Pierre Damas Bel, a 20-year-old Haitian Immigrant and Wright State University student, died Aug. 31 after being struck by a tractor-trailer on interstate 7- in Clark County, Ohio. Pierre Damas Bel’s family says he experienced bullying and psychological distress after ICE fitted him with a GPS ankle monitor. The Ohio State Highway Patrol and the…
The Sept. 11, 2001 attacks left retired professional teamster Paul Eliacin with mental and physical scars that will never go away. The 71-year-old Haitian native was a witness to the aftermath of the attacks on the World Trade Center as a first responder. Suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, Eliacin says he still has nightmares about…
Shirley Carswell will be retiring from her role as the executive director of the Dow Jones News Fund (DJNF), effective Oct. 2. Carswell’s impact was vast. She served as managing editor of the Washington Post for over 20 years, lectured at Howard University for a combined seven years and started various programs and fellowships for…
Excitement filled the air at the inaugural Big Cat Classic, where the Clark Atlanta University Panthers defeated the Morehouse College Maroon Tigers 31-21 to earn their third consecutive victory against Morehouse. Clark Atlanta struck first in explosive fashion when Trayvon Pinder broke free for a 94-yard rushing touchdown, giving the Panthers an early 7-0 lead….
Division I sports could be the next chapter for the Maroon Tigers, but making that jump would take more than winning games. Morehouse College athletic director Harold Ellis ’92 made his Division 1 ambitions abundantly clear in an interview on the Inside the HBCU Sports Lab podcast on July 2. “We are coming for these…
For Tylia Gillespie, stepping onto the basketball court at Forbes Arena carried a meaning beyond competition. Her participation on Saturday followed a long recovery from a serious car crash and marked another return to the sport she had loved since childhood. “I had to learn how to walk and talk again, so it’s just a…
Atlanta is no longer under consideration to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention after the Democratic National Committee (DNC) narrowed its list of potential host cities to Philadelphia, Boston and Denver. The convention is held every four years to formally nominate the Democratic Party’s presidential and vice presidential candidates. In addition to its political significance,…
For the first time, I attended this year’s National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Convention in Atlanta, and it felt like a family reunion: Black journalists celebrating one another, sharpening their skills and uplifting the next generation. But after witnessing Stephen A. Smith receive the Thumbs Down Award at the Salute to Excellence Gala on…
Laila Leigh’s Streamer University journey started on cardboard in a pink room in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. From a young age, her family has taught her to speak things into existence: grades, internship opportunities and now the chance to build her brand as a social media influencer. Streamer University, for those unfamiliar, is a week-long intensive…
From a statistical standpoint, the New York Knicks have delivered one of the most dominant postseason stretches in NBA history. After sweeping the Philadelphia 76ers and defeating the Atlanta Hawks in convincing fashion, the Knicks continued their remarkable run by eliminating the Cleveland Cavaliers. Across those three playoff series, New York established a postseason record…
