After applying to more than 20 colleges, one high school senior from Philadelphia has been offered a total of over $1 million in scholarship money. Shanya Robinson-Owens, 17, applied to somewhere between 25 to 30 different colleges, hoping to find the school best suited for her. As her acceptance letters came rolling in, her family…… MORE
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Thousands of students have dropped out of school due to Covid-19. These are the educators trying to track them down
The first thing you need to know about dropping out of school is that it doesn’t happen all at once. Educators say students don’t just wake up one day and decide that’s it, no more school. It happens slowly. They get a little behind, they get more behind, they can’t imagine catching up, so they…… MORE
‘Dripping in the blood of Jim Crow’: Voting rights groups say GOP-backed bills in Georgia target Black voters
Voting rights groups led bus tours, knocked on 1 million doors and gave out food at community events to achieve an unprecedented Black voter turnout in Georgia. The organizations have been credited with helping Democrats win both the White House and control of the US Senate in the last election cycle. Their efforts, however, could…… MORE
NBA’s best players gather for All-Star Game like no other
It is typically a time where the great and good of the NBA showcase their unique skills to an assembled crowd of fans and A-list celebrities. But in 2021, like many other things in life, the NBA All-Star Game will be a little different. Only a very limited number of invited guests will be allowed…… MORE
Spring break could be a perfect storm for spreading coronavirus variants. Don’t let that happen
Highly contagious variants will soon have a ridiculously easy chance to spread rapidly across the US. Spring break starts for hundreds of universities this month. And typical spring break revelry could lead to countless more Americans getting infected as coronavirus variants threaten to outpace vaccinations. “It’s the perfect storm,” Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the…… MORE
There’s a dearth of Black players on the LPGA Tour. This woman wants that to change
Made redundant from her job at Lockheed Martin at the age of 55, Clemmie Perry started thinking she needed to find a hobby. She turned to golf, but was immediately struck by the lack of diversity. So ever since Perry picked up her first set of clubs in 2013, she has made it her mission…… MORE
The emotional catharsis of ‘Wandavision’ in a year of grief
Warning: Spoilers for “WandaVision” follow. There’s a moment in the penultimate episode of the Disney+ series “WandaVision” where our reality-bending superhero protagonist sinks to her knees and wails. Standing in the skeleton of what would’ve been the home she’d share with her humanoid partner, Wanda Maximoff is completely alone. It’s a state she’s used to…… MORE
At least 6 people hospitalized after a natural gas explosion and fire in Texas
At least six employees of CenterPoint Energy were transported to local hospitals Friday after what the company described as a “natural gas incident.” Company spokesperson Olivia Koch told CNN the incident occurred in Gleannloch Farms, near Spring, Texas. According to a post on Twitter by the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office, investigators were called to…… MORE
‘We’re walking into the mouth of the monster’ by loosening Covid-19 restrictions, expert says
More states are relaxing measures to protect against Covid-19 as variants circulate in the United States — a combination that means “we’re walking into the mouth of the monster,” an infectious disease expert said. A variant first identified in the UK has now been reported in 2,672 cases in 46 states as of Thursday, according…… MORE
The Apollo 11 astronauts quarantined after returning to Earth. Here’s why
Just weeks after becoming the first man to walk on the moon, NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong celebrated his 39th birthday in quarantine. It’s something all of us have experienced after a year of pandemic life, but it’s highly unlikely that many other birthdays were celebrated in quarantine in 1969. Armstrong wasn’t expecting to have a…… MORE
