From creating department store environments and styling mannequins, Marissa Nelums discovered the passion that would ignite her journey as an interior designer. But when an interior design firm stole her work, Nelums was determined to pursue entrepreneurship full-time. On Saturday, Nelums celebrated the opening of her first […]
Ntozake Shange’s revered choreopoem, ““for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf,” made a highly anticipated return on Broadway earlier this month. It originally opened in New York City’s Booth Theatre in 1976. Shange pioneered the term “choreopoem,” which combines elements of music, dance and poetry. […]
Officials charged a Wisconsin man with a federal hate crime in the series of intimidation and threats that targeted at least one Puerto Rican neighbor and eight Black residents in his apartment complex. According to CNN, Milwaukee County resident William McDonald faces a federal charge of “willfully injuring, intimidating, or interfering with […]
This still image from a security camera provided by Sedgwick County shows Cedric Lofton talking with staff on Sept. 24, 2021 at the Sedgwick County Juvenile Intake and Assessment Center in Wichita, Kan. Image: Sedgwick County (AP) Another Solid Start For Scherzer Wichita advocates are still […]
A viral video has circulated of a white female student being slapped by a Black male student after she called him the N-word during school hours at Locust Grove High School. “Racism in any shape or form isn’t okay,” Komisha Davis told Alive11. Davis is a parent to a […]
Dr. Moogega “Moo” Cooper of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) appeared on Google Talks to explain her work as a real-life “Guardian of the Galaxy.” Dr. Moo is one of a few Black women at NASA and serves in a male-dominated role that is integral to the ongoing mission […]