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by Sharelle B. McNair July 7, 2025 Leeuw said revealing the work on the 4th of July was also intentional as the Statue of Liberty was a birthday gift from France to the United States on July 4, 1884. As America celebrated Independence Day, France revealed a bold depiction of
Eight men deported from the United States in May and held under guard for weeks at an American military base in the African nation of Djibouti while their legal challenges played out in court have now reached the Trump administration’s intended destination, war-torn South Sudan, a country the State Department advises against travel to due
by Daniel Johnson July 7, 2025 It’s considered a betrayal of the boycotts After Target made a $300,000 donation to the National Baptist Convention (NBCUSA), one of the largest Black church groups in the country, some of the organizers who helped push for national boycotts of the company over its
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman July 7, 2025 The camp will teach attendees about various sectors of business. A new summer camp in Minnesota will teach its campers more than the typical activities. The first ever “I’m a Boss” Youth Business Camp will begin the second week of July. According to CBS
by Kandiss Edwards July 7, 2025 Atlanta’s own hip-hop legends Big Boi and Jermaine Dupri are stepping onto the baseball diamond for the 2025 MLB All-Star Celebrity Softball Game. The event is scheduled to take place at Truist Park on Saturday, July 12. Major League Baseball’s celebrity event is a
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman July 7, 2025 The stark numbers speak to the overarching issue of education inequality across the nation. As the number of Black students admitted into New York City’s most selective high school continues to dwindle, outrage about this lack of diversity mounts. This year, the upcoming freshman
Jeffrey Bell watched as crews dug up and replaced neighbors’ lead water pipes, hoping his mother’s house would be next. Workers told him it wasn’t on their list but probably assigned to another contractor. With Flint’s lead pipe replacement program winding down this year, Bell and his elderly mother worried the home
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman July 7, 2025 The movie continues to make history Sinners has finally made its streaming debut for everyone at home to watch Ryan Coogler’s highly acclaimed film. The movie continues to make history with its July 4 release on Max, becoming the first film on the platform
Sean “Diddy” Combs got a standing ovation from fellow inmates when the music mogul returned to jail after winning acquittals on potential life-in-prison charges, providing what his lawyer says might have been the best thing he could do for incarcerated Black men in America. “They all said: ‘We never get to
Camp Mystic says it is “grieving the loss” of 27 campers and counselors as the search continued Monday for victims of catastrophic Texas flooding over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. The statement adds another layer of heartbreak to the devastating flooding that sent a wall of water through the century-old summer camp.