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Ciara and Russell Wilson Launch Why Not You Academy, ‘First of Many’ Public Charter Schools
Ciara and Russell Wilson are the latest celebrities to fund a charter school, a move they say extends the couple’s philanthropic commitment to education. Through their Why Not You Foundation, a nonprofit aimed at improving education access, bolstering children’s health and fighting poverty, Wilson and Ciara will provide $1.75 million to help revamp the Cascade…
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The Incarcerated Are Eligible for Stimulus Checks. Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Danny Davis Want to Know Why the Bureau of Prisons Is Blocking Them
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the United States Congress has given only one stimulus check to help Americans weather the public health crisis and its ensuing economic downturn. For many households, that $1,200 check has long since been spent, as months of political discussions about a second stimulus bill dead-ended with the president and Senate Majority…
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Chadwick Boseman’s Brother Kevin Celebrates 2 Years of Cancer Remission: ‘I Hope You’re Smiling and Shouting With Me’
In a year defined by grief, dancer Kevin Boseman, one of late actor Chadwick Boseman’s older brothers, took a moment to celebrate an important milestone: two years without cancer. In an Instagram story first published on Oct. 14, and later shared by The Shade Room, Kevin noted that the day marked his two-year remission anniversary.…
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For 2nd Night, Walter Wallace Protests Rock Philadelphia as National Guard Is Called In
Philadelphians turned out for the second night of protests on Tuesday night in the wake of the fatal police shooting of 27-year-old Walter Wallace Jr. Police and elected officials took a much more aggressive stance against protesters than they did on Monday, with Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) enlisting the help of the National Guard…
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VMI Cadets, Roiled by Accusations of Racism on Campus, Respond by….Being Racist on Social Media
Allegations about a racist, sexist culture at the Virginia Military Institute, the oldest state-funded military academy in the country, are certainly not new—particularly for a school that has such unapologetically close ties to the Confederacy. But a series of reports about racism at the school, followed by a call for an independent investigation into VMI…
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Anguished Protesters Confront Police After Officers Fatally Shoot Black Man in West Philadelphia
As soon as Walter Wallace Jr. collapsed on the ground, his mother rushed to his side. In his final moments, the 27-year-old Black man was standing on a porch in West Philadelphia at around 4 p.m. Monday, a knife in his hand. Two police officers, responding to a report of a man with a knife…
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VMI Superintendent Resigns After Virginia Leadership Call for Investigation Into School’s Culture of Racism
The superintendent of Virginia Military Institute, the country’s oldest state-funded military college, resigned Monday morning after Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and other top-elected officials called for an independent investigation into the school’s “appalling culture of ongoing racism.” As the Washington Post reports, J.H. Binford Peay, a retired four-star general who served as VMI’s superintendent since…
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Woman Who Survived Police Shooting Vows to Keep Fighting for Slain Boyfriend: ‘Don’t Allow Them to Do This to Us’
Less than a week ago, Tafara Williams saw her boyfriend and the father of her infant child shot dead in front of her. Williams, 20, was in the driver’s seat of a car, while her boyfriend, Marcellis Stinnette, 19, was seated in the passenger seat next to her. Shot by a suburban Chicago police officer…
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White Teen Sentenced to 4 Years of Juvenile Detention for 2019 Plot to Stab Black AME Parishioners
A white 17-year-old girl was sentenced to four years in juvenile detention this week in Georgia after plotting to attack a Black Gainesville church in 2019. The teen pleaded guilty to attempted murder as part of a plea agreement, reports the Gainesville Times. She will remain on probation for 10 years and must stay at…
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Investigators Unearth Mass Grave During Search for 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Victims
Days after starting the second phase of a months-long search to find the victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, a forensic team uncovered at least 10 bodies found in an unmarked mass grave. The remains—10 wooden coffins buried in the same large pit—were found in a portion of Oaklawn Cemetery on Wednesday, close to…
