Written by After a yearlong search, Fisk University has announced its next president. On Tuesday, Sept. 12, the university’s board of trustees declared Agenia Walker Clark the HBCU’s 18th president. According to The Tennessean, the appointment makes Clark the third female to lead the university as she replaces interim president and board member Frank Sims, starting on … Continue reading “Fisk University Appoints Nashville Leader, Agenia Walker Clark As Next President”
Brooklyn-born rapper Desiigner has been ordered to register as a sex offender as part of his sentencing for exposing himself to flight attendants while on a flight back to the U.S. from Japan. TMZ reported Desiigner was sentenced to two years probation and as part of his sentencing he must participate in a psychiatric evaluation, … Continue reading “Rapper Desiigner Ordered To Register As A Sex Offender Following Sentencing For Plane Incident”
WNBA player Brittney Griner has been named the Associated Press Comeback Player of the Year in her first season with the Phoenix Mercury following her detainment in a Russian prison. According to Bleacher Report, Griner received the coveted honor on Sept. 12 alongside Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier, capping off an impressive season. Though the … Continue reading “Brittney Griner Rightfully Named Associated Press’ Comeback Player Of The Year”
Mark Dantonio has agreed to come out of retirement to help Michigan State University (MSU) weather the storm of a sexual harassment investigation involving football head coach Mel Tucker. Michigan State interim president Teresa Woodruff announced the former coach’s return during a press conference on September 10, ESPN reported. Dantonio’s tenure at the university began in 2007 … Continue reading “Coach Mark Dantonio Returns To Michigan State University Amid Mel Tucker Sexual Harassment Investigation”
Louisiana mother Ureka Rochelle Black has been convicted of killing her 10-month-old son and causing injury to his five-year-old brother after pushing them into a lake in 2021. According to PEOPLE, Black, 34, is facing life in prison at her upcoming sentencing on Sept. 28. The Shreveport woman was convicted of attempted second-degree murder and … Continue reading “Louisiana Mother Convicted Of Murder After Pushing Her Children Into Lake”
The football season has gotten off to a great start for comedian and entrepreneur Kevin Hart as his Gran Coramino Tequila has been named the official luxury tequila of the Philadelphia Eagles. The brand, owned by Hart and 11th-generation tequila producer Juan Domingo Beckmann, announced that they have a multi-year partnership with last season’s NFC … Continue reading “Kevin Hart’s Gran Coramino Tequila Signs Multi-Year Deal With Philadelphia Eagles”
A Black Lives Matter activist is shining a light on plus-size women. After being accused of getting a white student expelled from her school, Black Lives Matter activist Zyahna Bryant has scored a partnership with Dove for a “fat liberation” campaign, the NY Post reports. The University of Virginia student announced on her Instagram profile that … Continue reading “BLM Advocate Zyanha Bryant Scores Dove Partnership To Address ‘Fat Liberation’”
The rivalry between Colorado State and University of Colorado Boulder has intensified. Colorado State Rams coach Jay Norvell seemingly took a shot at Deion Sanders, who coaches the CU Buffaloes, in the lead-up to their showdown game on Sept. 16. According to Sports Illustrated, on his weekly radio show, Norvell explained a comment he made … Continue reading “Rival Coach Takes Shots At Deion Sanders; Coach Prime Fires Back, Calls It ‘Personal’”
In a long-overdue decision, the city of Fall River will honor Lewis H. Latimer, the Black scientist who assisted Thomas Edison in inventing the lightbulb, The Herald News reported. Latimer passed away in 1928 and is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery. However, he has never had a headstone. That is, until now. The change was … Continue reading “‘Spider-Verse’ Shameik Moore To Honor Trailblazing Black Scientist Lewis Latimer”
Singer Tinashe is opening up about her evolution to a career as an independent artist, and coming clean about the role her label played in some of her eyebrow-raising collaborations. According to NBC News, the 30-year-old singer was forced by her former music label, RCA, to record a song with disgraced musician R. Kelly. During … Continue reading “Tinashe Claims Label Forced Her To Work With R. Kelly And Chris Brown, Now She Pretends ‘It Doesn’t Exist’”