Kanye West is preparing to open up a prep school in Simi Valley named after his late mother Donda West. Donda Academy will be a place to “find the intersection between faith and the innovation of the future,” it is also “focused on equipping students with an education that will …
Read More »California Makes Ethnic Studies a Requirement for Graduating From High School
Photo: hxdbzxy (Shutterstock) While school officials are arguing in board meetings about teaching critical race theory and the truth about American history, Gov. Gavin Newsom just passed a law making ethnic studies a high school graduation requirement in California. The law, AB 101, will require public high schools to offer …
Read More »Netflix Is Not Pulling Dave Chappelle's Comedy Special
Dave Chappelle has been accused of homophobia and transphobia thanks to his latest Netflix special, The Closer. But the streaming platform is standing by the legendary comedian, despite a viral video stating that the streaming service is pulling the special. On Oct. 8, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos in a memo, …
Read More »Cops Ignored Pleas Of Black Paraplegic Man In Brutal Stop
Body-camera footage released Friday (Oct. 8), shows Dayton, Ohio police forcibly pulling and throwing a paraplegic Black man from his car, and dragging him to the ground. The officers then dragged him to the squad car in cuffs in footage filmed on September 30. Dayton, Ohio Police Department shared the …
Read More »Local Community Rally to Help Silence Neighbor’s Racist Noises Toward Black Virginia Beach Family
0 Jannique Martinez (Twitter) The problems of a racist next-door neighbor rose to unacceptable levels in a Virginia Beach town. One family has had to endure a neighbor’s rude production of playing loud monkey sounds, banjo music, and racist slurs directed at them. This behavior reportedly starting several years ago …
Read More »Boston Youth Homelessness Organization Receives $2.5 Million Grant
A makeshift shelter is seen along Vine St in Los Angeles, California, September 24, 2021. – Los Angeles has seen a surge in homelessness since the start of the coronavirus pandemic with tents, personal belongings and trash popping up on street corners across the city and county. Photo: Robyn Beck …
Read More »How to Have an Impossible Conversation
The events in Mass are spurred by a school shooting, but the film’s true focus is the challenge of talking through grief. Bleecker Street For the first 40 minutes of its runtime, the film Mass refuses to reveal why its four protagonists—two sets of parents—have gathered in a small room …
Read More »Boston Mayor Janey Signs Order For Indigenous Peoples Day
The holiday calendar for Boston, Massachusett is being updated. Acting Mayor Kim Janey signed an executive order for Indigenous Peoples Day to replace Columbus Day. This order is effective immediately, making Boston the latest city to officially adopt the holiday. According to Boston’s NBC 10, the replacement of holidays is to …
Read More »Kanye West’s Upcoming Donda Academy Already Recruiting Some Of The Top High School Basketball Players
Kanye West’s latest album named after his late mother Donda, is the rapper’s homage to keeping her legacy alive. It’s being reported that the billionaire businessman’ school Donda Academy, named in her honor, is underway. And the education facility has also recruited some of the top high school basketball players …
Read More »All-Black team of climbers take on Mount Everest to make history
The landscape of the great outdoors is changing, thanks to a team of nine skilled Black and Brown mountaineers from across the United States. In the spring of 2022, the group known as the Full Circle Everest Expedition will make history as the first all-Black team of climbers to trek …
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