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Two seniors from Hampton University’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications are heading to Washington after earning one of journalism’s most competitive honors. Christin Fluellen (left) and Jade Abu Bakr (right) have been named recipients of White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) scholarships.
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The actress, Grammy-nominated singer and dancer achieved a career milestone at the 2026 Golden Globes when she won her first Golden Globe at Sunday’s ceremony.
One Battle After Another emerged as a major winner, taking home the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical. The film continued its strong showing by earning three additional honors, including Best Supporting Actress for Teyana Taylor, along with Best Director and Best Screenplay awarded to Paul Thomas Anderson.
Carl Carlton, the funk and R&B singer best known for the classics “She’s a Bad Mama Jama (She’s Built, She’s Stacked)” and his 1974 cover of “Everlasting Love,” has died at 72, his family announced Sunday.
Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican musician and actor who helped propel reggae into the international spotlight, has died at 81 years old. The singer-songwriter was known for hits such as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get It if You Really Want” and the title track in the 1972 crime film The Harder They Come, in which he also starred as the main character.
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We’re all familiar with the popular proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child.” As a 21st century society, this still holds true, literally and figuratively. For non-millennials, who grew up in a vastly different era, there is a nostalgic mindset that a diverse community of inspiring people interacting with children has a positive and sustained life-changing impact on their developme
Black Legislators political power that Black state legislators never had before and may never have again!
But there is another battle underway that is receiving less attention but is at least equally important – the fight to appoint federal judges.