Melissa Noel
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Civil Rights Attorney Kiah Duggins And Flight Attendant Danasia Elder Among Those Killed In D.C. Plane Crash
Among the 64 passengers on board American Airlines Flight 5342, which collided mid-air near Reagan National Airport with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers...
Trump Makes Baseless Claim That Diversity Policies Are To Blame For Deadly DC Plane Crash
In a moment that should have been focused on national mourning and aviation safety, President Donald Trump instead used a devastating midair collision that claimed...
No Survivors Expected After Jet And Helicopter Collide Overnight At Reagan National Airport
A devastating midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter resulted in both aircraft crashing into the icy waters of the Potomac...
From Olympian To Community Champion
As a child growing up in East St. Louis during the 1970s, Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee didn’t know how far her talents would take her—but the...
Air Force Restores Use Of Tuskegee Airmen Video After DEI Ban Backlash
The U.S. Air Force recently found itself at the center of controversy after it removed training videos honoring the legacies of the Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service...
Xavier University, The Nation’s Only Catholic HBCU, Celebrates 100 Years Of Excellence And Plans For New Medical School
Pride, nostalgia and excitement about the future marked Xavier University of Louisiana’s Centennial kick-off celebration. Several hundred gathered on January 17 to hear remarks by...
King Family Responds After Trump Orders Release Of Assassination Files On Civil Rights Leader
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to declassify FBI files related to the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., President John...
Sci-Fi Author Octavia Butler Predicted LA Fires In “Parable Of The Sower”
Over 30 years ago, Octavia Butler imagined a Los Angeles, consumed by fires, and last week, the cemetery where the iconic author is buried caught...
Trump Dismantles Federal DEI Programs, Calling Them”Radical And Wasteful”
On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump signed an executive order eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs across the federal...
“I Was Saved By God To Make America Great Again”: President Trump Doubles Down On Xenophobia And Divisiveness During Inauguration Speech
Donald Trump, sworn in as the 47th president on Monday, became only the second US president in history to lose re-election and then come back...