The Buzz
THE BUZZ! DEMOCRATS LAUNCH CONGRESSIONAL HIP-HOP TASK FORCE TO COMBAT RACIAL INEQUALITY Next, A coalition of Congressional Democrats just dropped a beat with a brand new hip-hop task force. Led by Rep. Jamaal Bowman, this crew aims to tackle racial and economic inequality using the power of hip-hop. Bowman, inspired by the music that empowered […]
THE BUZZ! North Carolina School ‘Celebrates’ Black History Month by Terrorizing Children First up. Schools across the US are celebrating Black History Month, but one North Carolina high school’s decorations left the community fuming. Photos show classroom doors labeled “colored entrance” and “white entrance,” mimicking segregation-era department stores. Above the doors, a sign read, “Sears […]
THE BUZZ! NASA looking for 4 volunteers to spend a year living and working inside a Mars simulator Lastly, Ever had dreams of being an astronaut? or wonder what its like to live on another planet? Well, NASA is offering an opportunity to do both, well kind of. The space agency is looking for four […]
THE BUZZ! Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are ‘children’ Next, The being a parent thing just got a lot more interesting in the state of Alabama. That is because Alabama’s Supreme Court has made a significant ruling. They declared that frozen embryos are considered children under state law. This means they are now subject […]
THE BUZZ! POWERBALL REFUSES $350 MILLION JACKPOT WINNER DUE TO ‘MISTAKE’ ON WEBSITE First up. Imagine checking your Powerball ticket on the lottery website, and number after number they all match. You would believe you just won the jackpot. Especially, after checking the site after several days and the winning numbers were still the same. […]
THE BUZZ! Enslaved People Built This Well-Known University, And Now Their Descendants Want $70 Billion in Reparations Next, Remember all those historical landmarks built on the backs of enslaved people? Well, one group of descendants is saying “enough is enough” and demanding reparations from St. Louis University. These descendants represented by powerhouse civil rights attorney […]
THE BUZZ! Woman formerly known as Rachel Dolezal loses teaching job over OnlyFans account First up. Remember Nkechi Diallo? you might know her as Rachel Dolezal, who sparked all that controversy back in 2015 by identifying as Black woman despite having two white parents. Well, she’s back in the news, for more controversy. This time […]
THE BUZZ! The Transport Department reminded fliers they can get a $37,000 fine for misbehaving on planes — after 2 passengers were filmed in a midair fistfight Lastly, If you are thinking about flying, the Department of Transportation wants to remind you that passengers are expected to behave on flights. This comes after all the […]
THE BUZZ! Black Americans account for 60% of firearm homicides each year, report finds Next, They say numbers don’t lie. The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence analyzed firearm mortality data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention between 2017 and 2021. And the results were alarming. Black people make up just 14% of […]
THE BUZZ! GEORGIA INMATE SENTENCED 11 YEARS FOR STEALING $11 MILLION—WHILE IN PRISON First up. $11 million vanished in a bank fraud and money laundering scheme, leading to the conviction of a 31-year-old man. He stole from the Charles Schwab account of Sidney Kimmel, a 94-year-old billionaire movie producer, as well as from an Alabama […]
