Abbie Simmons-Grayson Abbie Simmons-Grayson, Tuskegee University’s oldest living graduate, died earlier this month at the age of 110. In addition to being Tuskegee’s oldest living alumna, Simmons-Grayson was also was […]
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Research Provides Insight into Shortfall in BlackSTEM Participation
A young scientist works on a chemistry problem. (Shutterstock photo) The meager percentage of Black and other minority students involved in STEM disciplines has been the source of much research […]
Five African-American Students Honored with Prestigious Rhodes Scholarship
Five African-American students were among 32 American men and women recently announced by the Rhodes Trust as recipients of the American Rhodes Scholarship. These students will study at the University […]
Chicago Teen Dies in Attempt to Save Twin from Armed Assailants
15-yr-old twins, Demacio and Demario and Bailey. (Courtesy Photo) Demario and Demacio Bailey are 15-year-old twin brothers, but, after an altercation, they are now forever separated. The Bailey brothers were […]
A Black Mormon in Portland, Fired For Posting Facebook Comment about Police
Aaron Hodges. (Photo Courtesy of Facebook) Aaron Hodges, a 37 year old Black Mormon in Portland, Ore., was fired from his job for a comment he made on Facebook about […]
Bipartisan Group of Legislators Form Nonpartisan Gun Violence Prevention Coalition
A new nonpartisan coalition of state legislators recently came together to announce the formation of the American State Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention (ASLGVP). Made up of nearly 200 state […]
Tuskegee Airman Lowell Steward Dies in California at 95
(Right) 1944 photo provided by the Los Angeles Chapter, Tuskegee Airmen Inc. shows Lowell C. Steward, ca.1944, in Naples, Italy while serving with the 100th Fighter Squadron, known as the […]
New Video Shows Rice and Fiancée in Aftermath of Punch
Ray and Janay Rice. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A video released Friday shows Ray Rice’s then-fiancee crying and kissing him while they are both handcuffed […]
Side-Stepping Republicans: Obama’s ‘Aggressive’ Use of Executive Action
In this Dec. 12, 2014 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) President Obama has long been […]
Pennsylvania Restaurant Uses a Racial Slur on Receipt
(Updated-12/18/2014) A Pennsylvania man said he got a nasty surprise recently when he checked the receipt for his takeout food from a local pub. Marquis Moore Marquis Moore told The […]
Accrediting Body Places Norfolk State on Probation
Norfolk State University After a year of being on “warning” status, Norfolk State University has been placed on probation by The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Colleges. […]
Report Shows Racial Gap in Black Doctorates
The number of African Americans who earned doctorates in 2013 was not on par with Black representation in the U.S. population though it did increase from the previous year’s, according […]