Current Events
While in recent years the trajectory for graduating Black college students in the job market hadn’t been promising, the numbers are telling a different story in 2022.
Cedric “C.J.” Lofton was killed a day before his 18th birthday. He was suffering from a mental health crisis. He was promised by cops that he would be taken from his home to a mental health facility but he was sure he'd be taken to jail. He was sure he'd be killed. Despite his delirium, he was right on both counts.
Lawmakers investigating Greene's death voted unanimously to hold former Louisiana State Police Col. Kevin Reeves in contempt of court and fine him $5,000 for refusing to turn over a handwritten journal to investigators conducting a probe into the death of Ronald Greene.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Monday establishing a new state holiday known as “Victims of Communism Day,” which requires students to learn about communist regimes. But it's really just part of Florida Republicans' anti-woke agenda.
41-year-old Black woman Diane Craig was found unconscious on a bus in Phoenix, Arizona. She had been strangled, and she died from her injuries after being rushed to the hospital. Since then, Phoenix police have been on the lookout for one man, 26-year-old Joshua Bagley.
“Acoli must be released because the statutory standards for granting parole have been met, without regard to extraneous factors like sympathy or passion or public opinion," read the court's decision.
Parents of students at Missouri's Holt High School are mad about an assignment that asks which political party is most likely to deny racism was involved in an incident where an unarmed Black man is shot by cops. The answer, of course, is Republicans, but my thing is—why are they mad at the obvious truth?
Delaware State University's women’s lacrosse team was pulled over while returning from Florida last month by cops who had no probable cause and no reason to suspect the team had done anything wrong outside of the fact that most of the team members are Black, according to the team's head coach, Pamella Jenkins.
Many people, especially Black women on Twitter, are comparing Kevin Samuels to Christian Toby Obumseli regarding the responses to both men's deaths.
Many things go into creating a successful graduation day and having a notable commencement speaker is a game-changer that could enhance a lifelong memory.
Gov. Greg Abbott said during an appearance on the Joe Pags show that Texas might consider challenging a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision requiring states to offer free public education to all children. Apparently, he's against the law because "all children" includes illegal immigrant children.
A viral video shows Isaiah Lee grotesquely disfigured following a reported beatdown from security for tackling Dave Chappelle during a performance at the "Netflix Is A Joke Fest" at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.