A teacher sparked furious backlash after sharing a video of her singing Happy Birthday to a black child that included the lyrics ‘you look like a monkey.’ Footage circulated on social media this week of the staff member leading her class through a rendition of the traditional version of the celebratory tune. After they finished, Read More…
Joseph Williams, an African American World War II veteran from Tallahassee, Florida, has recently turned 106 years old. His long life reflects a century of service to his country and devotion to his community. Williams was born on September 30, 1919, to Thomas Williams and Henrietta Folks. In his early years, he worked at a Read More…
The parents of two college students from Piedmont who died in a fiery car crash last year sued Tesla on Thursday, claiming design flaws prevented the children from escaping the burning Cybertruck. Krysta Tsukahara, 19, and Jack Nelson, 20, died in an early morning car crash in November, when the Cybertruck in which they was traveling struck Read More…
Federal Bureau of Investigation (officers take a knee with demonstrators, as they march on Pennsylvania Ave. on Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Washington, during a protest over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after a police officer kneeled on his neck for several minutes.© Jose Luis Magana/AP The FBI has fired Read More…
President Donald Trump could be close to taking over the Federal Reserve. On September 9, a federal district judge blocked Trump’s effort to remove Lisa Cook as a Federal Reserve governor; on Thursday, the administration petitioned the Supreme Court to allow the firing to go through. If the high court ends up siding with the administration, then Read More…
Sakir Everett, an 11-year-old African American boy from Lansing, Michigan, who bravely disarmed a classmate with a gun, has been expelled from his school. Instead of being celebrated as a hero, he now faces a year away from the classroom. The incident took place back in May at Dwight Rich School of the Arts. Sakir Read More…
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