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Cincinnati’s own Dave Parker elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame

& & Former Cincinnati Reds’ right fielder Dave Parker has been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame alongside seven-time All-Star, Dick Allen. They’ll be inducted during a ceremony in Cooperstown, N.Y., Hall of Fame on...

2024 words of the year point to power, perils, ephemeral nature of digital life

By Roger J. Kreuz, University of Memphis Ever since the American Dialect Society selected a Word of the Year at its conference in 1990, over half a dozen English dictionaries have anointed an annual word or phrase that’s meant to encapsulate the zeit...

There is No Collective Liberation Without Black & Brown Unity

The moment we are willing to sacrifice our relatives for the crumbs thrown at our feet by the white elite, we have abandoned any hope of liberation and adopted the moral filth of the violent status quo.Indeed, by playing into the manufactured racial...

KCPD Snatches Random Black Teen Off the Street, Falsely Accuses Him of Murder, Then Quietly Lets Him Go After 3 Months

For three agonizing months, L.M., a Black teenager, sat behind bars in a Kansas City juvenile detention facility, accused of a crime he did not commit. He was charged with second-degree murder, attempted motor vehicle theft, and armed criminal action...

Commissioners approve $34 million for new Frayser high school on first vote

Shelby County Commissioners took the first step toward funding a new high school for Frayser students, approving a nearly $34 million funding resolution on a first vote during the Wednesday, Dec. 11, Budget & Finance Committee meeting. Members ag...

Forever Kings hosts annual holiday celebration: PJ’s and Pancakes

Contributed by Forever KingsForever Kings, an organization dedicated to empowering boys and young men of color, is excited to announce its annual holiday celebration,& PJ’s and Pancakes! This festive event is a cherished tradition where participa...

PERSPECTIVE: Murder trial in Oxford stokes fears among LGBTQ in small town Mississippi

By Jay Green, Special to The Tri-State Defender As a journalist I am constantly reminded of two things as I grow in my career. The first is that everyone has their own story to tell. The second is that everyone has the right to tell that story...

2024 report card shows worrying trends in snow, wildfire and more

By Twila A. Moon, Matthew L. Druckenmiller, Rick Thoman The Arctic can feel like a far-off place, disconnected from daily life if you aren’t one of the 4 million people who live there. Yet, the changes underway in the Arctic as temperatures rise can...

New York: Justice Department Finds Civil Rights Violations By Mount Vernon Police Department

By DOJ News Photos: Video\YouTube Screenshots Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department announced today that the Mount Vernon, New York, Police Department (MVPD) engages in a pattern or practice of conduct that deprives p...

Social media and flexible work can save careers, new research shows

By Andrew Edelblum, University of Dayton; Ashish Kalra, University of Dayton; Na Young Lee, University of Dayton; Riley Dugan, University of Dayton, and Sangsuk Yoon, University of Dayton In today’s high-pressure business world, demands like meeting...

Primitivo di Manduria: Full-bodied for the holidays

Primitivo di Manduria is a dry full-bodied red wine from Puglia, Italy. It’s the only viticultural area in Italy to specialize in the variety.Primitivo earned its name because it ripens early in the season.Naturally dark-skinned grapes produce inky,&...

National Urban League Dismayed By Daniel Perry’s Acquittal, Stands With Neely Family

By National Urban League Photos: YouTube Screenshots National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial released the following statement in response to the acquittal of Daniel Penny, the former U.S. Marine who strangled Jordan Neely on a p...

Op-Ed: The Cup of Wrath

By Eli PlaskettA technical journalist with a local Cincinnati publishing company& & This week, with a black-humored sigh of relief, millions of people have bitterly mocked the murder of a man whose avarice has caused more human suffering th...

Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks over killing of gay University of Mississippi student

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the case of Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington Jr. in the 2022 killing of Jimmy “Jay” Lee, a gay man who was prominent in the LGBTQ+ community at the University of Missi...

NDG Book Review: ‘Affrilachia is a quick, but insightful read

By Terri Schlichenmeyer An average oak tree is bigger around than two people, together, can reach. That mighty tree starts out with an acorn the size of a nickel, ultimately growing to some eighty feet tall, with a canopy of a hundred feet or more ac...