The Joliet West High School Students of the Month for May are Kaelyn Bonner, Kiwanis; Jayden Groner, Lions; Jazmin Flores-Robles, Rotary; Jai Hill, NAACP; and Nathaly Castillo, Alpha Kappa Alpha. Joliet Township High School Students of the Month are nominated and selected based on character, responsibility, and academic performance or improvement.

The Supreme Court's 2023 ruling on affirmative action has led to a generational divide in Black America, with younger Blacks generally viewing the decision positively and older Blacks generally viewing it negatively, while Democrats and Republicans disagree on the court's performance.

Tennessee State University (TSU), the state's only public historically Black college and university (HBCU), faces a tumultuous future as Gov. Bill Lee dissolved its board, a move supported by racist conservatives and MAGA Republicans in the Tennessee General Assembly, who follow the lead of the twice-impeached, four-times indicted, alleged sexual predator former President Donald Trump. Educators and others have denounce