Mark Zuckerberg is shutting down schools he launched for communities of color
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is shutting down his initiative that launched schools for communities of color, citing funding problems. Earlier this month, The Primary School, a private school launched by Zuckerberg and his partner Priscilla Chen nearly a decade ago, announced that it would close for good next year, CNN reported. “After much deliberation, our […]
White House officials confirm that Jalen Hurts will not be at the Eagles White House visit
While Eagles star Saquon Barkley was golfing and traveling with President Donald Trump, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts stayed far from everything surrounding the team’s upcoming White House visit. After he was seen dodging questions about whether or not he would attend the traditional Super Bowl champions’ visit to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave at the Time […]
College Tennis Coaches Who Were HBCU Teammates Make History In Legendary Match
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman April 28, 2025 The HBCU alum took their talents to coaching positions at the Division 1 schools. As Minnesota and Indiana’s women’s tennis teams prepped for their 33rd match against one another, their Black coaches did so with history in the making. The colleges’ respective coaches, Lois Arterberry and Gabrielle Moore, were […]
Hakeem Jeffries, Cory Booker Stand Up For Change With Capitol Hill Sit-In To Protest GOP Budget Cuts
by Sharelle Burt April 28, 2025 Booker labeled the next few days, given the circumstances, as the “most consequential weeks for seniors, kids and families in generations.” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) sat on the steps of Capitol Hill with hundreds of supporters to protest the Republican Party’s […]
High School Basketball Coaches In Metro Atlanta Rehired After Community Launches Petition
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman April 28, 2025 The two coaches were rehired after their community launched a petition to get their jobs back. Two popular high school basketball coaches will return to their Metro Atlanta high school after their community fought for their reinstatement. The boys’ and girls’ basketball coaches, James Gwyn and Randy McClure, at […]
Loss of FEMA program spells disaster for hundreds of communities and their projects
The textile mills that once served as the backbone of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, have long been shuttered, and officials believed federal money would be key to the town’s overdue revitalization. They hoped an improved stormwater drainage system and secured electrical wires — funded through a program to help communities protect against natural disasters and climate […]
A U.S. bride nearly missed her destination wedding because her passport was erroneously reported as lost or stolen
A recent destination bride isn’t just sharing the epic photos from her rainy but magical beach wedding; she’s also sharing the horror of initially being denied entry into the country days before her nuptials were set to take place. In November 2024, Zoey Conant, 26, and her husband, Blane Conant, 29, from Columbia, S.C., tied […]
When kids are evicted, they often lose both home and school
Since her birth 10 years ago, Mackenzie Holmes has rarely called one place home for long. There was the house in Houston owned by her grandmother, Crystal Holmes. Then, after Holmes lost her Southwest Airlines job and the house, there was the trio of apartments in the suburbs — and three evictions. Then another rental, and […]
Republican-led states keep adding school voucher programs even as critics worry about cost
State lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to use more taxpayer dollars to pay for private school tuitions and homeschooling expenses even as they try to figure out how to budget in a time of economic uncertainty. A $1 billion-per-year voucher program the Texas Legislature sent to the governor last week and a longshot push in Congress to […]
Son Of Atlanta Falcons Defensive Coordinator Admits And Apologizes For Prank-Calling Shadeur Sanders During NFL Draft
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman April 28, 2025 The son, Jax Ulbrich, publicly admitted to prank calling Sanders while he waited to be selected in the NFL draft. The son of the Atlanta Falcons Defense Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich has admitted to and apologized for a prank calling made to Shedeur Sanders during the NFL draft. Jax Ulbrich […]
