The media has always been critical for releasing information to the masses and keeping people informed on what’s happening in the world around them. Over the years, this has often centered around hard-hitting publications like “The New York Times” or “The Washington Post.” By contrast, magazine media, especially of the pop-cultural or women’s focused variety, […]
Expanding the framework for reparations to include present and future compensation for the disproportionate effects of the climate crisis on Black people is an idea gaining in popularity among climate justice advocates. No estimates have been proposed for climate reparations in the U.S., but in 2023, researchers calculated a global projection of $192 trillion owed
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After sitting in jail for two years, Young Thug has pleaded guilty to gang, drug and gun charges in the YSL Rico trial. The 33-year-old rapper was indicted in 2022 for allegedly leading Young Slime Life, an Atlanta-based street gang that is accused of murder, armed robbery, drug dealing and carjacking, which Young Thug and
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In an unexpected turn of conversation on The Pivot podcast, former President Barack Obama let loose on what it’s like to be famous, rather’-at least with regard to the excess of attention he received from women after he became a figure in the public eye. Though Barack Obama has often been dashing in many ways,
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New York State Police are investigating an apparent death by suicide after a mother and her two young children died in the western region. New York State Police detail incident Chianti Means, 33, and her children, 9-year-old Roman Rossman and 5-months-old Mecca Means, crossed the safety guard rail and fell to their deaths at Niagara
Maryland Public Television (MPT) is spearheading the continued expansion of its national HBCU Week programming initiative, including a new slate of 24 short films for the project’s signature YouTube channel, HBCU Week NOW. A trailer for the 2024 content is available here. MPT is also presenting new programs for national television broadcast over two years,
Two years after Shanquella Robinson‘s tragic death in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, her family’s lawyer has filed a lawsuit against the six friends who were on the trip with her. According to The Charlotte Observer, a press release stated that the victim’s mother Sallamondra Robinson’s attorney, Sue-Ann Robinson (they share no relation), initiated legal action against
The Alabama A&M University Board of Trustees has unveiled a series of transformative initiatives to broaden the university’s academic offerings and enhance its global presence. The board’s Oct. 25 meeting featured impactful updates from President Daniel K. Wims and his leadership team, culminating in several critical decisions that promise to propel Alabama A&M toward future
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A shocking development in the world of hip-hop: popular rapper Lil Durk, long affiliated with the rap collective known as Only The Family (OTF), has been arrested on conspiracy charges in a murder-for-hire. Court documents implicate Durk in a 2022 shooting that targeted Quando Rondo in which Rondo’s cousin Lil Pab was killed. This arrest
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Chris Brown is facing accusations from a woman who says the singer raped and drugged her on Diddy’s yacht in 2020. The allegations were revealed on the new Investigation Discovery documentary, Chris Brown: A History of Violence, which premiered on Sunday on the True Crime Network. The woman, who is identified as Jane Doe in
