Rep. John Lewis of Georgia will be the first Black lawmaker to be laid to rest in the state capitol. His six-day celebration ended in […]
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Herman Cain Remains Hospitalized 1 Month After COVID-19
After a few days with no update, former 2012 Republican candidate Herman Cain, remains hospitalized almost one month after contracting COVID-19, according to his team […]
9/11 Victims’ Families Won’t Read Names at 2020 Memorial
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s memorial ceremony honoring victims of the 9/11 attacks won’t feature family members reading victims’ names as has been […]
Nigerian Refugee Creates N.Y.C’s First Full-time Shelter for Asylum Seekers
Before Edafe Okporo became the founder and director of New York City’s first and exclusive shelter for asylum-seekers and refugees, he was alone, roaming the […]
Robert E. Lee High School Changing its Name to John R. Lewis High School
On June 23, school board members in Fairfax County, Virginia, unanimously voted on the decision to rename Robert E. Lee High School after civil rights […]
Things to Know About Trump’s ‘Operation Legend’
President Trump announced on Wednesday he would be sending more federal agents to US cities with a spike in violence as a “sustained, systematic and […]
Sen. Tom Cotton Introduces Bill to Prevent Schools from Teaching 1619 Project
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton introduced a bill on Thursday cutting federal funds for public schools teaching K-12 the 1619 project, an initiative from The New […]
Regis Philbin, dead at 88.
***BREAKING NEWS ALERT*** The Philbin family has confirmed with PEOPLE that longtime television host Regis Philbin has died at the age of 88. Just shy of […]
Atlanta’s All-Black Teen Debate Team Takes Harvard Crown Again
A brilliant team of Black teens has recently won the Harvard Diversity Project’s International Debate Competition for the third consecutive year. What makes this even […]
The $600 Unemployment Benefit Expires This Weekend
Through the federal CARES Act, coronavirus relief law authorized a $600 weekly benefit for unemployed individuals. This benefit expires at the end of this month, […]