Melissa Noel
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At Least 18 People Killed In Maine Mass Shootings. A Massive Manhunt Is Now Underway For Suspect
At least 18 people are dead, and 13 others are injured after mass shootings at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, the...
Ava DuVernay Offered This Gem About Finding Liberation In Order To Thrive At Her TEDWomen Talk In Atlanta
Award-winning director Ava DuVernay recently joined dozens of thought leaders and luminaries at TEDWomen 2023: Two Steps Forward in in Atlanta, where conversations about gender...
LeBron James, The Obamas And Payton Manning Team Up For NBA Docuseries
Basketball star LeBron James is teaming up with former POTUS and FLOTUS, Barack and Michelle Obama and NFL Hall of Famer Peyton Manning to create a sports docuseries....
Two Lawsuits Filed Against The Post Oak Hotel In Houston Allege Black Patrons Were Discriminated Against
In the span of two weeks, The Post Oak Hotel, located in the Uptown area of Houston, has been hit with two discrimination lawsuits. “Although...
Georgetown University Women’s Basketball Coach Dies After Two-Year Breast Cancer Battle
Georgetown University women’s basketball head coach Tasha Butts died on Monday after a two-year battle with breast cancer, the school’s athletic department announced. She was...
5 Best Ways To Prepare For Your HBCU Homecoming Trip
Homecoming season is a special time for celebrating school spirit and pride in alma mater, and at HBCUs, homecomings have a unique significance. Now we...
Here’s How Pioneering Photographer Joe Conzo Jr. Captured Hip Hop’s Origin Story Through His Lens
Joe Conzo Jr., known as hip-hop’s first photographer, played a crucial role in documenting and preserving the early days of hip-hop in New York City....
California Governor Gavin Newsom Appoints Laphonza Butler To The U.S. Senate
California Governor Gavin Newsom has selected Laphonza Butler to fill the senate seat left vacant by the death of Senator Dianne Feinstein. Butler’s Senate appointment is historic...
Claudine Gay Inaugurated As Harvard University’s First Black President
Even though she officially started working in her role on July 1, today Harvard University inaugurated Claudine Gay as president. “Gay is the first Black...
Monument Honoring Slain Civil Rights Activist Viola Luizzo And Friend Sarah Evans Unveiled In Detroit
On Thursday, a monument was unveiled in Detroit to honor Viola Liuzzo, a white mother and activist killed during the civil rights movement, and her...