by Toter - 9 months ago
Singer Beyoncé’s dad, Matthew Knowles, has penned a sweet tribute dedicated to his granddaughter, Blue Ivy Carter. In his heartfelt post, Knowles not only commended the 11-year-old for her remarkable talents, but also celebrated her resilience in the face of criticism. Recalling a backstage moment d...
by Toter - 9 months ago
No one should be surprised by this. Are you surprised? Aaron Rodgers is a 9/11 conspiracy theorist as well, and that isn’t even mentioning what he has had to say about a vaccine that saved millions of lives. It doesn’t take a great leap to believe he thought Sandy Hook was a hoax. Indepe...
by Toter - 9 months ago
It is that time of year again. Set your reminders and get ready for Nickelodeon‘s Kids’ Choice Awards 2024! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nickelodeon (@nickelodeon) Summer’s “super slime party” will take over the a...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Black BRAND is ‘shaping a healthier future’ for the Black community in Hampton Roads. The Sankofa Health Experience is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 16 at 520 E. Main St. Ste. 4 in Norfolk. Seventeen medical professionals will come together to address racial disparities in healt...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
March 14, 2024 Julie Gallagher Julie Gallagher, graduate student of the Department of Political Science and African and African American Studies,...
Lifestyle / Hot Topics Talk - 9 months ago
The amount of Cincinnati Reds news in the last few days has certainly been overwhelming. Within 24 hours, Reds fans are dealing with the loss of possibly the best player in franchise history, a suspension of a very important piece of the lineup, and the loss of a former number one prospect in the o...
Lifestyle / Hot Topics Talk - 9 months ago
In the highly-anticipated TSSAA Class 1A quarterfinal showdown at the Murphy Center, Chattanooga Prep asserted their dominance with a convincing 85-53 victory over Union City, a game that promised excitement but ultimately showcased the might of Chattanooga Prep’s offense. The opening quarter...
by Toter - 9 months ago
BY CLAUDE LAMBERT Senegal, one of West Africa’s most stable democracies has the unfortunate distinction in becoming the first member in 2024 to join the democratic backslider club. Although not yet a coup, President Macky Sall has announced the postponement of the upcoming presidential election,...
by Toter - 9 months ago
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a law Wednesday that lets a state commission begin operating with powers to discipline and remove prosecutors, potentially disrupting Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ prosecution of former President Donald Trump. “This legislation will he...
by Toter - 9 months ago
By Charlene Crowell A mortgage discrimination case that began with two plaintiffs last December was consolidated in late February with seven others to form a class action lawsuit alleging that Navy Federal Credit Union – the nation’s largest with 13.4 million members and $170.8 billion in assets – “...
by Toter - 9 months ago
By Terri Schlichenmeyer Romeo and Juliet Abelard and Heloise. Beyonce and Jay Z. For centuries, we’ve studied the great romances, cried over them, and dreamed of having one of our own. Some of the great romances are educational. They impress and entertain. And in the new book “Medgar & Myrlie” b...
by Toter - 9 months ago
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic (**1/2) He was the man behind the man. Martin Luther King’s chief lieutenant. Why is he only getting attention now? Bayard Rustin (Colman Domingo, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) was gay at a time in the ‘60s when he was shunned by MLK’s other associates. He regained his s...
by Toter - 9 months ago
PRAIRIE VIEW – Prairie View A&M University will officially inaugurate its ninth president, Dr. Tomikia P. LeGrande, as the culmination of a weeklong celebration, March 19-23. The campus will come alive with activities designed for students, faculty/staff, alumni, and the wider community to engag...
by Toter - 9 months ago
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Senior National Correspondent To help commemorate the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Vice President Kamala Harris stood alongside activists and community leaders on the iconic Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, where she used the occasion to mark history and to call f...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 9 months ago
[Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images] Cord Jefferson’s triumph at the Oscars, clinching the award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) for “American Fiction,” represents not just a personal victory for the writer but a significant moment for storytelling in contemporary cinema. Thi...
