November 26, 2021

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 20: (L-R) President of the Women's Forum of New York Carolyn Carter, Janet Rolle and Emita Hill attend The 6th Annual Elly Awards at The Plaza Hotel on June 20, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Women's Forum of New York )

Janet Rollé makes history as first Black American Ballet Theatre CEO

By Leah Asmelash, An alum of Beyoncé’s media and management company will lead one of the country’s most prestigious ballet companies — a significant move in a historically White-dominated world. Janet Rollé, formerly the general manager of Beyoncé’s Parkwood Entertainment for five years, will be the new CEO and executive director of the American Ballet

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This rising star designer is embracing her Congolese heritage on her own terms

By Skylar Mitchell, In September, when the New York fashion scene converged for the city’s full return to live runway shows since the Covid-19 pandemic, one highly-anticipated brand was visibly absent from the runway. Months after being awarded a CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund grant for emerging designers, Anifa Mvuemba, founder of women’s apparel label Hanifa, opted

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Xavierite, Holly Honore, Featured in 2021s Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research

By Xavier University Newsroom, Quarterly, the Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research selects students to be featured in their journal’s publication. This year celebrating their 20th anniversary, the Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research selected Xavierite Holly Honore, highlighting her undergraduate research at Xavier University. As a senior Chemistry major, Honore was thrilled to learn of her journal feature. “To

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JSU’s Misti Munroe Named 2021 Mississippi Business Journal Leader in Finance Honoree

By Jackson State University, Jackson State University’s Misti Munroe, associate vice president for the Division of Business and Finance, is a recipient of the 2021 Mississippi Business Journal’s Leaders in Finance award. This is the ninth year to recognize leaders who have shaped the finance, banking and CPA sector in the state of Mississippi. “We’re

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YADKINVILLE, NC - OCTOBER 31: Voters arrive and depart a polling place on October 31, 2020 in Yadkinville, North Carolina. The day was the last day of in-person early voting in North Carolina. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)

Supreme Court will hear dispute over GOP legislators’ defense of North Carolina voter ID law

By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, The Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will hear a case brought by Republican legislators in North Carolina who are seeking to defend the state’s strict voter ID law because they think the Democratic state attorney general is not adequately representing their interests. North Carolina Senate Bill 824 requires a photo ID

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Prosecutors in the trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers explain why they had faith in the jury despite its racial makeup

By Amir Vera and Chris Boyette, Prosecutors in the trial of three White men convicted in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing were not concerned about the racial makeup of the jury, attorneys told CNN Wednesday. Linda Dunikoski, Cobb County senior assistant district attorney, told CNN’s Jim Acosta that after jurors were selected, her team “realized that we had very, very

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US President Joe Biden greets members of the Coast Guard at US Coast Guard Station Brant Point in Nantucket, Massachusetts on November 25, 2021. - Biden is in Nantucket to spend the Thanksgiving holiday. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Bidens greet troops at US Coast Guard Station Brant Point on Thanksgiving Day

By Betsy Klein, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden stopped by the US Coast Guard Station Brant Point Thursday, meeting with US troops stationed there as well as troops around the world virtually as they expressed their gratitude on the Thanksgiving holiday. After about an hour inside the Coast Guard station, the Bidens walked outside to

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