by Toter - 7 months ago
THE AFRO — The commencement was not only a celebration of academic achievement but also a testament to the resilience and determination of its graduates. Among them was AFRO Arts and Culture writer, Ericka Alston Buck, who received her degree in human services. Buck’s journey to graduation was parti...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 7 months ago
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by Toter - 7 months ago
The image of a white elementary school principal helping a young Black girl get home through an angry mob on the day she integrated her school – and just hours before it was blown to pieces – made Stephen MacKenzie want to write a book. It helped that his wife had been a teacher at the school durin...
by Toter - 7 months ago
(CNN) — The world’s top-ranked golfer, Scottie Scheffler, was arrested, charged with felony assault and released from jail before shooting a stellar 5-under par at the PGA Championship on Friday in a whirlwind few hours that upended the typically staid world of professional golf.“I feel like my head...
by Toter - 7 months ago
Sharon Henderson currently represents Georgia House District 113, which contains portions of Covington. Henderson is currently running for re-election and she finds herself in a primary battle against Karla Daniels Hooper. Henderson is a breast cancer survivor and her work in the Gold Dome has save...
by Toter - 7 months ago
Two of the world’s top women’s all-rounders will come face-to-face when Sri Lanka Women host West Indies Women for a six-match, white ball series next month. West Indies Women’s captain Hayley Matthews, the current No. 1, will confront her opposite Chamari Athapaththu, the current No. 5, when the tw...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 7 months ago
Photo Caption: In photo (L to R): Give Merit Founder David Merritt, Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist, Joey Mullick of The Mullick Foundation, Wayne County Commissioner Alicia Bell, Detroit City Councilmember Fred Durhal, Legacy Resident Ms. Vanessa Bennett, FATE Alumni Students, Rahmani, and Shamon, St...
Entertainment / Music - 7 months ago
10K Projects/WMG’s artist Miles Gaines, is making waves on the Charts with 2-Single EP “Crescendos.” Post this The standout track “Laughing to the Bank” is making waves internationally, currently charting at #69 on the Hip-Hop/Rap iTunes chart in Germany and breakin...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 7 months ago
(The Texas Tribune) – Growing up in Beeville, a small town outside Corpus Christi, 17-year-old Kayden Asher and his family knew everyone in their tight-knit, Christian community. That made it all the more difficult to keep secrets from others in town. Asher realized he was transgender when he wa...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 7 months ago
The president’s keynote address in Largo, Maryland marks the start of a push to sell his economic policies to voters.& EPA (TriceEdneyWire.com)—“The truth is that the U.S. economy is a remarkable success story. Don’t let anyone tell you that it isn’t.”—Paul Krugman Earlier this year, the Nationa...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 7 months ago
– Play Review – (The Dallas Examiner) – Hamilton, presented by Broadway Dallas under the direction of Thomas Kail, opened at the Winspear Opera House on May 8. This was the third time that the musical made a stop in Dallas. The first was in 2019 when the show was presented at the Music Hall at F...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 7 months ago
The California Senate held up plans to dole out reparations payouts to its citizens, but the Assembly voted to formally apologize for the state’s role in slavery.The California Assembly passed a bill Thursday that will accept responsibility for “all of the harms and atrocities committed by...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 7 months ago
(Special to The Dallas Examiner) – Public health employees often face the task of meeting the high demands for healthcare services and the needs of patients. Often the most vulnerable people in a community are complex and challenging. During the second week of May, Parkland Health staff celebrat...
by Toter - 7 months ago
Saint Lucia’s National Consumers Association (NCA) is concerned that a proposed minimum wage in circulation for comments and objections, could create a backlash for consumers and employees. The draft minimum wage order appeared in a Thursday, May 16, 2024 extraordinary edition of the Governmen...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 7 months ago
(The Dallas Examiner) – Texas is home to about 8.3 million children. Of that number, 1.2 million have reported some sort of mental health challenge – which included behavioral problems, conduct problems, anxiety problems, and depression, according to the Census Bureau’s National Survey of Children’...
