NewsHS Basketball Coach Killed in Shootout After Attempting to Rob a Drug CartelJeroslyn JoVonnApril 15, 2021April 15, 2021 by Jeroslyn JoVonnApril 15, 2021April 15, 202108485 A popular North Carolina high school teacher and basketball coach was killed in an "old Western shootout" after attempting to rob members of a Mexican
Black Lives Matter Education News TechnologyWhite Texas High Schoolers Disciplined For Holding Slave Auction On SnapchatDerek MajorApril 15, 2021April 15, 2021 by Derek MajorApril 15, 2021April 15, 202109217 A group of white students at Daniel Ninth Grade Campus in Texas cyberbullied their Black classmates and held a fake slave auction online
Arts and Culture Entrepreneurship Lifestyle WomenFormer Educator Celebrates the Black Experience, Becomes In-Demand Quilter With a Show at the Art Institute of ChicagoAndrea BlackstoneApril 15, 2021April 15, 2021 by Andrea BlackstoneApril 15, 2021April 15, 202105166 Bisa Butler, a former teacher, designs and sews unique quilts providing a visual story about African American life from B&W photos
NewsWhite U.S. Army Sergeant Caught on Video Shoving Black Man Charged With Third-Degree AssaultCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonApril 15, 2021April 15, 2021 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonApril 15, 2021April 15, 202104988 A white Army soldier is seen pushing a Black man demanding that he leave a South Carolina neighborhood. That man has been charged with assault
NewsMinneapolis Judge Denies Defense’s Request to Acquit Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s DeathCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonApril 15, 2021April 15, 2021 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonApril 15, 2021April 15, 202105996 Derek Chauvin's defense attorneys tried to get the judge in the case to acquit him stating the prosecutors haven't proven their case
Entertainment News WomenFCC Received Over 1,000 Complaints About Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘WAP’ PerformanceAndrea BlackstoneApril 15, 2021April 15, 2021 by Andrea BlackstoneApril 15, 2021April 15, 202102013 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was bombarded with complaints after Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s performance last month at the Grammys.
News SportsMinnesota Teams Cancel Games Out Of Respect For Daunte WrightCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonApril 15, 2021April 15, 2021 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonApril 15, 2021April 15, 20210652 Out of respect for the recent police shooting death that took place earlier this week, teams in Minnesota decided to postpone their respective games.
Money News WomenBlack Female Cop Who Was Fired For Trying To Stop Chokehold In 2008, Wins Ruling, Will Receive Pension, Back payDerek MajorApril 15, 2021April 16, 2021 by Derek MajorApril 15, 2021April 16, 2021012613 Cariol Horne, who was fired for intervening when a white officer placed a suspect in a chokehold, will receive back pay and her pension a
Education MoneyBIPOC Micro-Schooling Company Raises $8.1 Million In Funding, Allowing for ExpansionJeffrey McKinneyApril 15, 2021April 15, 2021 by Jeffrey McKinneyApril 15, 2021April 15, 202102439 SchoolHouse contends one of its main pillars is an emphasis on diversity and inclusion that many traditional school systems do not focus on.
Arts and Culture Entertainment WomenCarla Hall’s Forthcoming Children’s Book Combines Food, Sweets, Literacy, and LoveAndrea BlackstoneApril 15, 2021April 15, 2021 by Andrea BlackstoneApril 15, 2021April 15, 202101308 Carla Hall, a trained chef and TV personality, is promoting her first children's book, "Carla and the Christmas Cornbread," due out in November