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A Giant of the Community: The life and legacy of Dr. W. Larry Lundy

Born during the great depression and segregation in Selma, Alabama, he overcame the odds to become a podiatrist and start his own practice. He worked his way through college and podiatry school and became the first person in his family to become a do...

Cincinnatian’s Hydeia Broadbent leaves impact on H.I.V and AIDS awareness

Cincinnatian Hydeia Broadbent, who was born with the H.I.V virus, recently died at the age of 39. A few years ago, I toured across Ohio with her and Marvelynn Brown, who contacted the virus by having unprotected sex. They toured universities and co...

BLP Studio pitching a ‘multi-agency police substation’ on proposed film lot in Whitehaven

With a film production set to begin this month, BLP Film Studio requested a permanent law enforcement presence be considered at the site of its planned 100-acre South Memphis film lot during an update to Memphis City Council Parks and Tourism Committ...

Cincinnati police captain Danita Pettis celebrates 25 years of service

By Jerome Waller Herald Contributor Captain Danita Pettis recently earned her 25 Year Service Award from the Cincinnati Police Department. This award reflects the highs and lows of serving, seeing, and responding to an array of challenges enro...

SUPER TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Sawyer wraps up Democratic nomination for Court Clerk

Former Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer will be the Democratic Party nominee for General Sessions Court Clerk, after toppling incumbent General Sessions Court Clerk Joe Brown to win her Super Tuesday primary race on March 5. Meanwhile, Presiden...

UPDATED: Bartlett High defeats Sevier Co., 54-42 to advance to TSSAA girls basketball quarterfinals

In a compelling display of skill and determination, Bartlett High Girls Basketball team went on a 7-0 run against Sevier County to secure a 54-42 win in the opening game of the 2024 TSSAA Girls Basketball Championship in Murfreesboro, TN. Sevier Coun...

Super Tuesday Victories Sets Stage for Biden Trump Rematch

By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMediaPresident Joe Biden and his twice-impeached and four-times indicted predecessor, Donald Trump, emerged victorious on Super Tuesday, wrapping up their respective party nominat...

LADIES FIRST! Bartlett High goes for gold as TSSAA Girls High School Championships tips off at MTSU

The TSSAA Girls High School Tournament is officially underway in Murfreesboro, with Bartlett High School (28-10) taking on Sevier County (31-3). The game tipped off at 9:30 a.m. and can be viewed in Memphis on WMC-TV 5.5. Bartlett is the only Memphis...

Cincinnati ranked #1 in USA TODAY’s 10Best Cities for Street Art in 2024

Contributed CINCINNATI—The vibrant public art that adorns Cincinnati streets has led to national recognition in the 2024 USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards for Best City for Street Art. Cincinnati clinched the #1 spot this year, giving...

The First Robot Genocide: Israel Experimenting with Dystopian Militarized Robot Dogs in Ongoing Extermination Campaign

Screenshot of a video from Leadership of the 49th Wing and members of the 49th Security Forces Squadron conduct a first-time training exercise demonstrating the VISION 60 Q-UGV ground robot at Holloman Air Force Base, NM. The recent deployment of...

Urban gardening: A revolution in food access and revitalization

By Nicole Caldwell | Stacker Ancient civilizations thrived in relation to their proximity to food sources thousands of years before the global food trade our world relies on today. Eridu (present-day Tell Abu Shahrain in Iraq), founded in Mesopot...

Hollywood mogul Tyler Perry fears job losses from new AI model Sora

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor Tyler Perry was planning an $800 million expansion of his studio in Atlanta. Now the plans are on hold. Why? Because a new text-to-video artificial intelligence (AI) model. The new AI model...

Packed Chambers at KC Budget Hearings: Community Members Demand R.E.A.C.H Program and Transit Improvements

Members of Decarcerate KC & Sunrise KC seated before the public attendees. Photo by Sunrise KC (via IG) Kansas City’s latest public budget hearing wasn’t just a formal affair; it was a demonstration of community solidarity. Held i...

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: Ida B. Wells-Barnett showed that journalism can be activism

Editor’s Note: This column was originally published in May 2020, when Ida B. Wells was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Journalism. As an African-American journalist born and raised in Holly Springs, Miss., you’d think I’d have known more about my...

Morakinyo A.O. Kuti, Ph.D. named 10th president of Central State University

WILBERFORCE, Ohio – A nationwide search led to Morakinyo A.O. Kuti, Ph.D.,Central State University’s own vice president for research and economic development and director of Land-Grant Programs.Kuti’s appointment as the 10th president of Central Sta...