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Though the White House is claiming “victory” after President Donald Trump agreed to a final-hour ceasefire with Iran, it is struggling to explain away Trump’s vow to kill the entire Iranian civilization, which drew chills all around the globe. During Wednesday’s White House press briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was
When the University of Missouri told its Black student government it was losing funding and university recognition, administrators framed it as a compliance issue, a necessary response to federal pressure. But for Amaya Morgan, the current president of the Legion of Black Collegians (LBC), it felt like something else entirely:
For generations stretching back decades, Black women in this country have bemoaned, warned, teased, and testified about having to “work twice as hard to get half as far” as our counterparts. New economic data is backing up the claims. A new report by The Joint Center for Political and Economic
Queen Latifah has been announced as the host of the 2026 American Music Awards, marking her return to one of music’s biggest stages, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Grammy- and Emmy-winning performer will lead the 52nd edition of the awards ceremony, set to take place on Memorial Day, May
After more than 200 days in the hospital waiting for a donor, a 6-year-old Georgia boy is finally home — and embracing a second chance at life, according to Atlanta News First. Khu’meri Williams of Loganville, Georgia, recently received a lifesaving heart transplant after doctors discovered he was suffering from
Is it time for even the babies to get in formation? A decade after its release, “Lemonade” by Beyoncé is being reintroduced in an unexpected way, as a lullaby album designed for children and relaxation. The Rockabye Baby series will release Lullaby Renditions of Beyoncé’s “Lemonade” on April 10, just
By Samuel Knox | UniteNews Staff OSAGE BEACH, Mo. — Faith and public health leaders from across the state gathered March 11–12, 2026, at the Inn at Grand Glaize for the second annual Faith & Health Summit, an initiative of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Office of
Love, Choice, and the Missing Blueprint Let’s be honest—nobody really sits us down and teaches us how to choose the right person to love. We grow up hearing about love in songs, seeing it play out in movies, watching relationships rise and fall in our own families and communities. We’re
By Samuel Knox | UniteNews Staff Members of the Springfield-Greene County African-American Heritage Trail Committee, along with campus leaders and community members, gathered in February to recognize an important milestone in local history—the installation of the Kentwood Hall marker as part of the Springfield-Greene County African-American Heritage Trail. The ceremony,
By United News Staff When NVIDIA unveiled its newest generation of artificial intelligence processors in 2024, the company chose a name that honored one of the most brilliant mathematical minds of the twentieth century. The Blackwell AI chip architecture is named after David Harold Blackwell (1919–2010), a pioneering American mathematician