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Harvard fires resident dean following backlash over old social media posts

This week, a Harvard University resident dean was removed from his position after a far-right-wing blog resurfaced years-old, controversial tweets. Gregory Davis served as dean for Dunster House, one of the Ivy League’s undergraduate residential houses. However, on Monday, Davis announced that he had been removed from his role in

City Of Decatur Appoints First Black Man Mayor

by Kandiss Edwards January 8, 2026 Powers is a longtime commissioner who has served on the city’s five-member governing body since 2015. The City of Decatur commission leaders selected Tony Powers as mayor for 2026. He will be the city’s first Black mayor. The Decatur City Commission voted on the

The WellWithAll $1M Competition Pushes AI To Close Wellness Gaps In the Black Community

by Sharelle B. McNair January 8, 2026 The competition extends WellWithAll’s commitment to reinvest 20% of its profits through the company’s foundation that funds resources and initiatives that assist in closing the nation’s expanding wellness gaps. Black-owned consumer packaged goods brand WellWithAll announced a new $1 million national competition designed

Wegmans Grocery Store Chain Admits To Collecting Customer’s Biometric Data

by Jeroslyn JoVonn January 8, 2026 Wegmans is facing criticism after acknowledging that it collects customers’ biometric data at select locations across its chain of stores. Grocery chain Wegmans is facing backlash after posting signs informing customers that their biometric data is being collected upon entry. The popular grocery chain,

Hundreds protest in Minneapolis after ICE officer kills Renee Nicole Macklin Good

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist on Wednesday — a shooting that federal officials claimed was an act of self-defense but that the city’s mayor described as “reckless” and unnecessary. A hospital record obtained by The Associated Press identified the woman as 37-year-old Renae Macklin-Good, though

Harvard fires resident dean following backlash over old social media posts

This week, a Harvard University resident dean was removed from his position after a far-right-wing blog resurfaced years-old, controversial tweets. Gregory Davis served as dean for Dunster House, one of the Ivy League’s undergraduate residential houses. However, on Monday, Davis announced that he had been removed from his role in

City Of Decatur Appoints First Black Man Mayor

by Kandiss Edwards January 8, 2026 Powers is a longtime commissioner who has served on the city’s five-member governing body since 2015. The City of Decatur commission leaders selected Tony Powers as mayor for 2026. He will be the city’s first Black mayor. The Decatur City Commission voted on the

The WellWithAll $1M Competition Pushes AI To Close Wellness Gaps In the Black Community

by Sharelle B. McNair January 8, 2026 The competition extends WellWithAll’s commitment to reinvest 20% of its profits through the company’s foundation that funds resources and initiatives that assist in closing the nation’s expanding wellness gaps. Black-owned consumer packaged goods brand WellWithAll announced a new $1 million national competition designed

Wegmans Grocery Store Chain Admits To Collecting Customer’s Biometric Data

by Jeroslyn JoVonn January 8, 2026 Wegmans is facing criticism after acknowledging that it collects customers’ biometric data at select locations across its chain of stores. Grocery chain Wegmans is facing backlash after posting signs informing customers that their biometric data is being collected upon entry. The popular grocery chain,

Hundreds protest in Minneapolis after ICE officer kills Renee Nicole Macklin Good

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist on Wednesday — a shooting that federal officials claimed was an act of self-defense but that the city’s mayor described as “reckless” and unnecessary. A hospital record obtained by The Associated Press identified the woman as 37-year-old Renae Macklin-Good, though