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Travis Scott says he was unaware of deaths until after show

December 09, 2021 - 03:25 PM HOUSTON (AP) — Rapper Travis Scott said in an interview that he didn’t know that fans had died at his Astroworld festival in Houston until after his performance. In a lengthy interview with TV and radio personality Charlamagne Tha God posted on YouTube on Thursday, Scott descr...

New Orleans' lower 9th ward to get fresh produce store and community learning kitchen

December 09, 2021 - 10:45 AM NEW ORLEANS, La. – Sankofa Community Development Corporation (Sankofa CDC) recently announced that construction will begin on Fresh Stop Market, a 1,600 square foot healthy food store and community learning kitchen that will be the first of its kind to provide daily access to fresh fruits and ...

Cruise ship with COVID-19 infections has new passengers

December 07, 2021 - 10:15 AM NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A cruise ship that carried at least 17 passengers and crew members with breakthrough COVID-19 infections when it docked in New Orleans has set sail again with new passengers. Nine crew members and eight passengers were infected when the Norwegian Breakaway arrived...

Mother on new HBO series 'Black and Missing' prays her daughter's return home

December 03, 2021 - 11:25 AM Nationwide — Toni Jacobs, a mother from Richmond, Virginia whose daughter has been missing for five years, is hoping that she can finally find answers with the help of HBO’s new docuseries Black and Missing which features her story. Jacobs’ daughter, Keeshae, was 21...

Entrepreneur opens only Black woman-owned beauty academy in South Jersey

December 03, 2021 - 07:47 AM Clementon, NJ — Atiya Johnson, a salon owner for 17 years, is now also the owner of Janas Cosmetology Academy – the first Black woman-owned beauty academy in South Jersey. It is a 6,000+ square foot facility that houses classroom space and also a studio. Haircare runs i...

Alabama governor honors state’s first Black poet laureate

December 01, 2021 - 07:25 PM By JAY REEVES (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey recognized the state’s first Black poet laureate, a creative writing teacher who delves into inequality and the difficulty of being Black in America, on Wednesday in the same building where Southern delegates voted to form the Confederacy 160 yea...

Police: Jussie Smollett ‘upset’ camera didn’t record attack

December 01, 2021 - 04:15 PM By DON BABWIN and SARA BURNETT (AP) - Jussie Smollett, who is accused of lying to police when he reported he was the victim of racist and homophobic attack in downtown Chicago, appeared troubled when he was told that a surveillance camera did not record the alleged assault, a police detective t...

Jacqueline Avant, wife of the Godfather of Black Music," killed in shooting

December 01, 2021 - 01:50 PM By CHRIS PIZZELLO, ANDREW DALTON and STEFANIE DAZIO (AP) - Jacqueline Avant, a Los Angeles philanthropist and the wife of music legend Clarence Avant, was fatally shot in Beverly Hills, California, early Wednesday, according to authorities and a Netflix spokeswoman. Netflix spokeswoman Emily F...

Councilman Andre Dickens wins Atlanta mayor race over Moore

December 01, 2021 - 09:05 AM By JEFF AMY (AP) - City Council member Andre Dickens won a runoff election Tuesday to become Atlanta’s next mayor, riding a surge of support that powered him past the council’s current president, Felicia Moore, after finishing second to her in November. Dickens won a campaign domin...

Beat a Cyberbully: Here’s How Parents Can Help

November 29, 2021 - 01:10 PM By CASEY FERRAND (BAMM Network) - While remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic lowered reported instances of bullying, parents fear that, for some students, going back to school means going back to being bullied. “Bullying is something we worry about, especially with the beginning of e...

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Travis Scott says he was unaware of deaths until after show

New Orleans' lower 9th ward to get fresh produce store and community learning kitchen

Cruise ship with COVID-19 infections has new passengers

Mother on new HBO series 'Black and Missing' prays her daughter's return home

Entrepreneur opens only Black woman-owned beauty academy in South Jersey

Alabama governor honors state’s first Black poet laureate

Police: Jussie Smollett ‘upset’ camera didn’t record attack

Jacqueline Avant, wife of the Godfather of Black Music," killed in shooting

Councilman Andre Dickens wins Atlanta mayor race over Moore

Beat a Cyberbully: Here’s How Parents Can Help

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