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As commencements get underway across the country, Morehouse School of Medicine is demanding that one of its alumni not speak at its graduation. Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) was selected as speaker for the Morehouse School of Medicine’s commencement on May 16, with school leaders touting his appearance as a “homecoming.”
Source: On Mother’s Day this Sunday, WNBA players have something new to celebrate this year. The WNBA is providing new family-friendly benefits under its new collective bargaining agreement that give more support and protection for players who want to expand or start a family. According to the new agreement, players
Behind every great brand is a great story. And behind some of the most beloved Black-owned businesses is an even greater woman, a mother, a grandmother, an auntie who probably didn’t know she was planting seeds. It’s often said there’s nothing like a mother’s love, but these founders prove it
Source: Arnold Turner / Getty Byron Allen is preparing to step into the late-night spotlight following the end of Stephen Colbert’s run on CBS. According to a report from Variety published in April, CBS will replace The Late Show With Stephen Colbert at 11:35 p.m. ET post-local news slot with
Black homeowners can use home improvement grants to make repairs and upgrades that build home value and generational wealth to pass down. Some key funding includes the USDA Section 504 Home Repair Program, HUD Title 1 Property Improvement Loans, and veterans’ services. Don’t forget local and regional offerings that vary
In 2004, at the age of 18, Allyson Felix first began her Olympic track career. In the over 20 years since, the sprinter has become the most decorated track and field athlete in the history of sport, with five different summer games and 31 total medals (11 Olympic medals and
Source: The Washington Post / Getty The hits really don’t stop coming. As if the Supreme Court’s decision to gut the Voting Rights Act last week wasn’t bad enough, on Friday, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the state’s Democratic-led redistricting effort was unconstitutional. AP News reports that, in a
Lamont Newell is 17 years old, holds a 4.4 GPA, and has been accepted to 65 colleges, including Notre Dame, Dartmouth and Columbia University, where he will study industrial engineering on a full scholarship. As theGrio has reported, Black men continue to face significant barriers to college enrollment across the
Kendrick Lamar and Dr. Dre returned to their hometown this week to support a major milestone at Centennial High School in Compton, California, the school both artists once attended, according to Complex. The two hip-hop icons appeared at a groundbreaking ceremony on May 7 marking the start of construction on
Source: STEPHEN ZENNER / Getty In December 2020, a white police officer in Columbus, Ohio, shot and killed a Black man while he was bringing sandwiches to his grandmother’s house. On Thursday, that now-former officer, who retired the year after the killing occurred, was found guilty of reckless homicide, a
As commencements get underway across the country, Morehouse School of Medicine is demanding that one of its alumni not speak at its graduation. Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) was selected as speaker for the Morehouse School of Medicine’s commencement on May 16, with school leaders touting his appearance as a “homecoming.”
Source: On Mother’s Day this Sunday, WNBA players have something new to celebrate this year. The WNBA is providing new family-friendly benefits under its new collective bargaining agreement that give more support and protection for players who want to expand or start a family. According to the new agreement, players
Behind every great brand is a great story. And behind some of the most beloved Black-owned businesses is an even greater woman, a mother, a grandmother, an auntie who probably didn’t know she was planting seeds. It’s often said there’s nothing like a mother’s love, but these founders prove it
Source: Arnold Turner / Getty Byron Allen is preparing to step into the late-night spotlight following the end of Stephen Colbert’s run on CBS. According to a report from Variety published in April, CBS will replace The Late Show With Stephen Colbert at 11:35 p.m. ET post-local news slot with
Black homeowners can use home improvement grants to make repairs and upgrades that build home value and generational wealth to pass down. Some key funding includes the USDA Section 504 Home Repair Program, HUD Title 1 Property Improvement Loans, and veterans’ services. Don’t forget local and regional offerings that vary
In 2004, at the age of 18, Allyson Felix first began her Olympic track career. In the over 20 years since, the sprinter has become the most decorated track and field athlete in the history of sport, with five different summer games and 31 total medals (11 Olympic medals and
Source: The Washington Post / Getty The hits really don’t stop coming. As if the Supreme Court’s decision to gut the Voting Rights Act last week wasn’t bad enough, on Friday, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the state’s Democratic-led redistricting effort was unconstitutional. AP News reports that, in a
Lamont Newell is 17 years old, holds a 4.4 GPA, and has been accepted to 65 colleges, including Notre Dame, Dartmouth and Columbia University, where he will study industrial engineering on a full scholarship. As theGrio has reported, Black men continue to face significant barriers to college enrollment across the
Kendrick Lamar and Dr. Dre returned to their hometown this week to support a major milestone at Centennial High School in Compton, California, the school both artists once attended, according to Complex. The two hip-hop icons appeared at a groundbreaking ceremony on May 7 marking the start of construction on
Source: STEPHEN ZENNER / Getty In December 2020, a white police officer in Columbus, Ohio, shot and killed a Black man while he was bringing sandwiches to his grandmother’s house. On Thursday, that now-former officer, who retired the year after the killing occurred, was found guilty of reckless homicide, a