At 37, Burkina Faso’s Captain Ibrahim Traoré stands as the world’s youngest head of state, a figure Western media often paints as a “corrupt warlord”—a leader who, they claim, siphons gold from his country, rules as a dictator, and delays democracy. Yet locals chant “IB, IB!” in the streets, hailing him as a patriot on a mission to “Make Burkina Faso Read More…
Education
Marva Johnson Tapped As FAMU President Despite Pushback Over MAGA Ties
The choice of Marva Johnson as the 13th FAMU president rattled many in the Rattler Nation. In an 8-4 vote after an emotional meeting, in which some trustees called the vote a “foregone conclusion,” the Board of Trustees tapped the vice president of the internet and cable TV company Charter Communications to take the reins of the Read More…
Black Woman Handcuffed All Because She Parked in a Handicap Parking Space
Breshari Faulkner, a 31-year-old African American mother from Senatobia, Mississippi, was forcibly arrested by police in front of her children on Mother’s Day after being confronted in a Walmart parking lot while parked in a handicap space. The arrest occurred on May 11 in Senatobia, where Faulkner says she was waiting for her disabled grandmother, Read More…
Black Twin Sisters Vanished in 2004 — 20 Years Later, Only One Came Back
On a Thursday evening in March 2004, 15-year-old twin sisters Janelle and Jalisa Morgan left Murphy Middle School in Augusta, Georgia, just as they always did. They cut through familiar streets, stopped at their cousin’s apartment for cable TV and frozen pizza, then made their way to the Pump-N-Shop gas station on 12th Street. Security Read More…
The hidden dangers in your kitchen: How cooking methods impact diabetes, cancer and aging
High-heat cooking harms health. Grilling, frying and broiling produce harmful compounds like AGEs and mutagens, linked to diabetes, cancer, and accelerated aging. Steaming, boiling, slow cooking, and sous-vide reduce AGE formation by up to 80%. Marinating meats in acidic solutions (e.g., citrus) also lowers risks. Bacon, deli meats, and ultra-processed snacks contain additives and undergo Read More…
Mother reportedly dies after undertaking BBL surgery in Miami
A 28-year-old mother named Ahmonique Miller reportedly died only a day after undergoing a Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) surgery in Miami. On March 5, Miller travelled to Miami from Nevada with her sister who also got cosmetic work. According to reports, the surgical procedure went well, and the sisters were discharged to a recovery home Read More…