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Coco Gauff makes a big donation to the UNCF
Tennis star Coco Gauff donated $100,000 to United Negro College Fund (UNCF) to provide scholarships for students playing competitive tennis at historically Black colleges and universities. UNCF will administer the Coco Gauff Scholarship Program, which was recently announced. “My family has a deep-rooted history with HBCUs, going all the way back to my great-great-grandfather. From…
Read MoreIs this the beginning of an uprising?
Seven members of the U.S. Justice Department Public Integrity Section in the Southern District of New York, resigned Friday after refusing to follow orders and quash an indictment against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who has been charged with bribery. Mayor Adams was charged on September 26 with allegedly taking improper and illegal benefits from…
Read MoreQueen Charlotte, the first Black Queen of England; Charlotte, N.C., is named in her honor
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was the first Black Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and served as the wife of King George III beginning on September 8, 1761, until her death on November 17, 1818. King George III is widely remembered for losing the American colonies and going mad. Charlotte, North Carolina, the state’s largest city, is named in her honor. “Many historians…
Read MoreSuspect arrested for the murder of a United Healthcare executive
New York police today arrested a suspect in the shooting death of Brian Thompson, CEO of United Healthcare but he is not the usual poor homeless suspect police like to rough up. Luigi Mangione, 26, holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania. He also gained recognition as…
Read MorePresident Biden speaks to dignitaries at the National Slavery Museum in Angola
President Joe Biden described slavery as “our nation’s original sin — original sin — one that haunted America and casts a long shadow ever since,” during a speech before officials of the National Slavery Museum in Belas, Angola. Estimates of the number of slaves shipped from Angola range from 2 million to 6 million. Most were…
Read MoreJackson, Mississippi’s mayor, and others are indicted
The mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, 41, and former President and current member of the Jackson City Council, Aaron Banks, 47, and Hinds County District Attorney Jody E. Owens II, 43, are charged with participating in a bribery scheme to enrich themselves after having been indicted by the U.S. Justice Department. Owens, Lumumba,…
Read MoreVice President Harris concedes
Black men voted for Harris; White women and Latino men didn’t Vice President Kalama Harris conceded Wednesday’s election to Republican Donald Trump, who won the nation’s presidency for the second time. “I know some of you feel sad and disappointed,” Harris told Howard University students, their parents, and others who gathered on the school’s campus,…
Read MoreVP Harris is on the cusp of leading the world’s most powerful nation
And if she wins, she joins an elite international group of women leaders Vice President Kamala Harris, will watch election returns Tuesday, which could make the nation’s first woman president, at Howard University, her alma mater. If elected, Vice President Harris would join 174 women in modern history who either have led or are leading…
Read MoreFormer Dallas cop, Amber Guyger, is denied parole
Amber Guyger, the former Dallas, Texas, police officer who was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2019 after she was convicted of murdering 26-year-old accountant Botham Jean, has been denied parole, meaning she will have to wait another two years before taking another shot at release. Records reviewed by Law &Crime show that the Texas Board…
Read MoreMailboxes housing ballots in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, have been set on fire
Mailboxes in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, housing election ballots were set on fire by an unknown person early Monday morning, police said. The fires were set 10 days before Election Day. Local officials said three ballots were damaged in Portland while potentially “hundreds” were affected in Vancouver. The Portland Police Bureau said an “incendiary…
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