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Ole Miss freshman football player Corey Adams, 18, fatally shot in Tennessee
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office in a statement on Sunday announced that Ole Miss freshman football player and New Orleans native Corey Adams, 18, was gunned down in Tennessee. According to The Associated Press, authorities said that the fatal Saturday incident occurred at an intersection in Cordova, and Adams had sustained a gunshot wound when…
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Brain-dead woman laid to rest after being kept alive for months while pregnant due to abortion ban
Adriana Smith, the previously pregnant and brain-dead Atlanta nurse who was kept alive by medical...
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Argentine tango was invented by enslaved Africans
The transatlantic slave trade, which lasted for almost four hundred years, left deep marks...
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Single mom of 3 left to run entire Burger King alone in viral video raises $35,000
A single mother of three who went viral for working solo at a Burger King restaurant after...
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71-year-old explains why she moved from Atlanta to Panama with her 97-year-old mom
Debbie Boyd, 71, just relocated to Panama from Atlanta with her 97-year-old mother, Doris Britto,...
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8-month pregnant woman delivered after boyfriend fatally shot her, grandmother names baby ‘Miracle’
Tanyiah Bell, 19, was 8 months pregnant when her boyfriend, Kaiheem Williams, 19, shot and...
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Man dies after being pulled into an MRI by a metal chain he wore, wife speaks out
Keith McAllister sustained serious injuries when he was pulled into an MRI machine by his necklace...
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Former NFL player gets 12 years in prison after wife caught him sexually assaulting 12-year-old girl
Former NCAA and NFL football player Justin Crawford has been sentenced to 12 years in prison...
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‘We’ve had some really hard times’ – Barack and Michelle Obama address divorce rumors
Barack and Michelle Obama recently addressed rumors about a divorce and whether there was even...
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From Ghana to the White House: One-on-One with Deniece Laurent-Mantey -
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Juneteenth: Time for a new view on the freeing of the last slaves in Texas
As we join Juneteenth celebrations throughout the country this week, marking the day in Texas...
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America: No Longer the Shining City on the Hill
Imagine for a moment that the immigrants coming to America are leaving their countries not...
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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...
Culture
119 looted Benin Bronzes returned to Nigeria from Netherlands – the largest single repatriation to date
After more than 120 years, 119 Benin Bronzes, which were looted by British troops, have been returned to Nigeria. The artifacts were stolen from the Kingdom of Benin in modern-day Nigeria by British soldiers in 1897. The Netherlands returned the artifacts on Thursday, and they included human and animal figures, plaques, royal regalia and a…
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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...
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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...
History
From Puffy to P. Diddy and more, here is the history behind all of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ name changes
Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested by federal agents on September 16 and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution. Combs, who entered a not-guilty plea, is being held without bail at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. His trial date was set for May 5, 2025 and in the criminal…
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TikToker goes viral for claiming Harriet Tubman did not exist
Some Black TikTokers have claimed that Harriet Tubman wasn’t a real person. As reported...
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40 years after becoming NC State’s first Black student president, Kevin Howell is now 1st Black chancellor
Kevin Howell became the first Black student body president of NC State University in 1987....
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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...
Women
71-year-old explains why she moved from Atlanta to Panama with her 97-year-old mom
Debbie Boyd, 71, just relocated to Panama from Atlanta with her 97-year-old mother, Doris Britto, who has dementia—a decision she said she hasn’t regretted. She told Business Insider that she had been thinking about living outside of the United States for a few years before her retirement. “I read about the lower cost of living…
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Meet the 19-year-old who recently became the youngest Black female chess master in U.S. history
Jessica Hyatt is now the youngest African-American woman National Chess Master in U.S. history,...
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Aissata M.B. Camara appointed as the first African woman to head the NYC Mayor’s Office for International Affairs
For the first time, an African woman will lead the NYC Mayor’s Office for International...
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Emmys 2025: Nigerian American Ayo Edebiri is youngest Black woman to receive 3 acting nominations
Ayo Edebiri has made Emmy history by becoming the youngest Black woman to receive three Emmy...
Business
Tiana Tukes: from being first trans woman to work in venture capital to making history at Spelman
Tiana Tukes first wanted to pursue a career in journalism but she switched to finance upon suggestions from friends. One of those who influenced her career shift was Arlan Hamilton, founder of Backstage Capital, a firm that helps start-up founders who are women, people of color, and/or identify as LGBTQ. “I met her not too…
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Meet Joi Harris, who is now the first woman and first African American to be CEO of DTE Energy
Utility giant DTE Energy named Joi Harris as the new CEO last month, making her the first woman...
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Single mom of 3 left to run entire Burger King alone in viral video raises $35,000
A single mother of three who went viral for working solo at a Burger King restaurant after...
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Snoop Dogg announced as co-owner and investor of popular British club
Veteran West Coast rapper Snoop Dogg has expanded his business portfolio as popular Welsh-based...
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