‘I was so heartbroken’: African American student stripped of salutatorian honor lost Ole Miss scholarship opportunity, lawyer says | Mississippi Today

Cleveland School District is facing a second lawsuit alleging racial discrimination but for Olecia James, who finished her freshman year at Alcorn State as a ROTC Cadet with a 4.0 GPA, it’s about “controlling what you can control.”

Source: ‘I was so heartbroken’: African American student stripped of salutatorian honor lost Ole Miss scholarship opportunity, lawyer says | Mississippi Today

France to set penalties on goods packaged with non-recycled plastic in 2019

France plans to introduce a penalty system next year that would increase the cost of consumer goods with packaging made of non-recycled plastic, part of a pledge to use only recycled plastic nationwide by 2025, an environment ministry official said on Sunday. Brune Poirson, secretary of state for ecological transition, said the move was one of several to be implemented in coming years, including a deposit-refund scheme for plastic bottles.

Source: France to set penalties on goods packaged with non-recycled plastic in 2019

‘Ship of Horror’: Discovery of the Last Slave Ship to America Brings New Hope to an Old Community – The New York Times

MOBILE, Ala. — Like nearly everyone who grew up in Africatown, Felice Harris had heard the origin story of her little Alabama neighborhood, passed around from relative to relative and house to house.

High school and college STEM students build electric cars for kids with disabilities for free – CBS News

A group of STEM students from Connecticut have come together to build electric carts from scratch and then give them to kids who use wheelchairs – for free. And the gift of mobility brought one mom to tears.

Source: High school and college STEM students build electric cars for kids with disabilities for free – CBS News

Black Man Who Invented The Telegraphone, Artificial Incubator & 50 Other Inventions [Grandville Woods]

The achievements of the Black man in the fields of science and technology will remain a testament to the ingenuity of the Black race. Our contributions to the betterment of humanity are our defense when others refer to us as “burdens”.

Source: Black Man Who Invented The Telegraphone, Artificial Incubator & 50 Other Inventions [Grandville Woods]

21 Things You Didn’t Know About Celia Cruz, The Indisputable Queen Of Salsa

Celia Cruz is the legend of all legends; the Queen of Salsa, La Guarachera de Cuba, an icon of Afro-Latinidad. We all know her for classic hits like “La Vida es Un Carnaval” and “Guantanamera” but she’s the icon we inherited from the last generation.

Source: we are mitú