Melissa Noel
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This Black-Owned Bakery Is Using Sweets And STEM To Give Back To Their Community
What do sweets and STEM have in common? At the Black-owned Radah Baked Goods, the answer is everything. “We do cupcake decorating classes. STEM programs...
Former Colorado Police Officer Sentenced To 14 Months In Jail For Elijah McClain’s Death
Former Colorado police officer Randy Roedema was sentenced to 14 months in jail after being convicted of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault in the 2019 death...
Six-Year-Old Texas Prodigy Becomes Newest Member Of High-IQ Society
A high-achieving six-year-old from Texas is now officially included among some of the greatest minds in the world. Chandler Hughes was recently admitted as one...
Family Of Chicago Teen Who Froze To Death In Hotel Freezer Reaches $10M Settlement
A $10 million settlement has been reached with the family of Kenneka Jenkins, a 19-year-old who died in a freezer at an Illinois hotel six...
‘Tennessee Three’ Lawmaker Justin Jones Filed A Lawsuit Over His Expulsion. Here’s Where Things Stand Now.
Tennessee Representative Justin Jones posted a somber reminder on social media about the impact of guns on children, marking the 11th anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre...
White Woman Author Reportedly Targeted Books By Women Of Color With One-Star Reviews. Her Publisher Has Now Cancelled Her Debut Book
A white author accused of review bombing, or posting fake negative reviews mostly targeting authors of color on a popular book recommendation website, is now...
A Black Texas High School Student Has Been Suspended Again For Refusing To Cut His Locs
In Texas, a Black high school student who had been suspended for much of the school year for wearing a natural hairstyle returned to regular...
Celebrating Excellence And Impact : Check Out The Stars Who Were Honored At This Year’s Root 100 Gala
Black excellence filled the world-famous Apollo Theater in Harlem on Tuesday evening for the annual Root 100 Gala. It was an evening filled with comedy,...
17-Year-Old Scientist And CEO Has Earned Doctorate At Arizona State University
Dorothy Jean Tillman, a nationally recognized child prodigy and founder from Chicago’s South Side, successfully defended her dissertation to earn a doctorate at the age...
Students At Kansas High School Outraged Over The Suspension Of Black Girl Called Racial Slurs And Attacked By White Student
Students at a high school in Kansas are upset at the administration’s response to a fight between a white male student and a Black female...