By Toter

News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 9 months ago

Students lose out as cities and states give billions in property tax breaks to businesses − draining school budgets and especially hurting the poorest students

Exxon Mobil Corp.’s campus in East Baton Rouge Parish, left, received millions in tax abatements to the detriment of local schools, right. Barry Lewis/Getty Images, Tjean314/Wikimedia by Christine Wen, Texas A&M University; Danielle McLean, The Conversation; Kevin Welner, University of Colorado...

Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago

18 Black Women-Run Businesses That Inspire Us

For Black History Month, we’re honoring some outstanding Black women entrepreneurs. Black women continue to lead the startup charge. Since right before the Covid pandemic began, there’s been a 70% increase in the number of new Black-women-owned small businesses, according to research published in No...

by Toter - 9 months ago

Since Dwayne Wade, Is Jaime Jaquez Jr. The Best Rookie for the Miami Heat?

It has been a remarkable debut season for Jaime Jaquez Jr. The Miami Heat’s 18th overall choice in the 2023 NBA Draft has averaged 12.9 points while assuming a crucial role. Among rookies this season, Jaquez is averaging the third-most steals and the fifth-most points. Is it premature to decla...

by Toter - 9 months ago

Four Rushed To Hospital After Separate Road Accidents

Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) emergency personnel were busy overnight responding to a spate of road accidents and transporting four people to the hospital. The emergency personnel received a call for assistance at about 7:09 pm regarding a bus that overturned in Castries with twelve people on boar...

by Toter - 9 months ago

Reporters to Biden: Is Gavin Newsom on Standby?

Fresh off tripping up the stairs again, the new and unimproved Joe Biden was met by a gaggle of reporters as he prepared to face more stairs. As Biden said not long ago about his abilities, “Watch me.” And America obliged. We are watching. Moreover, finally the press corps is watching.In a recent Bi...

by Toter - 9 months ago

Ronald Mayinja Reveals Origin Story of Viral ‘Namukwaya’ Phrase

By BigEyeUg Team During a recent episode of Spark TV’s “21 Questions” show, renowned Ugandan singer Ronald Mayinja revealed the intriguing tale behind the widely popular social media phrase, Namukwaya. Ronald Mayinja Mayinja recounted that the genesis of the phrase dates back to the rec...