Posts Tagged ‘high school’
14-year-old football player in ICU after testing positive for COVID-19
Jayden Keyshawn Parrish was excited to begin his freshman year at Statesboro High School in Statesboro, Georgia. On Aug. 27, Parrish felt sick after coming home from football conditioning and…
Read MoreBlack man blasts White school board member for defending Robert E. Lee (Video)
A heated discussion at the East Baton Rouge Parish school board in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, went viral over the weekend. Members of the board were debating the possible renaming of…
Read More‘Selah and the Spades’ director Tayarisha Poe offers new stories of Black youth
Selah and the Spades examines the lives of factions of students perched atop a boarding school hierarchy. Written and directed by Tayarisha Poe, the film is loosely based on her own…
Read MoreKanye West’s high school artwork appraised, value revealed (video)
Kanye West’s high school artwork has been appraised. The “Gold Digger” rapper’s cousin-in-law appeared on PBS’s “Antiques Roadshow” to show off the impressive collection, which Kim Kardashian West’s spouse created when…
Read MoreLil Baby reveals why he donated $150K to his former high school in Atlanta
Lil Baby reveals why he donated $150K to his former high school in Atlanta, Booker T. Washington High School.
Read MoreHigh school basketball players accused of beating coach after game
Four high school basketball players are accused of fighting their coach after a game. The incident occurred in Newark, New Jersy on Feb. 4, according to ABC7. Someone captured cell…
Read MoreLeBron James responds after son hit with an object during high school game
LeBron James responded after his son, Bronny James, was hit with an object during a basketball game. Bronny has gained national attention for being a freshmen star basketball player at…
Read MoreComerica Bank gave the ‘gift of technology’ to 22 local teens this holiday
Research shows that nearly 1 in 5 teens has trouble finishing their homework because of a digital divide — often referred to as the “homework gap” — for teens who…
Read MoreLexus RX 350 remains ahead of its class with style, technology, and comfort
Some vehicles have the ability to grab your attention at first sight. The 2020 Lexus RX 350 AWD falls into that category. We got an opportunity to drive the Lexus…
Read MoreHigh school baseball player Jerry Clark Jr. commits to a D1 HBCU
The bases are fully loaded for high school senior Jerry Clark Jr. as he gears up and prepares for college baseball. Clark is currently attending Wilson Academy in Lithonia, Georgia.…
Read MorePharrell Williams offers life-changing opportunity to 114 New York students
Pharrell Williams is helping to shape the futures of 114 Harlem high school graduates. The “Happy” hitmaker has promised “A-list internships” to every 2019 graduate of Promise Academy’s two high…
Read MoreMason Gooding compares his high school self to his character in ‘Booksmart’
Mason Gooding says his on-screen persona Nick in the new coming-of-age film Booksmart is nothing like his own high school experience despite being an athlete. Gooding, the son of Academy Award-winner Cuba…
Read MoreWhite teen not arrested after threatening to burn Black people
A White student caused a stir after using social media to threaten Black people and a Civil Rights icon. The student, who attends Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas,…
Read MoreNAACP calls for expulsion of White high school student after racist threat
Once again a White high school student is in the news for expressing racism on social media. This time it is a female student from the Greenville School District in…
Read MoreSuburban Chicago high school students stage walkout over blackface scandal
Homewood-Flossmoor High School students staged a walkout on April 30, 2019, where they protested the lack of action taken against the three White students who paraded around the city in…
Read MoreHigh school student allegedly decapitated classmate over sexual dispute
A high school sex triangle allegedly led to death and decapitation. Mathew Borges, 17, is currently on trial for first-degree murder in Lawrence, Massachusetts, according to the Boston Globe. In 2016,…
Read MoreMigos, Monica attend McDonald’s High School All-American game in Atlanta
Elite NBA stars such as Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Durant have participated in the McDonald’s High School All-American game. On March 27, this year’s crop of top…
Read MoreCatholic student now blames Black protesters for his reaction (new video)
The viral video that made national news is now being viewed with a new perspective. This past weekend, students from Coventry Catholic High School received national condemnation over an incident…
Read MoreBlack student allegedly told she was ‘too dark’ to dance by White coach
Camille Sturdivant wanted to express her love for dance while being a student at Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas. However, she faced discrimination from her dance…
Read MoreSharing video in school leads to child porn charge for Georgia teen
Sharing a video has led to serious charges for a high school teen in Georgia. Rasheed O. Reid, 17, a student in the Griffin-Spalding County School System, made the mistake of…
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