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Study reveals officer-involved killings of unarmed black individuals linked to adverse sleep outcomes in Black community

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Senior National Correspondent A comprehensive national study has brought to light distressing connections between officer-involved killings of unarmed Black individuals and adverse sleep outcomes within the African American com...

Don’t politicize the very real human trafficking problem

By Allen R. Gray NDG Contributing Writer We survive on the belief that all men have been emancipated, set free of slave shackles. Not necessarily so. Enslavement has merely been baked deeper into the American system. It might be argued that the 13th...

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...