via Newsone: A year after being moved to Germany, the place where civil rights icon Rosa Parks once called home will make its return to the United States, the Fresno Bee reported. The home was slated to be demolished in Detroit last year but her niece Rhea McCauley prevented that from happening by purchasing the structure and donating it […]
GETTY IMAGES: Historically white activities. Nontraditional participants. Serena Williams and Misty Copeland are the faces of their respective professions in the United States. Williams is the face of American tennis (men’s and women’s), while Copeland is the face of American ballet. Both came from humble beginnings in California. Both took unique paths into their professions. […]
*National Achievement Award Finalist, Bryan Anderson, will begin the pursuit of a degree in computer engineering at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU). Not only did Anderson, a graduate of Deerfield Beach High School in Deerfield Beach, Fla., earn a full academic scholarship to FAMU, but he was also one of the top high school […]
Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning. 1. 21 States Under Winter Weather Warning Twenty one states in the Midwest and Northeast are under winter watches and warnings because of a significant late winter storm. Some parts of the northeast could get up to a foot of snow […]
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. BEIJING VS. THE VATICAN A thorny challenge for the new pope will be the repressive treatment of Catholics in China. 2. PYONGYANG GETS PERSONAL In latest diatribe, the North dismisses South Korea’s new president with a sexist […]
Here’s an interesting fact about Twitter: Black people love it. According to a study by Edison Research, we make up 25 percent of the 17 million (and counting) people who use the social networking site. And here’s something else about black people and Twitter: We love to start trends — trending topics, that is. Twitter […]
