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This 16-year-old is the first high school women’s basketball player to sign NIL deal with Adidas
Adidas has signed Kaleena Smith as its first-ever high school girl’s basketball partner under a name, image, and likeness, or NIL, contract. The sophomore from Ontario, California, is only 16 years old and the highest-rated recruit in the class of 2027. The 5-foot-6 point guard averaged 34.9 points, 6.5 assists, and 4.2 steals per game,…
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‘Get off me’ – 13-year-old Florida teen who kicked her way out of suspected kidnapping speaks out
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Mother accused of running her son over and abandoning him before falsely reporting kidnapping
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Second-oldest U.S. resident dies at 113, attributed her longevity to not having children
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21-year-old raising 4 siblings after mother’s death surprised with $40K, new car
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Whoopi Goldberg Net Worth: Earnings, Career Success, and Legacy
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Mother sentenced to life for tragic deaths of two toddler sons placed in oven
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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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Texas mother on death row for 16 years declared ‘actually innocent’ in daughter’s death
Melissa Elizabeth Lucio, a death row inmate convicted of murdering her toddler daughter, is...
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Interview with Markus Green, Esq. at 2023 BlackStars Experience -
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Rapper and producer EL talks about the diversity of his music and African music on the global stage -
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The rap culture in Accra is dead until I arrive - Pappy Kojo on Global Black Music -
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Meet Rocky Dawuni, the only multiple Grammy nominated Ghanaian musician: Global Black Music -
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5 historic wins on Election Night worth celebrating after Kamala Harris’ loss
Kamala Harris failed to become the first female president in America after her Republican rival...
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Here are the highest-paid dead Black celebrities of 2024
They are dead, but their legacy lives on as they continue to top the charts of the highest-paid...
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Insights into Cornel West: Philosopher, Activist, and Scholar of Justice
Get to Know the Impact of Philosopher and Activist Cornel West American Philosopher, Activist...
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5 real reasons Kamala Harris lost the election
Kamala Harris failed to become the first female president in America after her Republican rival...
Culture
Interesting recipe for ancient Egyptian cocktail revealed – it contained breast milk, other bodily fluids
A new study has revealed that ancient Egyptians consumed an alcoholic cocktail made with psychedelic drugs and bodily fluids. Researchers analyzed chemical traces inside a 2,200-year-old ceramic drinking mug found in Egypt. The palm-sized mug features the head of the deity Bes, believed to protect women and children, especially during labor. The researchers discovered that…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams faces criticism over newly signed Safe Hotels Act
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is under fire from hospitality industry leaders after enacting...
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Trick Daddy reiterates he’s not African American despite backlash
Veteran Miami rapper Trick Daddy reiterated he does not identify as African American after...
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Granite Art captivates tourists and locals at Laongo Symposium in Burkina Faso
Seventeen sculptors from nine African and European nations have gathered in the village of...
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Meet the unsung heroes who rescued more than 1,000 children during Rwanda’s genocide
Nearly 30 years after the Rwandan genocide, a gripping story of survival and humanitarian bravery is surfacing. Amid the violence of 1994, a network of Swiss aid workers helped rescue around 1,000 Rwandan children, moving them across the border to safety in Burundi. These children, many of whom were orphans, had endured deep trauma, with…
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Survivors of Rwandan Genocide testify at Paris trial over 1994 massacres
Gunfire rang out as men armed with machetes and clubs stormed a convent in Rwanda, where civilians...
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Morocco showcases ancient history of Chellah in new exhibition
A new exhibition at Morocco’s central bank museum in Rabat is illuminating the ancient...
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Quincy Jones made a mockery of death by attending his own memorial service 50 years ago
In 1974, Quincy Jones was given just a 1% chance of living after suffering a brain aneurysm....
Women
Daughter of the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is now the first woman to replace her mother in Congress
Erica Lee Carter has succeeded her mother, Sheila Jackson Lee, a former member of Congress. She currently serves the 18th Congressional District of Texas and is the first woman to succeed her mother in the U.S. Congress. Carter expressed her excitement in a statement: “Thank you to the voters of the 18th Congressional District of…
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From pageant to parliament: How this 26-year-old beauty queen is making a mark in Botswana politics
Duma Boko, Botswana’s newly elected president, is reshaping the country’s leadership....
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A look at Davis-Williams’ remarkable journey from Detroit to a lead vehicle systems engineer at Cadillac
Benetia Davis-Williams has had a lifelong fascination with automobiles. Her passion propelled...
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Britain’s oldest nurse honored for her great work in Dementia Care isn’t quitting now
At 84, Daisy Richards is believed to be Britain’s oldest active nurse and she is still...
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How Salisu Buhari went from political scandal to industrial success with a $28M plastic business
Salisu Buhari’s Kano-based Rumbu Industries initially started in 2001 as a manufacturer of polypropylene (PP) woven sacks. It was then known as Rumbu Sacks Nigeria Limited before it diversified into producing PP woven mats. In 2015, the company rebranded into Rumbu Industries to reflect its expanded product offerings. Today, it is one of the world’s…
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Pusha T goes from rapping to selling coffee: ‘This is just a piece of me’
Pusha T, born Terrence LeVarr Thornton, rose to prominence as one half of the Virginia-based...
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Will.i.am says he hasn’t bought a house all these years and lives in a hotel: ‘I don’t think I made it’
Rapper Will.i.am has disclosed that he lives in a hotel. The Grammy-winning artist told...
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Meet the chef making history with her wine-infused jam
Lori Rogers, aka Chef Lorious, is making culinary history with her gourmet wine-infused jam....
