According to SimpleFlying, Jackson Soul Food has served the Miami-Dade County community for nearly 80 years. Now, passengers can enjoy these family recipes at the establishment that opened at MIA earlier in February. The eatery is managed through a partnership with SSP America, a company that specializes in operating food services in airports. Jackson’s Soul […]
Sele said his brother, who received permission to call his family after being captured, told his loved ones that he is not injured. Suedi also said he’s being held by the Donetsk People’s Republic, a separatist territory in eastern Ukraine supported by Russia. Bryan Stern, co-founder of a nonprofit that leads rescue operations in Ukraine, […]
MARKSVILLE, La. (AP) — A Black man in Louisiana is free after spending 44 years in prison for an attempted rape he says he didn’t commit. Avoyelles Parish Judge William Bennett on Tuesday overturned Vincent Simmons’ conviction Tuesday, finding that Simmons did not get a fair trial because jurors never heard some evidence in his […]
At 16-year-old Laquanda “Faye” Jacobs was arrested and later convicted for a murder she and others allege she didn’t commit. Now, after serving 26 years in prison Jacobs is trying to clear her name according to People. According to the media outlet, Jacobs was raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, worked at a Burger King, was […]
Did you know that civil rights trailblazer Dorothy Height was a past President of Delta Sigma Theta? Dorothy Height served as the National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc from 1946-1957. Dorothy Height was a force to be reckoned with. She fought hard for equal rights for African Americans and women during the height […]
After growing up with two parents in the Navy, Raquel McCray decided she, too, would enlist in the maritime branch when she turned 18. To her surprise, this year, the now 25-year-old was given the opportunity to work alongside her mother, Master Chief Logistics Specialist (LCSM) Tanya McCray, after being temporarily assigned to her ship. […]
After growing up with two parents in the Navy, Raquel McCray decided she, too, would enlist in the maritime branch when she turned 18. To her surprise, this year, the now 25-year-old was given the opportunity to work alongside her mother, Master Chief Logistics Specialist (LCSM) Tanya McCray, after being temporarily assigned to her ship. […]
Did you know that the women of Delta Sigma Theta have a long history of being trailblazers in foreign affairs? It’s true! The first Black female ambassador of the US to a foreign country was actually a member of Delta Sigma Theta. To celebrate their success in the field, we at Watch The Yard have […]