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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
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
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
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
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
A Black student at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas, has been suspended twice for wearing locs because school officials said he violated the district’s dress code. Darryl George, 17, has served an in-school suspension since August 31 because his hair falls below his eyebrows and earlobes, the
West Philadelphia rowing champ Brannon Johnson runs BLJ Community Rowing, the only Black-owned and -operated rowing club in America. She also trains other Black rowers how to carve out their own spaces in the predominantly white sport. According to BLJ’s website, the club started with an initial mission to use
Brandy Norwood is reportedly preparing a Christmas album to be released this year, and A&R executive Jaha Johnson gave fans a little sneak peek inside the studio session. According to a video posted to Johnson’s Instagram Story, Norwood has tracks lined up for an upcoming Christmas album. According to Vibe,
Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is now allowing legislators to come as they please to Senate chambers with a relaxed dress code, NBC News reports. Notices went out to the Senate sergeant-at-arms and certain staff members on September 15, stating the change would go into effect September 18. Prior
The late Henry G. Marsh will be honored for his contributions as the first Black mayor of Saginaw, MI, with a 1,050-square-foot mural. Though he passed away in Saginaw in 2011, almost 50 years after he was first elected as mayor in 1967, Marsh’s legacy as a World War II
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