The U.S. Naval Academy wants to keep considering race when admitting new trainees at its officer training school. Attorneys in an ongoing civil trial in Maryland said that it helps ensure a diverse military and garner respect, according to AP News. Military academies were exempt from complying with the Supreme Court ruling that struck down […]
There was a time when going back to school for little Black girls meant a head full of braids slicked down with plenty of Ultra Sheen and barrettes for days. Read more…
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9-1-1: Lone Star co-showrunner Rashad Raisani is sounding off on the sudden exit of Sierra McClain. The fifth and final season premiere of the Fox procedural saw McClain’s character, Grace, left home to volunteer with a faith based organization called Mercy Ships. However, in the process, Grace also made the decision to leave behind her
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Random. Versatile. Multicultural. Those are three ways to describe some of the projects that Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus Jr. is affiliated with over the past three decades. Acting roles in Baby Boy and Training Day were on brand with his “Gin & Juice” days in the early ’90s. But outside of freestyling on a Dr.
Renée Elise Goldsberry and J. Alphonse Nicholson star as a couple who are constantly pulled apart by Lynn Whitfield in the trailer for upcoming romantic dramedy, Albany Road. Written and directed by Christine Swanson, the film also stars Lisa Arrindell, Gary Dourdan, Joe Holt, Rachel Nicks, Ben Rappaport and Lily Cowles also star. The film
HBO has unveiled a teaser for the highly anticipated Season 2 of The Last of Us, along with art for the new season created by Greg Ruth, in honor of “The Last Of Us Day.” TLOU Day takes place each year on Sept. 26, which as the network notes, is “the date on which the
Last week, Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett once again went viral during a House Oversight Committee hearing. When committee chair James Carr deemed the Biden administration’s Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program as another DEI initiative, she gave Carr a piece of her mind. Read more…
BIA is back with a new fire track, “PISSED OFF,” featuring the one and only Lil Yachty. The song is dropping just as BIA’s killing it on the second leg of Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 World Tour. BIA’s got a knack for spitting bars and this track is no different. She’s got that raw energy that’ll make you want to
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Alabama A&M’s Bulldog Transit System has secured an impressive $8.1 million grant through the Competitive Low-No Emissions Program for Fiscal Year 2023. This significant funding aims to expedite BTS’s ambitious goal of establishing a fully zero-emissions transit system by 2031. Since initiating its sustainability efforts in 2017, BTS has progressively transitioned from fossil fuel-powered buses
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Project Kitty Hawk, an initiative founded by the state of North Carolina, is making significant strides in increasing adult learner enrollment at North Carolina Central University. Launched by the General Assembly in 2021, the project aims to assist public universities in recruiting and supporting individuals aged 25 and older who have not yet earned a
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