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Leon Bennett / Stringer / Getty Images By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated April 24, 2024
CBS has ordered a new daytime drama about a Black family four years after inking a groundbreaking deal with the NAACP.
Per the series’ official description, “‘The Gates’ follows the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community.” It’s scheduled to premiere next January 2025.
Daytime Emmy and WGA Award winner Michele Val Jean is signed
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By Melissa Noel ·Updated April 23, 2024
The University of South Carolina unveiled a monument honoring the courageous actions of Robert Anderson, Henrie Monteith Treadwell, and James Solomon Jr., who played pivotal roles in integrating the university 60 years ago.
A 12-foot bronze monument commissioned by the Board of Trustees is now located near McKissick Museum on the historic Horseshoe. For the unveiling, Treadwell, Solomon, and representatives from Anderson’s family were joined by
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Scott Olson / Staff / Getty Images By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated April 23, 2024
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court held oral arguments around whether or not cities can impose punishments upon unhoused people for sleeping outside if they are unable to go to find shelter.
The high court previously declined hearing a comparable case from Boise, Idaho in 2019. But in the past four years, homelessness rates across the
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By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated April 23, 2024
The eighth biennial African American Philanthropy Summit convened leaders from across the country who believe in the power that philanthropy holds to create >Black community.
The Summit was hosted by the African American Philanthropy Committee (AAPC) of the Cleveland Foundation, which has been serving “as a national model in community engagement” since 1993. The organization launched the summit as a signature event in 2010, “to
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Delaware Public Media By Melissa Noel ·Updated April 22, 2024
A tragic shooting incident at Delaware State University has left the campus community in mourning. Camay Mitchell DeSilva, an 18-year-old from Wilmington, Delaware, lost her life after sustaining a gunshot wound to her upper body on Sunday. Despite efforts to treat her injuries, she passed away at a local hospital.
The HBCU campus remained closed on Monday, and counseling services are being provided
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By Melissa Noel ·Updated April 22, 2024
Fort Wayne, Indiana Councilwoman Sharon Tucker made history on Saturday when she was selected as the new mayor of Indiana’s second-most populous city. Tucker’s selection marks a significant moment for the city, as she becomes its first Black leader in the city’s history and only the second woman to hold the position.
The Associated Press reports that Mayor Tom Henry’s death in March left the mayor’s
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Sade Robinson/ Facebook.com By Melissa Noel ·Updated April 20, 2024
Family, friends and members of the community gathered on Friday night at Kilbourn Reservoir Park in Milwaukee to remember and honorSade Carleena Robinson.
The 19-year-old college student was murdered and dismembered after she went on a first date with a man earlier this month.
“I’m still grieving tremendously,”Robinson’s mother, Sheena Scarbrough, said, according to The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.”This is the hardest thing I’ve ever
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Pitch Blend By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated April 19, 2024
Milwaukee native Eric “Shake” James has partnered with Adidas to give back to his community in celebration of this year’s 414 Day.
The area code for Milwaukee is 414, and out of this was born “Milwaukee Day.” Since 2012, every April 14, this day is celebrated as one for community members to uplift what “makes the city such a rewarding place to call
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Jeff Greenberg / Contributor / Getty Images By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated April 19, 2024
A group ofBlack graduatesfrom the University of Florida (UF) are calling for the reinstatement ofDiversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. The group called The Coalition OfConcerned Black Alumni thinks private donations should reestablish the canceled programs under the new Florida law that prohibits the use state funds for anything DEI related.
The newly formed group says “the