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Yara Shahidi is now a Harvard graduate. As fans will note, Shahidi has been counting down the days until graduation on Instagram as late, ultimately sharing a commemorative post on Thursday. “Yara (noun): a Harvard graduate,” the 22-year-old wrote when sharing a pair of graduation photos taken by Paul Mardy. A Vogue piece published Thursday […]
The daughter of Eva Mireles, a fourth-grade teacher killed in Tuesday’s mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, took to Twitter on Wednesday to share a tribute to her mother. “Mom, I have no words to describe how I feel right now, tomorrow, and for the rest of my life,” Ruiz wrote. “Mom, […]
On Tuesday, an 18-year-old gunman opened fire on students and faculty at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 children and two teachers. The perpetrator, Salvador Ramos, also wounded 16 others before he was shot and killed by a border agent. Uvalde is reeling in the aftermath of the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, and […]
A California substitute teacher has been arrested for allegedly sexually molesting four girls in the classroom. KABC reports that Peter Morales, a 69-year-old substituting at Adams Elementary in Santa Ana, was arrested May 6 on suspicion of child molestation. The Santa Ana Police Department made the arrest at the school. Morales is accused of “inappropriately touching” four girls between the ages of […]
The 11-time Grammy winner showed up to toast the classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022 for their accomplishments in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the ceremony, Swift received an honorary degree alongside NYU’s Class of 2022, giving her the title of Doctor of Fine Arts. “Hi, I’m Taylor. Last time I was […]
Five students from Georgia and their mothers have filed a lawsuit against Coosa High School and the Floyd County School district for alleged racial discrimination. CNN reports that the five students, all of whom are Black, have accused the Rome, Georgia school and its district of violating their First Amendment and equal protection rights. “The Plaintiffs, […]
Not long after he was awarded with an honorary bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University, Ludacris has given himself a graduation gift. In a video filmed on an airport runway, Ludacris revealed the extravagant way he’s celebrating his latest achievement. “Bought myself a little graduation gift,” he wrote alongside the video, which reveals a private […]
Content warning: This story contains descriptions of anti-Black racism which may be disturbing to some readers. Ontario’s Minister of Education Stephen Lecce participated in a mock slave auction while he was a frat leader at Western University. The event took place in 2006 at Sigma Chi fraternity’s Epsilon Omicron chapter, where Lecce served as president. Archives from Sigma […]
Ludacris has officially joined the class of 2022. On Wednesday, the Grammy-winning artist was presented with an honorary bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University, which he attended for two years in the 1990s. Ludacris—real name Christopher Bridges—accepted the honor during the kick-off of GSU’s Commencement Week, in which he also delivered a 15-minute speech to more than 800 master’s […]
Earlier this week, Candace Owens appeared on the Full Send podcast, where she reignited her beef with Cardi B during a critique of LeBron James’ “liberal agenda.” Owens directed most of her vitriol at LeBron, saying, “I don’t think LeBron means to do bad, I just don’t think he’s that smart. I really do think LeBron James […]
