Source: St Jude / St Jude Why Support St. Jude? Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — so they can focus on helping their child live. When St. Jude opened in 1962, childhood cancer was largely considered incurable. Since then, St. Jude has helped push the overall survival rate from 20% to more than 80%, and we won’t stop until no child […]
Physician Scientist Dr. Velva Boles returns to our classroom to discuss her recent United Nations experience and the continued fight for Social Justice. Before Dr. Boles, Baton Rouge-based attorney Ryan Thompson will talk about a new Law Enforcement regulation in his city that he says demeans alleged Black suspects. Members of the team fighting to save a Black, Bethesda Maryland cemetery will update us on their fight. Haitian activist Dr. […]
Source: Facebook.com/AlcornStateU / Facebook.com/AlcornStateU A recently proposed bill in the Mississippi State Legislature could potentially result in the closure of three historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The institutions at risk include Mississippi Valley State University, Alcorn State University and Jackson State University. If passed, Senate Bill 2726, would require the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (BTSIHL) to select three schools for closure by June 2025, according […]
Source: University health / University health The 2023-2024 norovirus season is in full swing in the United States, with a steady increase in cases of the highly contagious stomach bug that induces diarrhea and vomiting. Despite being commonly referred to as the “stomach flu,” it’s crucial to note that norovirus is not related to the influenza viruses responsible for the flu. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and […]
Virginia Lt Gov-Elect Winsome Sears greets supporters on November 2, 2021, in Chantilly, Virginia. | Source: The Washington Post / Getty Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears is back in the news, and it turns out that when she’s not being a tap-dancing, critical race theory-propagandizing safe negro for white nationalism, she’s using her time on the Senate floor to be a passive-aggressive anti-LGBTQ+ bigot by (seemingly) intentionally misgendering the first […]
Source: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / Getty The borough of Queens, New York, in addition to an entire community of hip-hop fans across the globe, can all rest a little easier tonight after it was just confirmed that two men on trial for the 2002 murder of rap icon Jam Master Jay have officially been convicted of the crime by a Brooklyn federal jury. RELATED: Trial For Jam Master […]
We begin the final week of Black History Month with Kwanzaa creator Dr. Maulana Karenga who will reflect on the Life and Times of Malcolm X, and Malcolms’ contribution to the struggle. Before Dr. Karenga, Political Blogger Brandon will check in to analyze Trump’s claim that Blacks identify with him because of his problems with the Justice System. He will also explore why some young Black men are joining the […]
Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty Well… this is awkward. Pop diva Madonna recently paid tribute to soul music icon Luther Vandross during one of her shows…but unfortunately, the tribute was misplaced. Madonna has been paying tribute to her friends and peers who succumbed to HIV/AIDS during her current “Celebration” tour. The photo montage, playing through her performance of her 1986 hit “Live to Tell,” features famous faces like Herb Ritts, Sylvester, and Queen’s […]
A mobile billboard calling for Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from all cases related to January 6 due to his alleged conflicts of interest and corruption is seen in Washington, D.C., on February 2, 2024. | Source: Leigh Vogel / Getty Leave it to Supreme Court justice and unintentional Uncle Ruckus impersonator Clarence Thomas to hire as his law clerk a white woman facing Karen-ish accusations of texting, “I […]
