Melissa Noel
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Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley Makes Time 100 Most Influential People List
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has been named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2022. Mottley, Barbados’ first female prime minister, joins...
Reggie Bullock Is The NBA’s 2022 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion
Dallas Mavericks guard Reggie Bullock has won the 2022 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award. According to the Bleacher Report, the 31-year-old announced the good...
Booker and Beasley Make History With Primary Election Wins For U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate candidates Cheri Beasley and Charles Booker won their Democratic primary elections in North Carolina and Kentucky, respectively, on Tuesday. Their wins make them...
Black Students Sue Georgia School Over Blocked Confederate Flag Protest
Several Black high school students in Georgia are suing their school district after being suspended for attempting to protest Confederate flag displays on school grounds....
Family Discovers New Home Was Once Plantation Where Their Ancestors Were Enslaved
When Fred Miller purchased a home in southern Virginia two years ago, he could not have imagined his family’s deep connection with the property. Miller...
Biden Calls ‘White Supremacy A Poison’ In Buffalo Shooting Aftermath
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden was in Buffalo, New York, to meetwith community leaders and pay his respects to the victims of a mass shooting...
WNBA Star Brittney Griner’s Detention In Russia Extended By One Month
Brittney Griner’s pre-trial detention in Russia has been extended by one month, The Associated Press reports. Griner’s lawyer, Alexander Boikov, shared the news following a...
Security Guard Killed In Buffalo Shooting Hailed A Hero For Trying To Stop Gunman
A retired police officer turned security guard at a Buffalo supermarket where 10 people were shot and killed on Saturday is being praised for his...
Robert F. Smith To Give $15M To Support Underrepresented Engineering Students
Robert F. Smith is making a major investment in students at his alma mater, Cornell University. On Friday, the successful businessman and leading philanthropist announced that he...
DOJ Investigates Murders Of Black Men During The 1970 Augusta Riots
The Department of Justice has reopened an investigation into the murder of Charles Oatman and the slayings of several Black men who were killed during...