By Deborah Bailey, AFRO Contributing Editor Graduates with a diverse background graced the stage at Howard University’s (HU) Commencement Convocation at the Capital One Arena in D.C. on May 13. President Joe Biden addressed Howard’s 2,000 plus graduates, urging them to recognize they were graduating at an important “inflection point” in history. “It’s your generation
By The Associated Press EMMITSBURG, Md. (AP) — Todd Bowles kept a promise to his late mother and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach is now a college graduate. The 59-year-old Bowles walked across the stage at Mount St. Mary’s University on May 13 to receive his diploma after earning a Bachelor of Science degree in
By The Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — One of Kenya’s oldest wild lions was killed by herders and the government has expressed concern as six more lions were speared at another village on May 13, bringing to 10 the number killed last week alone. The male lion named Loonkiito was 19 years old and
By The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court has ruled that prosecutors discriminated against a Black man by striking the last Black person from his jury pool nearly two decades ago. Theodore Rhone, 65, will get a new trial as the high court takes steps to rectify a national history of racism
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