News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 3 months ago
Beverly “Bev aka Ms. Bev” Gail Carter (nee Thomas), 80 of Pittsburgh, PA, born on November 6th in Ironton, OH and the beloved wife of Philip W. Carter transitioned on August 15, 2024. She is the daughter of the late Laverne and Emerson Thomas and the loving mother of Philippa Kay, Stacey Lynn and Fr...
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Atlanta Black Pride kicks off with a major historic bang!Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta VoiceThis party-with-a-purpose welcomed over 700 business leaders, influencers, and constituents to celebrate the intersection of Black and LGBTQ+ identities while raising funds for the Mayor’s Youth Schol...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 3 months ago
Encourage curiosity and excitement about school. JLco Julia Amaral/Shutterstock by Will Shield, University of Exeter Starting primary school is a momentous and exciting time for children. A positive start to school has been linked to children’s social and academic success in their first year at sc...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 3 months ago
American Writer James Baldwin in Paris. Photo by Sophie Bassouls Sygma via Getty Images by Dan Dixon, University of Sydney Our cultural touchstones series looks at influential books. Despite publishing James Baldwin’s first novel, Go Tell it on the Mountain, publishing house Alfred A. Knopf rejecte...
Lifestyle / Latest Current Topics - 3 months ago
Photo: Getty Images Former President Donald Trump’s campaign has released a video of Black women showing their support for the Republican nominee in an apparent attempt to chip away at Vice President Kamala Harris’ base. On Wednesday (Aug. 28), the Trump campaign shared a video titled &...
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SOUTH FULTON — The Westlake Lions lost to the Gainesville Red Elephants 41-7, falling to 1-2 on the season.Friday’s game was a highly anticipated matchup. It also featured the jersey retirement of former Westlake alum and current Atlanta Falcons cornerback A.J. Terrell. turned into a 21...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 3 months ago
Getty Images by Silvia Molina Roldán, Universitat Rovira i Virgili; Garazi Lopez de Aguileta, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Itxaso Tellado, Universitat de Vic – Universitat Central de Catalunya; Leire Ugalde Lujambio, Universidad del País Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea; Lidia Puigvert Mal...
by Toter - 3 months ago
SOUTH FULTON — Before the Westlake Lions football game against Gainesville on Friday night, Westlake High School dedicated and retired the number eight jersey of Aundell “A.J.” Terrell Jr. in front of a crowd full of Blue and Silver.With the huge success Terrell had on the field, his jersey re...
by Toter - 3 months ago
Saint Lucia’s Ministry of Education has announced the introduction of a Kwéyòl curriculum within the national educational system. Over a dozen learning institutions are included in the pilot project which begins when schools reopen for the new academic year. Keba Taliam has more in this Repor...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 3 months ago
By José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro, CC BY-SA 4.0., CC BY-SA Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Australian Catholic University He lived and died more than 2,000 years ago but Hannibal is remembered as one of history’s most formidable military commanders and as “Rome’s greatest enemy”. His daring crossing of...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 3 months ago
Getty Images The difference between achievement tests and aptitude tests is that achievement tests measure what students have learned, whereas aptitude tests evaluate their potential to learn. It’s self-explanatory, right? According to Livia Gershon’s essay A Short History of Standardize...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 3 months ago
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass waves an Olympic flag on her return from the closing ceremony of the Paris games, Aug. 12, 2024. tienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images& by Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University With the Olympic torch extinguished in Paris, all eyes are turning to Los Angeles for the 202...
Lifestyle / Latest Current Topics - 3 months ago
Photo: Getty Images A Black man is accusing a Maryland Chick-fil-A employee of typing a racial slur on his receipt. In a Facebook post, Marquise Vanzego said a white employee took his order when he visited the Chick-fil-A drive-thru last week. Vanzego said he gave the employee his first name, R...
Entertainment / Music - 3 months ago
Image Image Credit Erika Goldring / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt DJ Spinderella Image Size landscape-medium Image Position center On the latest episode of “Drink Champs,” N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN sat down with DJ Spinderella. Spinderella was raised in a New York City household wher...
Lifestyle / Latest Current Topics - 3 months ago
Pictured from L to R: Ameet Patel (Senior VP and Regional General Manager, West, Bally’s Corporation), Jimmy Akintonde (President & CEO, UJAMAA Construction, representing the Chicago Community Builder’s Collective), Christopher Jewett (Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Bally’s...
