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High school sprinter disqualified for mimicking Olympian Maurice Greene’s post-race celebration
Decorated American athlete Maurice Greene is asking officials to look into reinstating a 16-year-old high school sprinter who was disqualified because she mimicked his iconic fire extinguisher celebration after she won a race. Per KSBW, North Salinas High School sprinter Clara Adams’ celebratory mood quickly changed after she won the 400-meter state final as she…
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Florida doctor Bruce Mitchell arrested for allegedly firing gun at teens who threw cheese at his car
After allegedly firing a pistol at a car full of high school teens who threw cheese on his...
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Fawn Weaver: Top Entrepreneur Becomes 3rd African American Woman Inducted Into Marketing Hall of Fame
American entrepreneur and author Fawn Weaver has been inducted into the American Marketing...
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Jamie Foxx describes Diddy as a ‘nasty motherf—er’
Award-winning actor Jamie Foxx jokingly and explicitly laid bare his feelings about embattled...
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‘I would certainly look at the facts’ – Here’s what Trump said on possibility of granting Diddy a pardon
Embattled music executive Sean “Diddy” Combs, 55, can spend the rest of his life...
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Man reveals the heartbreak of watching his family ‘helplessly washed away’ in Nigeria floods
A man from Nigeria named Adamu Yusuf is heartbroken after losing nine of his family members...
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18-year-old celebrates surprise high school graduation in hospital after heart transplant
Since birth, Joseph Bommarito Autman has battled congestive heart failure. Before turning 4,...
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At just 17, South Africa’s Mongiwa Hazel Ntuli completes actuarial science degree
South Africa’s Mongiwa Hazel Ntuli has made history as one of the University of Pretoria’s...
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Family rejoices as high school senior crosses the stage at graduation after spinal cord injury
After a long journey, Kobe Devot crossed the stage for his graduation ceremony on Thursday....
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Ghana closes Washington, D.C. embassy over alleged visa scam
As part of an inquiry into a suspected visa scam, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ghana’s foreign...
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Creole Pope, Creole Saint? Pope Leo XIV and the Venerable Henriette Delille
The impact of the news that the new Pope Leo XIV has Louisiana Creole roots in the 7th Ward of...
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Who will be the next pope? These African cardinals could become the first pope from sub-Saharan Africa
Catholic Cardinals will soon meet to elect a new pope following the death of Pope Francis....
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Op-ed: An open apology to Canada and Mexico, from an American with Canadian roots and Mexican relatives
To all those in Canada and Mexico who read this, please accept my sincerest apologies. What...
Culture
Egypt: How the North African nation is using sports to boost its global image and economy
Egypt is turning to sports as a key tool to improve its international image, strengthen diplomatic ties, and support long-term development goals. This strategy is part of a growing global trend where countries use cultural influence, not force, to achieve foreign policy aims. Through sports diplomacy, Egypt is promoting national pride, attracting tourists, and creating…
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New details about mysterious structures found beneath Egypt’s Giza pyramids could rewrite human history: report
Scientists have controversially claimed that a vast underground city in Egypt predates the...
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Why African-Americans are moving to Africa in droves, and should you?
In recent years, a growing number of African-Americans have been moving to Africa, seeking...
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Disney star China Anne McClain apologizes after facing backlash for touching resting sea turtle in Hawaii
Disney star China Anne McClain has apologized after she faced backlash over a video that showed...
History
College student Dennis Hubert awarded his degree 95 years after he is lynched
Morehouse College awarded Dennis Hubert, a sophomore in divinity school, a posthumous degree almost a century after the 18-year-old Black college student was lynched in a Georgia playground. Imam Plemon El-Amin, his nephew, accepted the honorary posthumous Bachelor of Arts in religion degree on May 18. The university’s president, David Thomas, referred to Hubert as a…
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Creole Pope, Creole Saint? Pope Leo XIV and the Venerable Henriette Delille
The impact of the news that the new Pope Leo XIV has Louisiana Creole roots in the 7th Ward of...
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Jazz: Thriving before and despite Storyville
In 1897, Sidney Story, an alderman in New Orleans, put forth an ordinance confining vice to...
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Dallas: First Black police officer fatally shot 2 months into the job honored after 128 years
In 1896, the first African-American police officer in Dallas, Officer William McDuff, was killed,...
Women
Georgia high schooler graduates with honors at only 15
Zyla Blue Lott, a resident of Covington, Georgia, graduated from Eastside High School with high honors and is preparing to begin her college journey this fall. At just 15 years old, the Eastside High School student is a prodigious learner with a passion for technology and creativity. Lott’s exceptional academic abilities began showing as early…
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Vanessa Bryant responds to pregnancy rumors with Rihanna meme
Vanessa Bryant, the widow of five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant, took to social media on Sunday...
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University of Ghana: Dr. Peace Ogbogbo becomes first female professor in Mathematical Sciences
Following her promotion to the rank of Associate Professor in Applied Mathematics at the University...
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At just 17, South Africa’s Mongiwa Hazel Ntuli completes actuarial science degree
South Africa’s Mongiwa Hazel Ntuli has made history as one of the University of Pretoria’s...
Business
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Entrepreneur Dr. Osei Kwame Despite unveils Ghana’s first world-class automobile museum [Watch]
Ghanaian entrepreneur Dr. Osei Kwame Despite has unveiled a world-class automobile museum, which is reportedly the first in the country and the third of its kind on the African continent, after Morocco and South Africa. The museum, located in East Legon in Ghana’s capital Accra, was officially commissioned on Sunday, June 1, 2025, by the…
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New Black-Owned Dating App To Be Unveiled Soon
A new Black-owned dating app is expected to launch later this year. The artificial intelligence-powered...
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Meet NiJaree Canady, the first million-dollar player in college softball history
NiJaree Canady’s transfer from Stanford to Texas Tech landed her the richest NIL...
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Fawn Weaver: Top Entrepreneur Becomes 3rd African American Woman Inducted Into Marketing Hall of Fame
American entrepreneur and author Fawn Weaver has been inducted into the American Marketing...
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