by Toter - 6 months ago
During a typical day during the legislative session, Georgia State Representative Dar’shun Kendrick is usually walking around the House Chamber as she speaks to different lawmakers. It doesn’t matter if they’re from Elberton or East Atlanta. Decatur or Dacula. Kendrick, a Democrat from Lithonia, wi...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 6 months ago
By Hannah Denham | hdenham@al.com After serving more than 40 years in the Alabama legislature, Rep. John Rogers will resign and plead guilty to federal felony charges in a kickback scheme that also brought down his longtime assistant and another lawmaker. Rogers, 83, signed an agreement to plead gui...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 6 months ago
The Birmingham Times U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) on Monday announced that the City of Birmingham has been awarded $14,556,040 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to reconnect the Historic 4th Avenue Black Business District. Funding from this grant will...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 6 months ago
Shiloh Baptist Church is a significant historical marker for many in the Dallas Community. In his latest publication Thomas W. Spann leaves no stone unturned as he chronicles the church’s past to all those who may still be unaware. In 1911, approximately eight years after Oak Cliff was annexed t...
by Toter - 6 months ago
The Super Bowl is the most watched US sporting event with over 112 million tuning in across America and almost another 100 million worldwide last year. This year’s Super Bowl is being contested by the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers and could see last year’s viewing figure...
by Toter - 6 months ago
Technology is pretty interesting. There’s the technology everybody seeks out and must have because it’s so great and there’s the technology that sneaks up on us because we thought it was useless until we tried it. This was the PlayStation Portal for me until very recently. When the device was first...
by Toter - 6 months ago
JT from City Girls addressed online critics mocking her strategy of building a genuine fan base through intimate live performances.
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
By Gabriel Donahue, editor-in-chief The second Black Mental Health Week ended Thursday after a week of programming to promote wellness for students of color led by the Towson University Healthy and Diverse Minds Peer Education Program. Senior Kiera Robinson created Black Mental Health Week last sp...
by Toter - 6 months ago
The R&B General Tank drops his latest single “Before We Get Started” featuring Fabolous, via R&B Money/Atlantic Records. Featuring a hint of nostalgia, “Before We Get Started” merges contemporary R&B vibes with Tank’s unique sound. R&B is celebrated in t...
by Toter - 6 months ago
Donald Glover debuted a fresh new look while attending an after-party for the 2024 Academy Awards, where he was draped in AMIRI from head to toe.
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 6 months ago
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit& AP Photo/Evan Vucci/File (TriceEdneyWire.com)—Our European allies are seeing what many of us in America have seen since Donald Trump came onto the political scene. With concerns about what a second Trump...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
CHICAGO – An activist group is demanding that the City of Chicago and Cook County cease property tax charges to Black Chicagoans as part of reparations. Howard Ray, founder of Reconstruction Era Reparation Act Now (RERAN), emphasized that escalating municipal and county taxes are leading t...
by Toter - 6 months ago
Cardi B has announced her second single of the month, sharing the cover art and release date of 'Enough (Miami)' on her social media.
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
Six Detroit Pistons scored in double figures, as Jalen Duren and Cade Cunningham led the Pistons past the shorthanded Charlotte Hornets for a 114-97 win Monday night at Little Caesars Arena to complete a 3-0 season sweep. Cunningham played a well-rounded game, leading the team in scoring and assists...
by Toter - 6 months ago
Kanye West has made history once again as 'Carnival' has reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, bumping Beyoncé's 'Texas Hold 'Em' off the top spot.
