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Play just a few minutes of any Uncharted video game, and the basic concept becomes clear: What if you could be the main character in a blockbuster action-adventure film? Embodied by the dashing treasure hunter Nathan Drake, the player leaps from boulder to boulder, explores ancient ruins, and exchanges gunfire …
Read More »Joesph H. Rainey, First Black Congressman In U.S. History, Honored At U.S. Capitol
Joseph H. Rainey (1832-1887), who was born into slavery but worked his way to become the first Black congressman in U.S. history, was honored at the U.S. Capitol last week, CBS News reported. At the ceremony, held earlier this month, room H-150 in the Capitol where Rainey frequently worked, was …
Read More »Brittany Johnson Debuts as Wicked’s First Full-Time Black Glinda
Photo: Joan Marcus Brittany Johnson is officially “Popular.” The actress debuted as the first full-time Black Glinda in Broadway’s Wicked, per CNN. Johnson, who has previously understudied the role, had her first performance as the production’s lead, Glinda, on Monday, Feb. 14. The show opens with Glinda floating down in …
Read More »Nearly 300 Dead Bodies Left in Open Parking Garage Turned Makeshift Morgue In Maryland
The Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has turned a parking garage into a makeshift morgue to deal with a significant backlog of bodies. According to a WMAR report, more than 200 bodies await autopsy, and the number keeps growing. The backlog is holding up funeral services, criminal investigations, …
Read More »Grandson of 'King Richard' Williams Dies by Apparent Suicide
Richard Williams watches daughter Venus compete in the Acura Classic at the La Costa Resort and Spa August 3, 2007 in Carlsbad, California. Williams’ grandson, Alphonse Williams, 21, died by an apparent suicide on Feb. 3, in Las Vegas.Photo: Lisa Blumefeld (Getty Images) A nephew of tennis stars Venus and …
Read More »Meet the 8-Year Old Boy Providing Tents For the Homeless in South Carolina
Taji Johnson, an 8-year old boy from Trenton, South Carolina, is helping homeless people in his community by providing them tents for shelter. I just kept thinking about people who don’t have homes,” Taji told WJBF. He started Taji’s Tents last January to raise funds to purchase tents for the homeless. …
Read More »Will Kanye West be Held Accountable for His Latest Social Media Saga?
Photo: Scott Dudelson/FilmMagic (Getty Images) The Kanye West saga is never-ending, but isn’t it different this time? One day he’s saying he won’t perform at Coachella unless Billie Eilish apologizes to Travis Scott, the next he’s saying his daughter cannot use TikTok without his consent, not to mention him wanting …
Read More »NFL Player Adrian Peterson’s ‘Mind Blown’ After Being Arrested for Domestic Violence at LAX
NFL free agent Adrian Peterson says he’s “mind blown” after being arrested for a domestic dispute he had with his wife at Los Angeles International Airport. Peterson was arrested early Sunday morning over allegations of domestic violence aboard an aircraft bound for Houston, ESPN reports. Police responded to a call …
Read More »The NHL Will Have Its First-Ever All-Black Broadcast Team This Week
Seattle Kraken NHL hockey broadcaster JT Brown holds up a fish after he caught it Wednesday, July 21, 2021, during the Seattle Kraken’s NHL hockey expansion draft event in Seattle. The Seattle Kraken say they will make NHL history during Thursday night’s game against Winnipeg when play-by-play announcer Everett Fitzhugh …
Read More »Community Calls for Resignation of Kansas College President After She Compared Black Student to Hitler
A college president in Kansas is under fire after allegedly likening a Black student’s leadership to that of the German dictator Adolf Hitler. An op-ed in Kansas City called for the resignation or firing of Highland Community College in Highland President Deborah Fox. The school leader is accused of making …
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