American Heart Association Launches Business Program To Support Black Maryland Farmers
The American Heart Association and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield are launching a business accelerator program to benefit the two percent of Black farmers in Maryland. The first-time program is called EmPOWERED to Serve Business Accelerator for Maryland Black Farmers. Its mission is to provide solutions to areas facing food inequities in Maryland, CBS News reported, while […]
Michigan State University To Fire Head Football Coach Mel Tucker Over Sexual Harassment Allegations
Michigan State University (MSU) will fire head football coach Mel Tucker amid accusations of sexual harassment, the school announced on September 18. Tucker, who has been suspended without pay from all team activities since September 10, was informed of the university’s plans in a written statement. He will have seven days to present MSU with […]
Man Accused Of Killing Multiple Elderly Women Killed By Cellmate
A man accused of killing dozens of elderly women last year was killed by his prison cellmate. Billy Chemirmir‘s body was discovered by guards at a rural East Texas prison on the morning of Sept.19. Chemirmir, who was a Kenyan living in Dallas, was convicted in 2022 after being found guilty of murdering two women, […]
Kirk Franklin Details Finding His Birth Father In New Documentary
Kirk Franklin discovered a long-held secret in a recent documentary titled Father’s Day– the same as his upcoming album. The film was released to the gospel singer’s YouTube channel on Sept. 15. Franklin decided to document the journey behind the scenes, as shared in conversation with People. However, as the recording sessions started, the songwriter […]
Afro-Cuban Artist Places Black People In Classic Renaissance Art In Spelman College Exhibit
Harmonia Rosales‘s new exhibition at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art focuses on blending West African religion and faces with classic Renaissance art. According to CNN, her exhibit comprised 20 pieces centering on returning to one’s identity. For seven years, Rosales’ paintings and sculptures were created in this theme as a way to shift […]
White High School Teacher ‘Scared’ After Students Report Her For Teaching About Race
A South Carolina English teacher was scared to return to the classroom after her students claimed her lessons on race made them feel “ashamed to be white.” Six months after being reported to the district’s school board, English Language and Composition teacher Mary Woods described feeling ‘scared’ on the first day of school. The 47-year-old […]
