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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 […]
A Florida substitute teacher is said to have “just wanted to fit in” when she let a seventh grade student hit her vape pen, thus spurring her arrest. As first reported by regional outlet WESH, the woman in question—identified as 50-year-old Jennifer Hale—was arrested last week after allegedly letting the student hit her vape while substituting […]
A Tennessee teenager is in custody after allegedly stealing a school bus and trying to run someone over before hitting the interstate. Per a report from the Associated Press, the bus theft took place on Saturday in the Antioch area of Tennessee. The teen, who has not been identified aside from being confirmed to be […]
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 West Virginia educator received quite the morning jolt on Monday when a black bear poked its head out of the school’s dumpster as he stood just inches away. Zela Elementary principal James Marsh was in the process of removing a recently-installed lock bar when he saw the bear’s head emerge from the dumpster. Marsh immediately ran […]
A Michigan middle school student helped stop a school bus after the driver suffered from a medical emergency. ABC7 reports that a bus full of kids was being driven home from Carter Middle School when the driver become light-headed and unconscious. Video shows seventh grader, Dillon Reeves noticing that the bus driver was no longer […]
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 […]
The family of a 5-year-old Connecticut boy who died during recess is suing the school on the one-year anniversary of their son’s death. As reported by the Hartford Courant, the parents of Romeo Pierre-Louis, who fatally collapsed during morning recess at the Charter Oak International Academy in April 2022, have filed a lawsuit against the school […]
A teacher in Florida was charged with four counts of contributing to child delinquency for allegedly organizing something of a fight club in her own classroom. According to WCTV, a school resource deputy at Griffin Middle School first became aware of the reported brawls, orchestrated by 23-year-old sixth grade teacher Angel Footman, in late March. School administrators eventually […]
The mother of a 6-year-old who in January shot his first-grade teacher at an elementary school in Newport News, Virginia is facing felony charges. As detailed in a news release from the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney, Deja Taylor, 25, has been charged with felony child neglect, as well as a misdemeanor charge for recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so […]
