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Grace Moore, a 12-year old girl from New York, has made history as one of the youngest composers to join the New York City Philharmonic Orchestra.

Black Don’t Crack, Unless Racism Is Involved: Study Finds Racial Discrimination Quickens Aging

5 Reasons Why Mumia Abu-Jamal Should Be Released

     With the freeze placed on student loan repayments set to end December 31, Biden has gotten behind the Democrat-led House’s HEROES Act, which calls on the federal government to pay off up to $10,000 in private, nonfederal student loans for economically distressed borrowers. “People having to make choices between paying their student loan and paying the rent … debt relief should be done immediately,” Biden stated during a news conference on Monday, November 16.

     “Perhaps the biggest looming pardon question is whether Trump will consider granting himself a pardon, amid state investigations into his business and finances and the prospect of federal investigators scrutinizing him after he leaves office,” CNN’s Evan Perez noted.

The pair donated $1.75 million through their nonprofit organization Why Not You Foundation—which is centered on advancing children’s education and health initiatives and eradicating poverty towards the rebranding of a program dubbed Cascade Midway Academy. The high school was slated to open its doors early this year, but the school’s launch was postponed due to the global pandemic. The school’s founders Scott Canfield and Garth Reeves connected with the Wilsons and were provided with financial support.

Recently, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt designated Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, as a National Historic Landmark, recognizing the significant role the ballpark has played in the city of Chicago and the history of professional sports. 

S.T.A.R. Development provides talented student-athletes that are under the radar and coaches with limited recruiting budgets access to one another through a free recruitment platform of services from athlete scouting reports to recruitment profile development to distribution of player videos to college coaching staffs.

    Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-LA) has been appointed Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. His appointment gives the CBC and Black communities generally a direct line to top leadership in the Biden White House.   

      Professor Puleng LenkaBula has just made history as the first woman principal and vice-chancellor of the University of South Africa (UNISA) in the school’s 148-year history. According to a statement by the University, the appointment was a unanimous decision made by the Council of the University.