Biden names Judge Ketanji Jackson to Supreme Court in historic pick
WASHINGTON — President Biden has selected Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill a Supreme Court vacancy, a history-making choice that would make … Keep Reading
André Leon Talley speaks during "The Gospel According to André" Q&A during the 21st SCAD Savannah Film Festival on Nov. 2, 2018, in Savannah, Georgia. Photo Courtesy of Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SCAD/TNS
How NCCU alumnus André Leon Talley broke boundaries in fashion journalism
N.C. Central University alumnus André Leon Talley lived for extravagant designs, colors, and fabrics far beyond the average closet. While many see … Keep Reading
Texas State representatives and religious leaders prepare to deliver a petition to Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer calling for the passage of the For The People Act and restoring the Voting Rights Act, at the U.S. Supreme Court last year. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/TNS)
Supreme Court signals few map changes before midterms
WASHINGTON — A Supreme Court order that allowed Alabama to use its new congressional map for the 2022 election has ominous signs … Keep Reading
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer greets U.S. President Joe Biden in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. (Yuri Gripas/Pool/Abaca Press/TNS)
Biden vows to appoint a Black woman to Supreme Court as Breyer makes retirement official
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden praised Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer, who made his retirement official at the White House on … Keep Reading
California State University is poised to permanently drop SAT and ACT testing requirement for admission. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
California State strongly indicates it will permanently scrap SAT, ACT admission requirement
California State University trustees strongly indicated Wednesday they will permanently scrap SAT and ACT testing requirements for admission — a move that … Keep Reading
NCCU School of Law graduate and former interim dean Elaine O'Neal takes the oath as Durham's first Black female mayor at city hall on Monday, Dec. 6. Photo Courtesy of the City of Durham
NCCU law graduate becomes Durham’s first Black female mayor
This past Monday, Elaine O'Neal -- an N.C. Central University School of Law graduate and former interim dean -- said she looks … Keep Reading
Mary Droessler at Winterpast her 10-acre farm that she calls her "bluebird of happiness." Photo Echo staff photographer Jaeda Perry.
A bluebird of happiness is home to a bevy of farm animals
Today Winterpast has goats, sheep, emus, a mini donkey, ducklings, peacocks, a goose, pigs, bunnies, guinea pigs, chickens, hedgehogs, fish and turtles … Keep Reading
There's no such thing as safe alcohol consumption, a University of Oxford study says. (Ricardo DeAratanha/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
No such thing as safe alcohol consumption, study says
A new study from the University of Oxford concluded that drinking alcohol had affected the brain’s gray matter area where “important bits … Keep Reading
The Duke of Edinburgh talks to Aboriginal performers after watching a culture show at Tjapukai Aboriginal Culture Park, Cairns, Queensland, Australia on March 1, 2002. Prince Philip died on April 9, 2021 at age 99. (Fiona Hanson/PA Photos/Abaca Press/TNS)
Some Indigenous Australians to get $55,000 in reparations plan
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia will give one-off cash payments to Indigenous “Stolen Generations” survivors who were forcibly removed from their families as … Keep Reading
Nikole Hannah-Jones attends the "Neutral Ground" premiere during the 2021 Tribeca Festival at Pier 76 on June 19, 2021 in New York City. (Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival/TNS)
Howard-bound Nikole Hannah-Jones plans to ‘even the playing field’ for HBCUs
Home is where the heart is, and Nikole Hannah-Jones was eager to return home to her alma mater, the University of North … Keep Reading