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According to The Guardian, Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir has declared a state of emergency following conflicts between state police and protesters as he faces charges of genocide and corruption. Bashir, who took power in a military coup in 1989, also announced that he would dissolve the country’s central and state governments, and appointed new governors […]

On June 28th, nine people were arrested for protesting the separation of migrant children at the Southwest Portland’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters.

After reports that the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had taken steps to ban the words “vulnerable,” “entitlement,” “fetus,” “diversity,” “transgender,” “evidence-based,” and “science-based”; Director Brenda Fitzgerald took to Twitter to attempt to clear the misconceptions. “I want to assure you there are no banned words at CDC. We will continue to […]

Pharell’s hit single “Happy” is spreading like a wildfire. The song earned the music producer his first Oscar nod, and now everyone is filled with joy. In honor of National Happiness Day, yes that is a thing, we’d like to share one of the best renditions of “Happy” with you. Students at Chicago’s Kenwood Academy […]

  Lazarus Jones was gunned down at age 13 in 2007. His mother Pamela Hester-Jones has started the Lazarus Jones Save Our Children Campaign in hopes of saving a life or two. The campaign provides support for parents, relatives and community members who have lost a loved one due to gun violence through counseling and […]

The main thing every college student of color needs to know is that there is money out there. Each year, several times a year, companies, organizations and celebrities give out thousands of dollars in support of educational advancement.  Here’s a few scholarships to look out for with deadlines this month. 

Two African students- Gérard Niyondiko and Moctar Dembélé – have been awarded $25,000 for inventing a soap that repels mosquitoes. The soap is intended to stop the spread of malaria, which is among the leading causes of death in Central Africa.

CNN | March 18, 2010 CNN’s Errol Barnett reports on fraudulent Facebook messages and what to do to protect yourself.

by Tayler Simon In the 2024-2025 school year, more than 4,000 unique titles were banned in the United States. Titles like All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson and The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison were among the most challenged books, reflecting a trend of targeting books by Black and/or LGBTQ+ authors. While all […]

In the United States, police kill over 1,000 and injure more than 51,000 people each year, with evidence suggesting that these figures could be underreported by as much as 55%. In addition to these numbers being substantially higher than other developed nations, unfortunately, they are also plagued by biases and systematic failures which disproportionately affect […]

By Cai Thomas   Trina Reynolds-Tyler and the Labor of Uncovering There is a kind of story that lives in silence. These are stories deliberately hidden inside systems, obscured by bureaucratic language, mislabeled in public records, or buried deep within data sets that were never meant to be read closely. They do not reveal themselves […]

Kendrick Lamar dominated the news cycle in 2024 not only with his ongoing feud with Aubrey “Drake” Graham, but also with the announcement that he would be headlining the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show. With the Kansas City Chiefs vying for a record-breaking three consecutive Super Bowl victories and Philadelphia Eagles’ running back Saquon Barkley […]