The teen who filmed George Floyd’s death by police in 2020, has now been awarded a Special Citation Pulitzer Prize. Darnella Frazier was selected by the Pulitzer Prize Board met at Columbia University on June 7 and June 8 to select the 2021 winners and announced the on June 11. The Pulitzer Prize Board met […]
Edward Martell, a 43-year-old man who was pardoned by a judge 16 years ago after pleading guilty to selling and manufacturing crack cocaine, returned to the same judge last month to be sworn in as a lawyer. Martell could have spent 20 years in prison for the crime, but he found a second chance when Judge […]
High kicks, sparkle, opera-singing and (end zone) dancing, these men have more in common with musicals than meets the eye. Travis Kelce, JuJu Smith-Schuster + Justin Tucker aim to prove that we need to celebrate EVERYONE, taking inspiration from Netflix’s new film The Prom. The Prom follows Dee Dee Allen (three-time Academy Award winner Meryl […]
An Ohio teen who entered foster care at the age of 16 has landed a full ride due to her hard work. While working at Walmart Kelisha Williams was encouraged to apply for college after being encouraged by her foster mom Maria Finkenstead. “I said, ‘Hey, did you take the ACT?’” Finkenstead told WCPO Cincinnati. “She said, […]
A UPS driver is being applauded for coming to the rescue in New York City. Last Friday, UPS driver Christopher McCall witnessed a teenager being assaulted on a Manhattan street where two people were seen punching and kicking the 17-year-old as they dragged him to the ground according to CBS2 New York. Ultimately, the attackers […]
A Missouri teen heading to college in the fall has decided to pay it forward. Joshua Nelson attends St. Charles West High School in Charles, MO and is known for being a scholar and varsity athlete. “He just has a heart for people,” school counselor Yolanda Curry told KSDK-TV. Nelson has been named a recipient of […]
A teacher at a high school in Phenix City, Alabama has been put on paid administrative leave after allegedly throwing an object at a Black student’s head during class. On Monday, the Central High School teacher was having a heated conversation with Javon Seals about Ma’Khia Bryant, the teen fatally shot by an officer in […]
“I can’t tell you how tragic and sad this case is, to lose a 15-year-old like we lost this one,” Lott stated People magazine reported. “Unfortunately we didn’t bring her home the way we wish that we could.” Lott also said “there is gang-related activity that’s connected with this case.” However, the relationship between Amenhotep […]
Sanaa Amenhotep, the 15-year-old daughter of an anti-violence activist, was found dead on Wednesday after a three-week search that followed her disappearance. The teenager, who was last seen on April 5 when she left her house in Columbia, South Carolina with a girl and two males, was found nearby in a wooded area in Lexington County, WIS […]
Former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin, convicted on Tuesday for killing George Floyd, now finds himself in more turmoil as the U.S. Justice Department looks into his alleged assault against a Black teenager three years ago. Prosecutors first learned about the 2017 incident last year as they were preparing to present their argument in Floyd’s case, ABC News […]