Thelma Jones, a 90-year-old Black woman from Southfield, Michigan, recently earned her 5th-degree black belt in Isshinryu karate and she’s not planning to just stop there. Jones has been practicing karate for 50 years and still continues taking karate lessons 3 times a week at Southfield Martial Arts despite her age.Her instructor, Willie Adams, who Read More…
Nationwide — Keisha Schahaff and her 18-year-old daughter, Anastatia, who are from the Caribbean island of Antigua, are set to make history as they join Virgin Galactic’s second commercial space flight in August 2023. The two earned their spots on the flight through a draw that raised $1.7 million for the non-profit organization Space for Read More…
On Friday, in the dead of night at the heart of the Colombian jungle, army radios crackled to life with the message the nation had been praying for: “Miracle, miracle, miracle, miracle.” The military code revealed that four children missing in the jungle for 40 days had all been found – alive. The youngsters, all Read More…
After George Floyd was murdered, newsrooms pledged to hire more Black staff, address racism in the workplace and ensure the standard of objectivity wasn’t being used to silence their voices. I wanted to talk to Black reporters about whether what had been promised had come to fruition. I sent interview requests to about a dozen Read More…
“This week has already been a lot on me and today at work I’m waiting on my tables the same as I always do. I proceeded to check this table out and the lady asks Lady: How much would you like for a tip? Me: Whatever you give me is fine. Lady: what do you Read More…
A bullying incident between a tiger and a sloth bear after an abnormal encounter. One image shows Roma the tigress crouching down as a male sloth bear looms over her, intimidating her into finally leaving her territory. Despite the sloth bear’s size and long claws, the tiger always wins, exercising dominance over the land and Read More…
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