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Here are states that do not recognize Juneteenth as a federal holiday
As Juneteenth approaches in the U.S. to commemorate the end of slavery, many states are yet to adopt it as a paid public holiday two years after it was signed into law as a federal holiday. Also known...
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How this 14-year-old son of Cameroonian immigrants got hired to animate on ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’
Preston Mutanga made headlines this year when he posted online a video he made recreating the trailer for “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” in the style of LEGO blocks. “Spider-Verse”...
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In praise of Sandra Douglass Morgan, the only Black woman president in the NFL
In July 2022 when Sandra Douglass Morgan was hired by Las Vegas Raiders to serve as team president, she became not only the third woman and third Black person to assume that role but also the first Black...
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Biggest ruby ever to come to auction after being found in Mozambique sells for record $34.8m
The largest ruby in the world to come to auction set a record in New York when it sold for $34.8 million on Thursday. The record sale of the 55.22-carat gem comes months after Canadian firm Fura Gems discovered...
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NBA’s Trevor Booker shares how he turned a training camp into an international boarding school
Former basketball players Trevor Booker and Jonah Baize were roommates and teammates at Clemson University, where they created a bond that would lead to several business ventures. Combine Academy, a top...
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Texas girl follows in her sister’s footsteps to graduate high school at the young age of 14
By two years old, she was reading. By four years old, she knew how to multiply. Now at 14, Oforitsenere Bodunrin is a high school graduate, following in her sister’s footsteps. The North Texas native...
