Written by Hype Hair When Keke Palmer’s digital network, KeyTV, premiered the new series Southern Fried Rice, the trailer immediately sparked online conversations. The show follows KoKo Johnson (played by Page Yang), a Korean-American woman raised by Southern Black parents, as she begins her freshman year at Wright University, a fictional historically Black college (HBCU) in Atlanta. The series was created and written by Nakia
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Written By Lexx Thornton While official data paints a picture of robust national growth, a closer look at the American economy reveals widespread weakness, with nearly a third of states at high risk of recession, according to Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi. The current economic landscape is marked by a sharp divergence: the national
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Written By Lexx Thornton Lane College mourns the passing of Roosevelt “Ted” Austin Jr., a respected community leader, devoted family man, and steadfast advocate for the College. His vision helped transform one of Jackson’s most visible landmarks into an enduring symbol of pride and purpose. Ted Austin served as Senior Vice President and Chief Customer
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Written By Lexx Thornton China’s Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has enacted a new law requiring social media influencers to possess verified professional qualifications before posting content on sensitive subjects like medicine, law, education, and finance. The regulation, which took effect on Saturday, aims to combat online misinformation and fraud. Influencers must now prove their
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By Julia Ainsley and Laura Strickler The Trump administration is planning to replace some regional leaders at Immigration and Customs Enforcement with Border Patrol officials in an attempt to intensify its mass deportations effort amid growing frustration with the pace of daily arrests, according to two Homeland Security Department officials, one former DHS official and one federal law enforcement official. President
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Four people were shot near Howard University’s campus Friday night as thousands gathered for homecoming events, according to police. The shooting occurred around 8:23 p.m. in the 600 block of Howard Place NW, near the 2300 block of Georgia Avenue, where crowds had filled the streets for the university’s annual celebration. Video from the scene showed police
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By Andrew Solender A call from the largest federal workers union in the country for Democrats to pass a GOP bill reopening the government on Monday was met with uncharacteristic yawns from Washington, D.C.-area Democrats. Why it matters: Such a statement from a powerful union would, in normal times, have a profound impact on Democrats. These are not
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By Carmen Sesin Black liberation activist and American fugitive Assata Shakur, who escaped to Cuba more than 45 years ago after she was convicted of killing a New Jersey state trooper, died in Havana, the government announced Friday. She was 78. Shakur, who changed her name from Joanne Chesimard, died Thursday from health ailments and advanced
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Homecoming celebrations at one of the nation’s first historically black colleges and universities turned to tragedy as gunfire broke out in a parking lot. One person is dead, and at least six people are hurt following the Saturday evening shooting at Lincoln University, in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The Chester County District Attorney gave an update
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Howard University’s homecoming, a celebration of Black culture and pride, collided with conservative politics Friday when the Turning Point USA-backed Blexit movement showed up uninvited as part of the organization’s “Educate to Liberate” tour of historically Black campuses. The visit came weeks after the fatal shooting of Turning Point USA’s co-founder, Charlie Kirk, thrust the movement into a
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