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     Charleston, South Carolina’s Porter-Gaud High School just elected its first Black homecoming queen. And it only took them 155 years to do it. I’m not kidding. Senior Amber Wilsondebriano made history as the school’s first Black student to wear the crown when her classmates elected her this fall.

      The National Bar Association, the nation’s oldest and largest association of Black lawyers and judges, has promoted equal justice under the law for almost a century. We have engaged in some of history’s fiercest civil rights battles, and we remain unafraid to go wherever the fight for justice calls – even if it means confronting the bitter state of affairs across the South.

The DHS’s recent intelligence assessment emphasizes an expected increase in antisemitic and Islamophobic hate attacks in the country as the conflict progresses. The agency also cautions that the ongoing war could elevate the threat of terrorism and targeted violence on American soil.

The competition among the candidates remains fierce, with each aspiring to secure the elusive 217 votes needed from the House Republicans to claim the top spot in the House of Representatives.

 The updated guidance comes days after the State Department warned Americans to reconsider travel to Israel and not to travel to the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing conflict. The department has since issued an advisory warning Americans not to travel to nearby Lebanon “due to the unpredictable security situation related to rocket, missile, and artillery ex-changes between Israel and [Hezbollah] or other armed militant factions.”

The evening went pretty much the way guests expected despite some disturbing news. It was still a celebration Friday Night as guests paid homage to Rainbow PUSH Founder, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., and shared stories after Rainbow PUSH Board Chair Tricia “CK” Hoffler announced that the long-time civil right’s leader would not be attending because he had been admitted into the hospital.

The recent ousting of GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy has left Congress without a Speaker during a pivotal time, prompting Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, to assert that a deal “will have to be done” with Democrats if Republicans cannot reach a consensus on their own.

     Billboard’s selection process, which refrains from ranking the institutions, is based on a comprehensive evaluation that includes executive recommendations, alum feedback, information furnished by each school, and a decade’s worth of reporting on music business programs. Publishers said the decision not to rank the schools stems from Billboard’s acknowledgment of widespread criticism surrounding conventional college ranking practices. American University, also located in Northwest, D.C., secured its place on the list, emphasizing Washington’s significance in music education.

     You didn’t think of it that way, though. All you were interested in was riding your bike with the big kids, pedaling without training wheels and without an adult holding you up. You got a lot of skinned knees, but you could see the goal and one day, zoom, you rode that bike all by yourself. So now read “Activate Your Greatness” by Alex Toussaint and find that determination again.

     European Union Commissioner Thierry Breton wrote public letters to TikTok, X and Meta in recent days warning them of the indication that their respective platforms had been used for the spread of “illegal content” in violation of the EU’s data regulations around hate speech and disinformation. Financial penalties could result from the possible offenses, Breton added.