A former Marine and college wide receiver was able to catch a three-year-old boy thrown from burning building by his mother, dramatic cellphone footage shows. Phillip Blanks, 28, ran to the home in Phoenix on July 3 barefoot after hearing calls for help and was able to save Jameson Long from the flames on the third … Read more
Royal College of Art drops white, middle-aged man from new diversity chief job after tutors said the appointment showed a ‘hideous culture of overt and insidious systemic racism’ Some 800 former and current staff of the Royal College of Art signed the letter They have criticised the appointment of Mark Harrison as their head of … Read more
Megan Thee Stallion says she’s working on her college degree to make her late mom proud By Kelby Vera For Dailymail.com Published: 07:12 BST, 29 June 2020 | Updated: 07:12 BST, 29 June 2020 Megan Thee Stallion’s late mom inspired her to continue pursuing her college education. The chart topper explained why she isn’t letting … Read more
A group of University of Texas college students travelled en masse to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico for spring break – and 64 of them returned infected with coronavirus, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report reveals. The Texas group, dubbed Cabo 211, was by no means the only set of spring breakers … Read more
The governing body of Oxford University’s Oriel College says it wants to remove the controversial statue of Cecil Rhodes. Board members met today to discuss the future of the monument, which is one of dozens of targets appearing on a list of statues Black Lives Matter protesters want to see taken down for links to racism … Read more
Cecil Rhodes WILL fall: Oriel College in Oxford opts to remove statue of British colonialist – less than 24 hours after latest protests through the city in wake of BLM movement By Henry Martin For Mailonline Published: 20:04 BST, 17 June 2020 | Updated: 20:14 BST, 17 June 2020 The Cecil Rhodes statue at Oxford’s … Read more
Gianna Floyd, the six-year-old daughter of George Floyd, thanks Kanye West for paying for her college education By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 05:24 BST, 16 June 2020 | Updated: 05:29 BST, 16 June 2020 Gianna Floyd, the six-year-old daughter of George Floyd, sent her gratitude to rapper Kanye West after he agreed to pay … Read more
Labour peer Baroness Amos who will be first black head of Oxford College demands statue of ‘white supremacist’ Cecil Rhodes is removed – as university’s vice-chancellor refuses to comment but says ‘we must confront our past’ Baroness spoke after a large demonstration was held outside Oriel College She says that there is no excuse to … Read more
Anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela would not have wanted colonialist Cecil Rhodes’ statue to be taken down, a university boss has claimed. After thousands of anti-racism protestors gathered outside Oxford University’s Oriel College with the simple message ‘Rhodes Must Fall’ on Tuesday, vice-chancellor Prof Louise Richardson said the former South African president would have disagreed with the clamour. … Read more
Four British universities have today distanced themselves from a radical Islamic preacher – who was banned from the UK for his extremist views – after they were listed as ‘approved exam centres’ for an online college he runs. Loughborough, Surrey, Gloucestershire and Cranfield in Bedford are listed on the website of the International Open University, … Read more