News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 3 hours ago
For those struggling with what habits you need to unlearn or struggling to incorporate, here’s something I want to share. Throughout my work becoming a vegan, and I’m being transparent here, I’m easing into the journey because it hasn’t been a straight line. But here’s...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 3 hours ago
With Thanksgiving 2024 merely days away, millions of Americans will be traveling 50 or more miles to their destinations between Wednesday and Sunday. Last year saw a 2.3 percent increase in road traveling during Thanksgiving from 2022. This was the third highest Thanksgiving trip since 2000. This ye...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 3 hours ago
SARAH GRANDERSON, 2021 GRADUATE OF RAMSAY HIGH SCHOOL AND NOW A SENIOR AT JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY, ON WHAT THE BIRMINGHAM PROMISE PROGRAM HAS MEANT; THE BIRMINGHAMTIMES, NOV. 15.
by Toter - 3 hours ago
Can you recognize these faces? All these leaders made profound sacrifices for their people, and the artist who created this powerful drawing must be considered one of them. Kevin “Rashid” Johnson, who is extensively quoted in this shocking article, is one of them, one of the men being tortured 24/...
by Toter - 3 hours ago
Clark Atlanta Panthers newcomer Martez Jones, a transfer from Tuskegee University, shoots over a Lakers defender. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta VoiceThe top dog in the SIAC, Clark Atlanta is going to get everybody’s best shot this season. The Panthers lost a couple of key starters from last year’s...
by Toter - 4 hours ago
The accomplishments of a groundbreaking squad of athletes have now been officially celebrated. Howard University’s famed 1974 soccer team, which made history 50 years ago, was inducted last week into the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame. They were the first Historically Black College/...
by Toter - 4 hours ago
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Elijah Lawrence, a Murfreesboro, Tenn., first grader, stepped into the spotlight at Sunday’s Titans game against the Minnesota Vikings as the fifth winner of the Farm Bureau Insurance of Tennessee’s annual Tennessee Titans Kids Captain Contest. During the home game against...
by Toter - 4 hours ago
The famed group Boyz II Men are developing a feature film biopic that will chronicle their 30- year career. The four-time Grammy winners had an array of hits in the 1990s that continued into the 21st century. These included “End of the Road,” “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday,” “On Bended K...
by Toter - 4 hours ago
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—The Memphis Police Department (MPD) has announced the premiere of The Memphis Beat, an exciting new television program created to help enhance community awareness and improve public safety by bringing the public and MPD closer together. The program is hosted by WLOK AM 1340 talk s...
by Toter - 5 hours ago
Chrystal Armstong Brown was named interim CEO of United Way of Greater Knoxville, effective Nov. 11. Brown previously held the position of chief impact officer with the organization. No stranger to leadership, she has served as vice president of program development for the Emerald Youth Foundati...
by Toter - 5 hours ago
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Nashville announces the return of Business Connect Brunch, a dynamic event designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs, business owners, and leaders gain the skills, resources, and connections they need to grow and succeed. The brunch will take place Jan...
by Toter - 5 hours ago
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mayor Freddie O’Connell has announced the appointment of Dr. Sybril Brown (“Dr. Syb”) to the Metropolitan Tourism and Convention Commission for a two-year term. A Vanderbilt-educated and Harvard-trained professional, Dr. Syb brings more than three decades of...
by Toter - 5 hours ago
Nashville business and community leaders expressed shock and sadness over the death of real estate developer and philanthropist Bill Freeman. Freeman died Sunday evening, Nov. 17 at his home. He was 73. As one of the city’s most respected business titans, Freeman was not only admired for his bus...
by Toter - 6 hours ago
Botham Jean’s family has received an award of nearly $100 million in the civil trial against former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger. Jurors found that Guyger acted with malice or was reckless in fatally shooting Botham Jean in 2018. She opened fire at the unarmed 26-year-old Saint Lucia nat...
Lifestyle / Latest Current Topics - 7 hours ago
TINA TURNER NOVEMBER 20 1867—Howard University is founded in Washington, D.C., as a result of a Congressional order. The school goes on to become an incubator of African Americans who play major roles in civil rights as well as Black intellectual and cultural development. It has approximately...
