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An Oklahoma boy has, once again, made academic history. The family of 13-year-old Elijah Muhammad Jr. says he is now the youngest Black student to graduate college with computer science and cybersecurity degrees, according to People. The achievement was recognized earlier this month, when he crossed the 2023 commencement stage and accepted his Oklahoma City Community College diploma—adding […]
The speculation is over. Lebron James’ 18-year-old son Bronny announced on Saturday that he’s committed to the University of Southern California and will play for the Trojans. Bronny made the announcement on Instagram. “Fight On✌🏾#committed,” he wrote in the post. Check it out below. Bronny, who is a shooting guard, went to high school at […]
A veteran GOP attorney has devised a plan to give her party an edge in the 2024 election: make the voting process much more difficult. Longtime legal strategist Cleta Mitchell outlined the scheme Saturday during the Republican National Committee donor retreat in Nashville, where she presented a 50-slide PowerPoint titled, “A Level Playing Field for 2024.” The Washington Post obtained audio from the […]
Two individuals are recovering after being shot on the campus of Lincoln University, an HBCU located in Pennsylvania. NBC Philadelphia reports the shooting took place during Lincoln’s annual Yardfest event on Saturday night. Both victims, who’ve been identified as females who are not Lincoln students, were taken to Christiana Hospital, and are currently listed in stable condition. “During Lincoln […]
Lil Durk is proving why he’s a so-called Voice of the Heroes, as the Chicago rapper has teamed up with Amazon Music to launch a college tuition program called Durk Banks Endowment Fund. The fund has awarded two students, who participated in Durk’s Neighborhood Heroes HBCU College & Career Readiness Cohort Program, scholarships to Howard University, while […]
The Supreme Court has declined to block a $6 billion student loan debt settlement involving for-profit schools and vocational institutions accused of misconduct. According to NBC News, not-for-profit Everglades University, as well as the for-profit institutions Lincoln Educational Services Corp. and American National University, challenged the settlement, which was approved by U.S. District Judge William Alsup in November, claiming Education Secretary […]
Bronny James played his final high school basketball game with Sierra Canyon earlier this month, but he will not be eligible for the NBA draft for another year. James will need to decide if he wants to spend at least a year in college, or play professionally in the United States or overseas. LaVar Ball believes Bronny should go with the latter. […]
A grand jury has formally indicted Sophia Rosing, a 22-year-old white woman who was filmed carrying out a racial assault. The former University of Kentucky student was arrested back in November, after attacking a Black student-employee on campus. Video of the incident showed Rosing, who was apparently intoxicated, attempting to hit Kylah Spring in Boyd Residence Hall. Rosing […]
Former NFL player Stanley Wilson Jr. reportedly died at a Los Angeles mental hospital. According to TMZ, the 40-year-old Oklahoma native had been in police custody since August 2022, when he was arrested for allegedly breaking into a Hollywood Hills home, vandalizing the property, and taking a bath in an outdoor water fountain. Wilson, who played […]
A human skeleton was discovered this week in an abandoned building on the University of Berkely campus. UC Berkeley police were alerted to the remains on Tuesday, according to a statement shared with CNN. The skeleton was found in a building on the Clark Kerr Campus, which is a residential hall complex located a mile from the school’s main […]
