Lifestyle / News Talk - 7 months ago
Our goal is to examine the deep roots of the Black maternal health crisis in North Carolina, offer important resources, and amplify the personal stories behind the numbers. Every April, Americans take one week to acknowledge a crisis that has plagued the country for hundreds of years: The United Sta...
by Toter - 7 months ago
The Chiefs and Raiders have one of the league’s greatest rivalries, no question about it. Two outstanding players, Patrick Mahomes and Maxx Crosby, are at the center of this rivalry. Although Patrick is a fantastic offensive player, one of the league’s most vicious defensive ends has bee...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 7 months ago
This is part of a series of South Florida Sun Sentinel articles exploring maternal health care. It is 2 a.m. when Brianca Spence slips behind the wheel of her car. The drive to the nearest hospital can stretch as long as an hour, and feel like an eternity when she’s rushing to guide an expecting mot...
by Toter - 7 months ago
The Chiefs are a family first and foremost, and they have always been more than just a team in the center of Kansas City, where football is king. After six years as a member of that family, Tyreek Hill moved to Miami in 2022, but he has remained close to his former teammates. Additionally, Hill [...
Lifestyle / Parenting/ Health - 7 months ago
Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is a type of inflammatory arthritis that impacts the ligaments and joints that make up your spine. As time progresses, this inflammation can result in pain and stiffness. Symptoms can also develop throughout other areas of the body including the hips or shoulders. Some p...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 7 months ago
Ohio National Guard soldiers move in on anti-war protesters at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, in May 1970. Four students were killed and nine wounded when National Guardsmen opened fire on the protesters.& (AP Photo, File) by Roberta Lexier, Mount Royal University The recent violent crack...
Entertainment / Music - 7 months ago
Muralist Jason Harrington, also known as Rif Raf Giraffe and his wife Ami Ayars Harrington, exhibition director, inside their Upper Level Gallery at 504 East 18th St. (photo by Jim Barcus) Upper Level Gallery is a small gem with colossal ideas located in the Crossroads area of downtown Kansas City...
Entertainment / Music - 7 months ago
The world of street dance battle culture collides with the bygone age of chivalry when modern-day flexN, litefeet and hip hop dancers meet knights in armor. Discover the unexpected parallels—and see what it’s really like to make some moves in all that chainmail, leather, and metal—in this unrivaled...
by Toter - 7 months ago
By Drew Weisholtz/TODAY When it comes to Olympic athletes, Dylan Beard is cold cut from a different cloth. Beard is a hurdler who will compete for a spot on the United States Olympic team heading to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. He also happens to work a full-time job at the deli counter...
by Toter - 7 months ago
By Logan Langlois NASHVILLE, TN — Tenants around Nashville rejoice the passage of bill HB1814 sponsored by Senator Jeff Yarbro (D-Nashville) in the Senate and Representative Dwayne Thompson (D-Cordova) which will require landlords to provide all tenants or the management companies acting on thei...
by Toter - 7 months ago
By Jason Luntz NASHVILLE, TN — The 2024 CEO Roundtable Series, a pivotal two-day event that took place on April 17-18, successfully spotlighted Tennessee’s dynamic leaders and innovators. The event kicked off on Wednesday at the Ascension St. Thomas Sports Park, home of the Tennessee Titans’ pra...
by Toter - 7 months ago
NASHVILLE, TN — Nashville Zoo is excited to announce the birth of four red river hog piglets, one male and three females named Fig, Peach, Persimmon and Clementine, born on April 11. The babies were born to first-time mom and dad, Truffles and Wilbur. This is the first litter of red river hog pigle...
by Toter - 7 months ago
By Logan Langlois NASHVILLE, TN — The “Flag Ban’’ bill, HB1605/SB1722, which would have had Tennessee state schools prohibit the display of any flag that was not either the Tennessee State flag or the American flag, flunked out of Tennessee legislation as it was blocked in the state senate with...
by Toter - 7 months ago
NASHVILLE, TN — Tennessee will have even greater powers to force people to give birth, under a travel ban aimed at stopping minors from leaving the state to obtain an abortion. “Our state lawmakers have shown time and again that they want the power to force people to give birth, and they will go...
by Toter - 7 months ago
NASHVILLE, TN — Soles4Souls, the Nashville-based global nonprofit committed to turning shoes and clothing into opportunity, will host its fourth annual Race4EveryKid during the month of May. Race4EveryKid is a virtual movement challenge to raise funds to provide shoes to kids experiencing homelessn...
