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OP-ED: Three Strategies for Local Business Owners to Navigate the Current Economic Environment

By Keith Jones, Special To The Tri-State Defender As the second half of 2024 is underway, Memphis entrepreneurs are confident in their businesses despite any lingering uncertainty. Memphis is one of the top cities where entrepreneurs are thriving....

Cincinnati task force recommends property tax relief

By Mark JeffreysCity CouncilmemberProperty Tax Task Force ChairIn March, Councilmember Mark Jeffreys established the Property Tax Task Force to address rising property taxes, explore opportunities for relief and advocate for sustainable solutions bot...

Officers pummeled Tyre Nichols because he fled, a form of ‘run tax,’ prosecutor says

Three former Memphis police officers charged in the January 2023 beating death of Tyre Nichols stood by his body and laughed after they punched, kicked and struck him with a baton in an attack that a prosecutor says was punishment because he tried to...

NDG Book Review: ‘Life and Death of the American Worker’

By Terri Schlichenmeyer Whatever pays the bills. That’s what you do, day in and day out, looking ahead for the weekend or even just your 15-minute break. Most days, you like your job. Most days, you don’t mind getting out of bed and going to work for...

Fearless Fund to continue supporting women of color after settling AAER lawsuit

The Fearless Fund, a venture capital firm committed to supporting women of color entrepreneurs, has settled a lawsuit brought by the American Alliance for Equal Rights (AAER), leading to the permanent closure of its Strivers Grant Contest. Despite th...

DOJ and state attorneys general file joint consumer lawsuit

By Charlene Crowell In August, the Department of Justice and eight state Attorneys Generals filed a lawsuit charging RealPage Inc., a commercial revenue management software firm providing apartment managers with illegal price fixing software data tha...

Houston Hip-Hop bike tour is making good noise with tourists

(Black PR Wire) Houston, we have a problem! A good problem that is! With the growing rate of tourists coming to Houston for VIBES, one of the go-to tourist attractions has been the nation’s only Hip-Hop pedal bike that celebrates Houston Culture and...

OWN’s ‘First-Time Buyer’s Club’ returns with new episodes Friday, Sept. 13

(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced recently “First-Time Buyer’s Club,’’ a half hour series spotlighting the house hunting journeys of first-time home buyers, is set to return with all-new episodes beginning Friday, Sep...

And the award for most treasonous act goes to…

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Senior National Correspondent The award for “Most Treasonous Act” goes to… The “Most Willing to Kill Vice President Mike Pence for President Trump” award goes to… And the moment we’ve all been waiting for—the award for “Best In...

GAME PREVIEW: UAPB seeks revenge over TSU in Southern Heritage Classic rematch

The Southern Heritage Classic is upon us once again. The annual event is more than just a game; it’s an experience. This is the second year that the Tigers from Tennessee State will face the Golden Lions of the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff. The...

Recalling my message to students about September 11

By Lew Blackburn, Ph.D. Clara Oliver Elementary School Memorial Service, Sept. 21, 2001… Good afternoon students and staff. I am Lew Blackburn, Trustee for District 5 of the Dallas Independent School District. I represent parts of West Dallas a...

Jury selection begins in trial of Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Senior National Correspondent Jury selection began Monday, Sept. 9, in the federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with violating the civil rights of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old Black man who died follow...

Personalized brain stimulation significantly decreases depression symptoms

(Newswise) — Our brains are full of electricity, billions of signals being sent each day whether we’re exercising, eating, singing, reading, working, sleeping, or just relaxing. And when we’re sitting with our thoughts – awake with our eyes closed –...

The figures who helped shape Vice President Harris

By Ben Jealous When Kamala Harris was sworn in as vice president in 2021, she swore her oath of office on two Bibles. One belonged to our nation’s first Black Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Marshall, the civil rights giant who founded the N...

Sybil Haydel Morial

The Morial family has announced the passing of their mother and grandmother, Sybil Haydel Morial, 91, who was the widow of New Orleans’ first Black mayor, Ernest “Dutch” Morial. The family has issued the following statement: “Words cannot express our...