by Stacy Jackson December 11, 2024 The CCPS students were reportedly seated in a closed area by Cracker Barrel staff to wait for their food and returned to the school to eat. A Cracker Barrel in Waldorf, Maryland, is under fire after a group of 11 students with disabilities were allegedly denied service by staff…
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors December 11, 2024 Google Executives mentor Project Still I Rise students in artificial intelligence fundamentals and other in-demand tech skills in STEM In December 2023, Dallas-based Project Still I Rise (PSIR) embarked on a partnership with Google as part of Google’s “Grow with Google” Partnership program. From Fall 2023 through Summer…
On a particularly contemplative day in Los Angeles, Koshie Mills had what she calls a “spirit drop” – that lightning-bolt moment when clarity strikes with such force it feels divinely ordained. “We are the Heirs,” she recalls thinking, her voice carrying the weight of this epiphany. She’s perched elegantly in her office, where African art…
by Daniel Johnson December 11, 2024 New York’s reforms are an offshoot of the YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard) movement, which Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez argued support for alongside Sen. Tina Smith in a September op-ed for The New York Times On Dec. 5, the New York City Council voted to allow the construction of tiny…
Mercurial music and movie mogul 50 Cent has finally given the tea on the origins of the long-lasting beef between him and fellow New York native Sean “Diddy” Combs. During a sit down on the “Talk With Flee” podcast, the Queens-bred rapper said his rivalry with the Harlem-born Diddy emanates not from any rap lyrics…
(Not so) Fat Joe recently explained how Ozempic and going into Joey “Crack-head mode” helped him lose another 100 pounds. Source: Romain Maurice / Getty On Big Boy TV, he kept it real about what he did to transform his health as a diabetic and drop half his size along the way. As he commended Big Boy…
BIGFACE – Source: BACARDÍ Ocho Rum and BIGFACE Coffee El Porvenir Espresso /Jason Sean Weiss of BFA.com Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler celebrated the launch of his BIGFACE Coffee Shop with BACARDí alongside a few special guests during Art Basel. It’s that time of year when Art Basel dominates the timeline and gives you FOMO…
Jay-Z’s attorney, Alex Spiro, is moving quickly. The attorney filed a motion on Monday insisting that the woman accusing the rap mogul of sexual assault must reveal her identity or withdraw her lawsuit entirely. Source: ANP / Getty The Hollywood Reporter reports that Spiro said in a filing in Manhattan federal court that Jane Doe,…
Blue Ivy Carter’s star continues to rise. The twelve-year-old daughter of global superstars Beyoncé and Jay-Z walked the red carpet for Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King Monday night in Los Angeles. Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Blue Ivy Walks ‘Mufasa’ Red Carpet Alongside Beyoncé, Jay-Z And Tina Knowles Blue Ivy voices the role of Kiara, the…
Iconic poet Nikki Giovanni, renowned for her trailblazing voice in American literature and activism, has died at the age of 81. Source: Michael Loccisano / Getty A rep for Giovanni confirmed that she passed away peacefully on Dec. 9, surrounded by her lifelong partner, Virginia Fowler, family, and friends. The news was shared with local…
