Today: November 21, 2024
Following Gov. Glenn Youngkin 2022 executive order to ban “inherently divisive concepts,” the education board is in an ongoing process of making changes to an elective course on African American history in Virginia schools.…
Jennifer McClellan won a special election tuesday that elected her to Congress, making her the first black female to be elected by the state of Virginia.…
Since May, Bravo (BravoTV) has paused the Black-centered reality show Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard from moving into its third season. As the CEO of TANTV, a Black-owned media platform dedicated to highlighting diverse narratives within the African and Black multicultural diaspora, I…
The United States Mission in Nigeria has released a detailed voting guide to assist American citizens residing in Nigeria in participating in the upcoming November 2024 elections. This initiative aims to ensure that U.S. citizens abroad can exercise their right to vote…
Two DC public schools are among 365 schools across the country that have been announced as National Blue Ribbon Schools. The National Blue Ribbon Schools is the United States Department of Education’s award program honoring high-performing schools and schools that are making…
On Wednesday, September 18, a group of Black women pivotal to NASA’s achievements during the space race, known as the “Hidden Figures,” were celebrated in a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Capitol Hill. Though befitting, it is sad that out of these…
Heman Bekele, a 15-year-old Ethiopian immigrant from Annandale, Virginia, has been named as TIME’s 2024 Kid of the Year for his innovative creation of a soap that could revolutionize skin cancer treatment. Bekele’s groundbreaking work aims to provide a more accessible method…
Out of 592 athletes on Team USA, 18 were from Maryland, 15 from Virginia, and 1 from DC. Marylanders number was not just for show as the athletes cumulatively brought home a total of 12 medals, including six golds, making the state…
Mia Boykin Remnants of Hurricane Debby, which made landfall in Florida as a Category 1 storm, will reach D.C. by the end of the week. The storm has hit across the Southeast with heavy rainfall, strong winds, and storm surge flooding. The…
It has been 5 days since the Paris Olympics Grand Opening and over 100 medals have been won. Out of these, the USA currently has the most medals numbering 27 and number 7 on the medal board. It sounds perfect, but not…
