NEW YORK (AP)—Alicia Keys is in a motherhood state of mind: She’s pregnant with her first child.

The Grammy Award-winning R&B singer has been dating producer Swizz Beatz, who has written hits for Beyonce, Jay-Z and others. They’re engaged to be married at a private ceremony later this year.

ENGAGED—In this March 15 photo, recording artist Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz attend Niche Media’s annual Gotham Gala in New York.

WASHINGTON (NNPA)—A congressional hearing took place on Capitol Hill to explore the “Public Sales of Hurricane Katrina/Rita FEMA Trailers: Are they Safe or Environmental Time Bombs?” featuring the testimony of award-winning filmmaker Gabe Chasnoff and pediatrician Dr. Corey Hebert.

In the wake of Katrina and Rita in 2005, Chasnoff and his production crew stumbled upon the largest FEMA trailer park based in Baker, La., which turned out to be a formaldehyde nightmare for hurricane survivors. This gave birth to his documentary, “Renaissance Village,” which was named after that particular trailer park.

DR. COREY HEBERT

DETROIT (AP)—The nation’s mentor-in-chief landed in Detroit on May 26 for a rousing, campaign-style rally at a college football stadium where she exhorted thousands of students to study hard, get plugged into their communities and become the leaders of their generation.

“Look, young folks, there is so much in life that you can’t control,” first lady Michelle Obama said. “But these are the things you can.”

MENTOR-IN-CHIEF—First lady Michelle Obama speaks at a White House youth leadership and mentoring event at Wayne State University in Detroit, May 26.

June 4

1922—Samuel L. Gravely is born. Gravely became the first African-American admiral in the United States Navy and the first African-American to command a U.S. warship. The Richmond, Va. native died in 2004 at the age of 82.

1972—College professor and Black activist Angela Davis is acquitted by a jury of charges that she assisted and conspired with the young men involved in a deadly 1970 shootout at the Marin County courthouse in California. The assault on the courthouse was an attempt to free imprisoned Black activist George Jackson. At least three people were killed during the escape attempt. Davis, a Birmingham, Ala. native who became a member of the Communist Party, spent 16 months in prison but on this day in 1972 she was found not guilty of all charges by an all-White San Jose jury.

ANGELA DAVIS