SO cute!! #BennyBlanco rented a limo and took #SelenaGomez to the mall to get some stereotypical #prom photos taken since she never had the chance to attend one 😭😭

(Also, sidenote, am I the only one thinking this dress is giving major Alex Russo vibes?!)

📸: @itsbennyblanco @selenagomez

Did you know that during the dark days of SEGREGATION in the United States, Black families were forced to pay TAXES that built schools their own children could not enter? While white children sat in shiny classrooms with new books and warm heaters, many Black kids sat in crumbling buildings, sometimes with no desks, no heat, and torn books passed down like leftover scraps.

This painful TRUTH is not just a forgotten piece of history — it’s proof of the strength and sacrifice that Black communities made just to claim a BASIC RIGHT: EDUCATION. Even when the SYSTEM locked them out, they built their own schools, taught their own kids at home, and stood up to unfair laws.

Stories like this remind us that every time you walk freely into a classroom today, or send your child to a good school, someone before you PAID THE PRICE for that freedom — sometimes twice. Once with their taxes, again with their struggle.

This is why we must never let these stories fade. HISTORY is more than dates and old photos — it’s the sacrifice, sweat, and HOPE that built the world we live in today.

This fact is backed by the US National Park Service and the Equal Justice Initiative, which documented how Black families often funded schools through taxes while being banned from attending them. (Source: Equal Justice Initiative, Segregation in America Report, 2018)

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US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Israel as the ceasefire with Iran teeters on brink. Speaking to reporters he expressed his unhappiness at the countries, adding that he's particularly upset with Israel as it "unloaded" on Iran shortly after agreeing to the deal.

"Israel, as soon as we made the deal, they came out and they dropped a load of bombs, the likes of which I've never seen before, the biggest load that we've seen," he said.

Shortly after boarding his helicopter he took to Truth Social, writing: "ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS."

"IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!" he wrote.

#ABCNews #Trump #Iran #Israel

Isheu Ibrahim Jadda, a vocal critic of Nigeria’s former Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, was arrested in Gashua, Yobe State, on Friday and detained overnight before being transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Damaturu on Saturday morning. His arrest is allegedly linked to his comments regarding a controversial ₦5,730,000,000 (five billion, seven hundred thirty million Naira) water project in Gashua.

The Federal Executive Council had approved ₦3,510,000,000 (three billion, five hundred ten million Naira) for two water projects in Gashua, aimed at extending water supply services and upgrading existing water works. These projects were deemed urgently needed due to a surge in kidney-related diseases among the local population.

However, investigations have revealed that despite full payments to contractors, many of these water projects remain incomplete or non-functional, leaving residents without access to potable water. For instance, a ₦492,000,000 (four hundred ninety-two million Naira) water supply project in Gashua was found abandoned, with the site overtaken by weeds and no evidence of ongoing work.

Further investigations uncovered that over ₦350,000,000 (three hundred fifty million Naira) allocated for constructing solar-powered and hand pump boreholes in Yobe North Senatorial District were mismanaged. Contracts were awarded to companies that failed to execute the projects, denying communities access to clean water.

The arrest of Jadda has raised concerns about the suppression of dissent and the lack of accountability in public project execution. Residents and activists are calling for transparency and proper utilization of funds to address the pressing water needs in the region.

📺: via @saharareporters