NEW ORLEANS – “I applaud the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) for recognizing that a devastating lack of educational investments and resources in communities of color is contributing significantly to the creation of a wave of “Lost Einsteins.” Too many gifted and high achieving Black & Brown students throughout the country are not nurtured and therefore their talents and potential contributions to our nation’s competitiveness are being wasted. “Citing a study published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics, NASEM’s Issues in Science and Technology magazine says that many students start out as “gifted” and “high achievers,” but…
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After a third violation regarding COVID-19 misinformation, officials at the social media platform Twitter have banned Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) from their platform. Her suspended account was her personal account. Twitter has yet to ban Greene’s second twitter account, which is her official congressional account. The account suspension arrived shortly after Greene tweeted false information linking COVID deaths to the vaccine. The suspension arrives as Greene and several other Republican members of Congress are being investigated by a special U.S. House Committee on the attack on the U.S. Capitol by the supporters of former President Donald Trump. The problem…
For fifty years Black people in the United States have celebrated the seven principles of Kwanzaa. Established by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966, Kwanzaa is an African American and Pan-African holiday celebrated by millions throughout the world African community. Kwanzaa brings a cultural message which speaks to the best of what it means to be African and human in the fullest sense. Our obvious support and celebration of this occasion suggests our commitment, not only to the principles of the Nguzo Saba, but also to their fruition. Thus, we ask you: What Kwanzaa success will you celebrate this year? What…
(CNN) The family of Martin Luther King Jr. is calling for “no celebration” of MLK Day without the passage of voting rights legislation, putting pressure on President Joe Biden and lawmakers to act on federal voting rights bills that have stalled in Congress. Martin Luther King III, his wife Arndrea Waters King, and their daughter Yolanda Renee King plan to mobilize activists on MLK weekend to push for Biden and Congress to apply the same efforts to federal voting rights bills that they used to pass the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. They hope to send the message: “you delivered for bridges, now deliver…
By Itoro Umontuen With two games remaining in the season, the Atlanta Falcons sit at 7-8 with scant playoff hopes. The fact the Falcons have won seven games this year is a miracle. Yes, the best wins in the Falcons’ victory column are against Miami and New Orleans, two teams with seven wins each. However, half of the battle in becoming a great NFL team is winning the games you’re supposed to win by beating the teams you’re supposed to beat. The most adverse example would be the Los Angeles Chargers. Sunday afternoon, they ended up losing to a Houston Texans…
Former New York City Police Department Captain Eric Adams wasted no time in causing healing and making big decisions as he took over City Hall as the 110th Mayor of New York. Adams, 61, a former State Senator, is New York’s second African American Mayor following the late David Dinkins who was elected the city’s 106th Mayor from 1990 to 1993. In 2013, Adams was elected to be Brooklyn Borough President, and re-elected in November 2017. Adams was the first African American to hold the position. Adams was sworn in at seven minutes after midnight on January 1, 2022 in Times Square. “A better…
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Shortly after the clock struck midnight, Middle Tennessee’s newest (and most adorable) residents greeted the world. Yasmin Rose Arteaga was born at 12:18 AM at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown. Yasmin is 16.5 inches long and weighs 4 pounds, 13 ounces. Mom and dad are Nashville residents Qamar Alhalemi and Henry Arteaga. Jazmyn Alora Morrow was born at 12:33 AM at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford. Jazmyn is 18 inches long and 7 pounds, 3 ounces. Her parents are Bernice Alycia Rines and Chris Morrow of Murfreesboro. As seen below, Yasmin is rocking a hairbow and Jazmyn is already repping the Tennessee…