Category : News

Commentary: Will NIL agreements create an uneven system in college athletics? It’s too early to tell

By Dr. James B. Ewers Jr. If you were blessed to have gone to college on an athletic scholarship, then you didn’t have to worry about student loans. You didn’t have to go to the bursar’s office to work out a payment plan. The heavy lifting created by...

For 150 years, Black journalists have known what confederate monuments really stood for

Confederate leaders Robert E Lee, Stonewall Jackson and Jefferson Davis are depicted in this carving on Stone Mountain, Ga. MPI/Getty Images by Donovan Schaefer, University of Pennsylvania In October 2023, nearly seven years after the deadly Unite th...

From rebel to retail − inside Bob Marley’s posthumous musical and merchandising empire

Bob Marley performs at a ‘Viva Zimbabwe’ independence celebration in April 1980. William F. Campbell/Getty Images by Mike Alleyne, Middle Tennessee State University The long-awaited Bob Marley biopic “One Love” will highlight important moments in the...

Dr. Keith Mondesir: ‘I Have No Gun!’

Former Saint Lucia Government Minister Dr. Keith Mondesir, on Tuesday declared that he has never owned a gun, amid reports police arrested him after complaints regarding a firearm. He disclosed that the police searched his home and did not find a wea...

Michigan mother convicted of manslaughter for school shootings by her son – after buying him a gun and letting him keep it unsecured

Jennifer Crumbley enters the Michigan courtroom during her trial on involuntary manslaughter charges on Feb. 5, 2024. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images by Thaddeus Hoffmeister, University of Dayton In a decision expected to have far-reaching implications fo...

Victor Glover: Historic lunar orbit for African American astronaut

By Reginald G. Victor Herald Contributor On July 20, 1969, the United States landed men on the moon as part of the Apollo program. There were five other moon landing missions. The Apollo program ended in 1972. The United States has plans to se...

Guest Editorial: Protect Black History

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Do you miss something that you never had? What is the sound of one hand clapping? Is intelligent design a reality? What is the origin of Black History Month? The fore...

How can I get ice off my car?

Condensation and cold combine to create that layer of ice on car windshields in winter. Tomasz Sienicki/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA An engineer who studies airborne particles shares some quick and easy techniques by Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson Unive...

Supreme Court heads into uncharted, dangerous territory as it considers Trump insurrection case

The U.S. Supreme Court. Larry Crain/ iStock / Getty Images Plus by Jessica A. Schoenherr, University of South Carolina and Jonathan M. King, West Virginia University Can Colorado disqualify former President Trump from the state’s primary ballot? That...

From throwing soup to suing governments, there’s strategy to climate activism’s seeming chaos − here’s where it’s headed next

Climate marches and protests often aim for local impact. (Photo: iStock.) & by Shannon Gibson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Climate activism has been on a wild ride lately, from the shock tactics of young activists thro...

Biden’s New Villain: Texas Governor Abbott

How dare Texas defend itself. Why doesn’t Governor Greg Abbott just use the California model and allow illegals to have more rights than citizens?For Democrats to execute what appears to be an insane plan to violate the rights of Texas, Biden needs a...

Breaking: Biden to Send Troops to Texas

In what is yet another sign that Donald Trump will serve his rightful second term, Joe Biden initiated war with Texas.Yes, Joe Biden put the non-rights of illegals over the rights of sovereign U.S. citizens. And he did it in the state who’s motto is...

Say Yes to Prom returns to Atlanta

Photo by Isaiah Singleton/The Atlanta Voice Say Yes to Prom returns to Atlanta for a consecutive year, its 12th overall. Warner Bros. Discovery treated 500 Atlanta students to one-on-one styling sessions with Monte Durham of TLC’s Say Yes to t...

Legal Advertising Bids and Proposals 2-7-2024

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA January 29, 2024 Office of the County Controller of Allegheny County, Room 104, Court House, Pittsburgh, PA., will receive separate and closed Bids until 11:30 A.M. prevailing local time, Wednesda...

Man Shot Dead In Vieux Fort

A thirty-six-year-old man has become Saint Lucia’s latest victim of a fatal shooting. The deceased has been identified as Rick Kisna of La Ressource, Vieux Fort. Vieux Fort police responded to a shooting report at about 10:20 pm Tuesday at La R...