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by Kandiss Edwards May 8, 2025 Sarah Jackson Abedelal was due to be sentenced for orchestrating an overtime scheme Sarah Jackson Abedelal, a former principal at a Chicago elementary school, was found dead on May 6, the day she was to sentenced for embezzling nearly $300,00 from the Chicago Public School
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman May 8, 2025 CAU will contribute $10,000 to the scholarship for students studying education. Clark Atlanta University will establish a scholarship in honor of an alumna who lost her life in a shooting in California. The Atlanta HBCU will launch the scholarship in memory of Dr. Cameisha
While there were a lot of questions about why Shedeur Sanders (at this point famously) fell to the fifth round of last month’s NFL Draft, one person who understands that where you go isn’t as important as what you do when you get to training camp, is Tom Brady. Brady,
by Keka Araújo May 8, 2025 The demonetization took effect April 1. The Bank of Jamaica has demonetized its old cotton banknotes, including the $5,000, $1,000, $500, $100, and $50 denominations. This action is a form of currency change, where the central bank removes the legal tender status from specific
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors May 8, 2025 “We are so grateful to the South Central Region of AKA for their presence and donation of $20,000,” said Elizabeth Pulley, Executive Director of Child Advocacy Center of Arkansas. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® (AKA) recently held its 93rd South Central Regional Conference
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton May 8, 2025 John Doe accuses the league of violating antitrust, civil rights, consumer protection laws as well as intentional infliction of emotional distress The Sanders family took an emotional hit when Shedeur Sanders dropped to the fifth round in the NFL Draft, but one
The Trump administration is promising to fix the nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers after recent control tower mishaps and a string of crashes earlier this year. The need for more controllers who direct planes across increasingly crowded skies, though, isn’t a new issue or one that will be resolved quickly. How big is the shortage
by Jeroslyn JoVonn May 8, 2025 Marc Lamont Hill called out a white woman who blamed her racism on Black people’s ‘bad behavior’ Marc Lamont Hill maintained his composure during a heated exchange with a white woman who blamed her racism toward Black people on their “bad behavior.” Hill appeared
by Stacy Jackson May 8, 2025 The state has the highest cervical cancer death rate in the U.S. with Black women about 1.5 times more likely to die from it than white women The American Cancer Society is seeking women volunteers in Mississippi to participate in its 30-year Voices of
Michael Henry Adams had reached a fashion crossroads by the early 1970s: As bell bottoms and afros became the trend and the look of film figures like John Shaft and “Super Fly” became style prototypes, the teenager felt unrepresented. But a previous trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, for its “Harlem
by Kandiss Edwards May 8, 2025 Sarah Jackson Abedelal was due to be sentenced for orchestrating an overtime scheme Sarah Jackson Abedelal, a former principal at a Chicago elementary school, was found dead on May 6, the day she was to sentenced for embezzling nearly $300,00 from the Chicago Public School
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman May 8, 2025 CAU will contribute $10,000 to the scholarship for students studying education. Clark Atlanta University will establish a scholarship in honor of an alumna who lost her life in a shooting in California. The Atlanta HBCU will launch the scholarship in memory of Dr. Cameisha
While there were a lot of questions about why Shedeur Sanders (at this point famously) fell to the fifth round of last month’s NFL Draft, one person who understands that where you go isn’t as important as what you do when you get to training camp, is Tom Brady. Brady,
by Keka Araújo May 8, 2025 The demonetization took effect April 1. The Bank of Jamaica has demonetized its old cotton banknotes, including the $5,000, $1,000, $500, $100, and $50 denominations. This action is a form of currency change, where the central bank removes the legal tender status from specific
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors May 8, 2025 “We are so grateful to the South Central Region of AKA for their presence and donation of $20,000,” said Elizabeth Pulley, Executive Director of Child Advocacy Center of Arkansas. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® (AKA) recently held its 93rd South Central Regional Conference
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton May 8, 2025 John Doe accuses the league of violating antitrust, civil rights, consumer protection laws as well as intentional infliction of emotional distress The Sanders family took an emotional hit when Shedeur Sanders dropped to the fifth round in the NFL Draft, but one
The Trump administration is promising to fix the nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers after recent control tower mishaps and a string of crashes earlier this year. The need for more controllers who direct planes across increasingly crowded skies, though, isn’t a new issue or one that will be resolved quickly. How big is the shortage
by Jeroslyn JoVonn May 8, 2025 Marc Lamont Hill called out a white woman who blamed her racism on Black people’s ‘bad behavior’ Marc Lamont Hill maintained his composure during a heated exchange with a white woman who blamed her racism toward Black people on their “bad behavior.” Hill appeared
by Stacy Jackson May 8, 2025 The state has the highest cervical cancer death rate in the U.S. with Black women about 1.5 times more likely to die from it than white women The American Cancer Society is seeking women volunteers in Mississippi to participate in its 30-year Voices of
Michael Henry Adams had reached a fashion crossroads by the early 1970s: As bell bottoms and afros became the trend and the look of film figures like John Shaft and “Super Fly” became style prototypes, the teenager felt unrepresented. But a previous trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, for its “Harlem