By Victor Jacobo The City of Milwaukee Health Department is recommending that all individuals, regardless of vaccination status or past COVID-19 infection, wear a mask when in public, indoor settings. The health department made the mask advisory announcement Tuesday, Nov. 30, in response to the new Omicron variant and in “anticipation of future identification of
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By JASON BARRY A Peoria woman received a notice from her HOA after the association said she violated community guidelines for having a Black heritage flag in her front yard. “At this point, I feel like it’s harassment,” said Nickole Langston. Langston says she received the notice from her HOA after she put up a
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By Jasmine Wright and Maegan Vazquez, Symone Sanders, Vice President Kamala Harris’ chief spokesperson and senior adviser, is leaving the Biden administration at the end of the year, according to a source familiar with the decision. “Symone has served honorably for three years,” the source told CNN. “The President and vice president are grateful for Symone’s
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By Kaitlan Collins and Maegan Vazquez, The Office of Management and Budget is telling some federal agencies they can delay firing their employees who refuse to get vaccinated until after the holidays, an official confirmed to CNN, as an “education and counseling period” for non-compliant workers continues in December. An OMB spokesman said that period is the first
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By Rachael Cardin As a workforce shortage plagues hospitals across the country, many local nursing programs are sending students to help beef up the workforce. More than 100 nursing students from the University of Maryland School of Nursing are graduating a few weeks early. These students are in a position to help local hospitals and
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By Rachel Menitoff The Monument Lighting is making a comeback after taking a year-long hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual event is a tradition in Baltimore, which marks the unofficial start of the holiday season. This year marks the lighting’s 50th anniversary. It involves hanging thousands of Christmas lights – 8,400 to be
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By Xavier University, Ebony Magazine’s longest-running editorial franchise, the HBCU campus queens competition, commemorates Black collegiate women around the world poised to make positive changes in the African American community. The competition highlights brilliant students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs in collaboration with cosmetics company Olay. Xavierite Kirsten McGowan was selected as a
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By Lisa Respers France, Rihanna’s homeland wants her to continue to “shine bright like a diamond.” The singer was honored Monday in her native Barbados during its presidential inauguration, which served to mark the country becoming a republic. Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley told the crowd, “On behalf of a grateful nation, but an even prouder
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By Howard University Newsroom, Howard University is pleased to announce that Princess Gamble will serve as associate vice president and chief operating officer (COO) of development and alumni relations. Gamble brings over 25 years of direct fundraising experience to Howard and joins the University from the Smithsonian Institution where she was a member of the founding staff
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By Rachel Janfaza, City Councilman Andre Dickens will become Atlanta’s next mayor, CNN projects, defeating City Council President Felicia Moore in a runoff election to determine who will hold the city’s top post. Dickens and Moore had advanced to the runoff after no candidate in a wide field received a majority of the vote earlier this month.
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