Purdue renames dorms in honor of 2 African American sisters

Purdue University has renamed two of its residence halls after sisters who graduated in the 1940s.

The dormitories now honor Frieda and Winifred Parker, the first two buildings named after African American women on the Purdue campus.

Karen Hastie Williams, 1st Black woman to clerk at the Supreme Court, dies at 76

Karen Hastie Williams, a groundbreaking lawyer who became the first Black woman to serve as a clerk at the Supreme Court, has died at age 76. She is remembered for representing victims of state-sponsored terrorism, including Terry Anderson, a journalist held hostage in Lebanon for nearly seven years.

Naomi Osaka will donate prize money to Haitian earthquake relief efforts

Naomi Osaka has pledged to donate her earnings from next week's Western & Southern Open to support earthquake relief efforts in Haiti, the Caribbean nation her father hails from.

Really hurts to see all the devastation that’s going on in Haiti, and I feel like we really can’t catch a break. I’m about to play a tournament this week and I’ll give all the prize money to relief efforts for Haiti. I know our ancestors blood is strong we’ll keep rising 🇭🇹❤️🙏🏾

— NaomiOsaka大坂なおみ (@naomiosaka) August 14, 2021

R.I.P to NYPD Det. Shantay Neal-Baker Who Died From COVID-19

NYPD Det. Shantay Neal-Baker died Saturday morning from Covid-19 after serving New York City for 20 years.

In an internal memo to the department Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said Neal-Baker started as a communications technician, then later became an officer in the 73rd and 90th precincts.

We’re saddened to announce that today we lost another member of our NYPD family: Detective Shantay Neal-Baker, who faithfully served the people of NYC for 20 years, has lost her battle with #COVID19.

Our hearts go out to her friends & family — and we vow to #NeverForget Shantay. pic.twitter.com/CArlfLe3cy

— Commissioner Shea (@NYPDShea) August 14, 2021

Prince has 20th top 10 album with ‘Welcome 2 America’

Even in death the Purple One is still hitting milestones.

Prince’s posthumous album “Welcome 2 America” landed at No. 4 on this week’s Billboard 200 chart, making this record the late singer’s 20th top 10 album. He’s the twelfth artist to reach the milestone. Prince recorded and shelved the album in 2010 but after his death in 2016, it was welcomed out of the archives. “Welcome 2 America” was released last month.

Welcome 2 America marks Prince’s first debut in the Billboard 200’s top 10 since 2014 and his highest entrance since 2009, when Lotus Flow3r/MPLSound/Elix3r debuted at its No. 2 peak.