What Donald Trump’s Budget Plan Will Do to the Arts

For all those people who look to art and entertainment as an escape from the Trump administration, you’re in trouble. Trump’s federal budget plan could eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. These programs provide grants for artists. Mike Pence and Ivanka Trump both have attended Broadway Shows recently,…

ByNour SeleemApril 14, 20170Comments

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks at election night rally in Manhattan

#ICYMI: Trump Drops “The Mother of All Bombs” on Afghanistan

Donald Trump said in the campaign that he was going to “bomb the sh*t out of ISIS,” and he’s doing just that. As CNN reported, the MOAB bomb has been dropped on ISIS stronghold. The US military has dropped an enormous bomb in Afghanistan, according to four US military officials with direct knowledge of the mission. A GBU-43/B…

BySheri-kae McLeodApril 14, 20170Comments

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United Airlines CEO Speaks Out about Passengner Dragging…….. Again

United Airlines has faced serious backlash over the recorded physical abuse, they inflicted onto passenger Dr. David Dao. The video from Sunday showed Dao being dragged by his arms, screaming and bleeding as he was removed from his purchased seat. However, the aftermath has turned out to be a PR mess. Not even the head of…

ByMelinda FakuadeApril 13, 20170Comments

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Black Lady Liberty is Featured on the New $100 Gold Coin

The U.S. Mint celebrates their 225th anniversary by portraying a black Lady Liberty on their new $100 gold coin. Although this isn’t the first time African-Americans have been featured on coin currency (Booker T Washington was the first African- American exhibited on a coin in 1951), they’ve made a historical move placing a black Lady Liberty…

BySheri-kae McLeodApril 11, 20170Comments

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New York State is the Plug: College is Now Free!

As Alicia Keys said, New York is “...where dreams are made of / There’s nothing you can’t do.” This couldn’t be more true now, as the state just became the first to provide free tuition! If you attend a four-year public New York state institution, you might be a part of almost 80% of students…

ByMelinda FakuadeApril 11, 20170Comments

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Starbucks Japan Releases the Very Scrumptious Cherry Pie Frappuccino. Would You Try It?

Starbucks Japan is taking the notion of dessert drink to a whole new level! It's cherry pie frappuccino replaces the common plastic domed lid with a pie crust. The cherry pie is liquefied into a frozen beverage made with a blended vanilla-flavored cream base, pie crumbles and cherry compote topped with whip cream. Via Starbucks Japan The release…

BySheri-kae McLeodApril 10, 20170Comments

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#YIKES: South African Footballer Makes Hilarious Mistake and Thanks Both Wife & Girlfriend in Viral Interview

Post game interviews are always great, especially when you had an awesome performance. But they are especially wonderful when athletes have a little blunder, or major blunder in Mohammed Anas’ case. After being named “man of the march”, Anas who plays soccer for South African team ‘Free State Stars’ had a post game interview.…

ByLaura EleyApril 8, 20170Comments

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Planned To Kill “Black Man With Blondes”: The Sword Wielding Racist Charged With Terrorist Murder

In 2015, the world heard the story of Dylann Roof. With disgust, we read of his evil hearted plan to murder innocent worshippers at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal. He chose to pray and sit with those in that particular church, one of the most important in African-American history, before he shot 9 people dead. He…

ByMelinda FakuadeMarch 31, 20170Comments

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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Introduces New Initiatives to Find Missing Children

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Friday that the city has introduced six new initiatives to help find missing children. Bowser’s initiatives include increasing the number of police officers assigned to missing juvenile cases and creating a task force to identify what runaway teens need to help their living conditions at home. The city will…

BySheri-kae McLeodMarch 29, 20170Comments

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Women are Putting Memes on Their Eyelids and We’re Here for it!?

Memes have taken over social media in the past few years and it looks like a trend that will probably never end. Women are taking this trend a step further and putting iconic memes on their eyelids! From Kermit to Kim Kardashian, these artists are taking memes on the go. With the blink of an…

ByLaura EleyMarch 28, 20170Comments

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Missing Black Girl Crisis or Misinformation?

If you’re on Instagram or Twitter, you’ve come across chilling posts about several black girls, missing in the Washington D.C area. The amount of girls changes in each post. Some say 14 (including us), others say 24 or 34. The posts were screen-shotted and shared more times than we can count, but how true are these…

ByMelinda FakuadeMarch 27, 20170Comments

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Deportation is Coming: How Immigrants are Preparing

Rumors are spreading, and as they do, fear grows in American communities. Families are living in fear of separation or arrest underneath the Trump administration. Documented and undocumented immigrants are trying to figure out how to prepare for possible deportation, and how to protect themselves from ICE raids. Catholic Charities are currently offering programs called "immigration…

ByMelinda FakuadeMarch 25, 20170Comments

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What Donald Trump’s Budget Plan Will Do to the Arts

United Airlines CEO Speaks Out about Passengner Dragging…….. Again

New York State is the Plug: College is Now Free!

Starbucks Japan Releases the Very Scrumptious Cherry Pie Frappuccino. Would You Try It?

#YIKES: South African Footballer Makes Hilarious Mistake and Thanks Both Wife & Girlfriend in Viral Interview

Planned To Kill “Black Man With Blondes”: The Sword Wielding Racist Charged With Terrorist Murder

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Introduces New Initiatives to Find Missing Children

Women are Putting Memes on Their Eyelids and We’re Here for it!?

Deportation is Coming: How Immigrants are Preparing

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