon Mitchell attending the Aug. 28 event to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech during the 1963 March on Washington One of the jurors who convicted Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd on Monday defended his participation in a protest last summer in Washington, D.C., following online speculation…
Berkley announced that it had acquired rights to three out-of-print novels by Abrams that she had written nearly 20 years ago Nothing like a prominent life in public service to help your other career as a romance novelist. At least that’s the case for Stacey Abrams. Berkley announced Tuesday that it had acquired rights to…
March 28 marked 20 years since Sean Combs started to go by P. Diddy after being involved in a nightclub shooting. Sean John Combs is now Sean Love Combs. The hip-hop mogul shared a photo of his new driver’s license with his official name change on Instagram. The newly-named Sean Love Combs hangs out at…
Refugee resettlement agencies have waited for Biden to quadruple the number of refugees allowed into the United States this year since Feb. 12 President Joe Biden formally raised the nation’s cap on refugee admissions to 62,500 this year, weeks after facing bipartisan blowback for his delay in replacing the record-low ceiling set by former President…
Murder Inc. Records co-founder Irv Gotti is clapping back at people who think he has anything but love for the late rapper DMX. The record executive has been on the receiving end of criticism after speaking with Chicago hip-hop and R&B station 107.5 WGCI about the rapper’s death potentially being connected to his drug use. “They…
