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UK’s First Women-Only Apartment Building Set to Open in West London by 2026

Brooke House, a 15-storey women-only apartment building, is currently under construction in Acton and expected to be completed by 2026.

14 June 2025

News

14-Year-Old Ibrahima Seck Begged “I Don’t Want to Die” Before Succumbing to His Wounds After Broad Daylight Stabbing in Manchester

A community in north Manchester is reeling after the tragic death of 14‑year‑old Ibrahima Seck, who was fatally stabbed near the Fairway Inn pub in New Moston at around 5 pm on Sunday, June 8, 2025.

10 June 2025

News

13 Bodies Found Across New England Since March: 21-Year-Old Black Woman Becomes Latest Victim Amid Growing Fears

The discovery of a 21-year-old Black woman, Adriana Suazo, found dead in a wooded area of Milton, Massachusetts, on June 1, has brought the number of unexplained deaths across New England to 13 since March 2025.

8 June 2025

Sport

Coco Gauff Becomes First American Woman in a Decade, Since Serena Williams, to Win the French Open

Coco Gauff has cemented her status as one of tennis’s brightest stars by winning the 2025 French Open, marking her second Grand Slam title. In a thrilling final at Roland Garros, Gauff overcame world No.

7 June 2025

Black America

Georgia Teen Accepted Into 53 Colleges, Offered $1.8 Million in Scholarships After Being Labeled “Too Advanced” for Middle School

At just 18 years old, Jada-Symone Batichon is proving that excellence knows no bounds.

7 June 2025

News

Parents Charged With Manslaughter After 7-Year-Old Son Fatally Struck by Car in North Carolina

A 7-year-old boy in Gastonia, North Carolina, was struck and killed by a car while walking home from the grocery store. Now, his parents are facing serious charges.

6 June 2025

News

12-Year-Old Boy Rescues Baby Brothers and Grandmother From House Fire in Petersburg

Petersburg, Virginia, a 12-year-old boy is being praised as a hero after rescuing his family from a devastating house fire.

6 June 2025

Sport

NiJaree Canady: From Topeka to Making History as the First Black Female College Softball Player to Sign a $1 Million NIL Deal

22-year-old NiJaree Canady is making history. The star softball pitcher from Topeka, Kansas, became the first Black female college softball player to sign a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deal worth over $1 million.

5 June 2025

Culture

Monroe Nichols IV Becomes Tulsa’s First Black Mayor in 103 Years and Proposes Historic $100 Million Reparations Plan

For the first time in its 103-year history, the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma has elected a Black mayor: Monroe Nichols IV.

2 June 2025

Culture

Target Boycott Called One of the Most Impactful Black-Led Boycotts Since Montgomery

In recent months, a consumer boycott against Target has drawn national attention—not only for its scale, but for the significant financial impact it’s had on the retail giant.

2 June 2025

Culture

Alice Ball: The Forgotten Black Woman Chemist Who Developed the First Effective Leprosy Treatment

In 1915, at just 23 years old, Alice Augusta Ball, a brilliant Black chemist from Seattle, developed the first effective treatment for leprosy—then known as Hansen’s disease.

1 June 2025

Culture

Harvard to Relinquish Photos of Enslaved Ancestors After Five-Year Legal Battle

Harvard University has agreed to give up some of the earliest known photos of enslaved people—daguerreotypes taken in 1850 by a Harvard professor to promote racist pseudoscience.

30 May 2025