FatCamera For any parent, summer camp can feel like a life-saver when it comes to helping the kids stay occupied while on break from school. However, no one wants to send their children away to potentially put those same lives at risk due to violence. Unfortunately, that became the case at Rucker Athletics Fitness and Training Center in Dolton, Illinois after it was recently discovered the children in their care […]
Source: Creative Services / iONEDigital Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (AKA) holds the distinction of being the first Greek-letter organization established by and for African-American collegiate women. Founded on January 15, 1908, on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C., its creation was spearheaded by nine exceptional women committed to fostering unity, academic excellence, and service. The founders, led by Ethel Hedgeman Lyle, include Anna Easter Brown, Beulah Burke, […]
✕ Sybil Wilkes is back with another edition of “What We Need to Know,” the daily roundup that keeps our community informed and ready to move. From rising international tensions and urgent voting-rights activism to a major food safety warning and a heartfelt tribute to Rachel Robinson, Sybil Wilkes’ “runs down today’s headlines cut deep and demand our full attention. READ MORE STORIES Sybil Wilkes Covers Today’s What We Need […]
Aleksey Konovaloff It’s generally understood that most parents will go the distance in order to protect their children, but is there ever an example of going too far? That’s the question many are debating over in response to a recent murder in Memphis where a mom fatally shot a 20-year-old adult man who she found hiding under the bed of her 13-year-old daughter. RELATED: A Fatal Feud Between Mother And […]
cmannphoto A family home, especially in the Black community, can be a thing of generational wealth or the center of an ugly dispute —who could forget the core conflict at the center of the film Soul Food? Sadly, a household in Mount Vernon, New York experienced the latter in the worst way possible when a woman was killed at the hands of her own uncle stemming from what police are […]
Source: Getty The classroom is officially in session, and this year’s Streamer University roster is bringing serious star power. Check out the baddies we’re watching take over Kai Cenat’s Streamer University inside. Cenat is turning the internet into a campus after revealing the 2026 lineup for his creator-focused bootcamp — a space designed to bring together rising streamers, digital personalities, and entertainment heavy hitters for collaborations, workshops, and live content. […]
✕ Sybil Wilkes is back with another edition of “What We Need to Know,” the daily roundup that keeps our community informed and ready to move. From explosive White House election claims and deadly flooding across Texas, to a multi-state parasitic outbreak and a racially charged security breach at the Today show, this week’s headlines cut deep and demand our full attention. READ MORE STORIES Sybil Wilkes Covers Today’s What […]
The Washington Post At the core of the civil rights movement lies the bravery and leadership displayed by Harriet Tubman, an enslaved Black woman during the mid-1800s who freed not only herself but countless others by way of the Underground Railroad system. Her epic journey has been the story of legend, one taught in classrooms, depicted on the big screen and a catalyst in the longstanding fight to one day […]
Source: Laylah Barrayn / Assata Shakur Archives Project Today would have been Assata Shakur’s 79th birthday. Although the legendary freedom fighter joined the ancestors on Sept. 25, 2025, her memory, legacy, and impact are still here to remind us that the work is not done and that we have so much more to accomplish. If you had been in the room at the Riverside Church in New York on May […]
