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Michael Jackson’s estate surpasses $2 billion

Michael Jackson’s legacy continues to dominate the entertainment industry, with his various projects collectively surpassing $2 billion in global ticket sales. The King of Pop’s influence remains unmatched, from groundbreaking concert films to sold-o...

Anderson and the Memphis Tigers roll past Troy

On a beautiful day for football, the University of Memphis hosted the Troy Trojans. Memphis honored the 1993 football team, which featured Danton Barto and NFL Hall of Famer Isaac Bruce. The Tigers continued to improve and defeated the Trojans 38-17...

Trump campaign’s Arlington visit violates rules

The public furor continues over Donald Trump’s behavior during a visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Aug. 26, 2024.Since that visit to the U.S. military burial ground outside Washington, D.C., news reports and campaign photos have emerged showing...

CPR: Under Mayor Eric Adams Stop-And-Frisk “Abuses Are At…Highest Rate In Almost Ten Years”

The Independent Federal Monitor of the New York City Police Department released a report finding that the NYPD has failed to comply with court-ordered mandates to end its unconstitutional stop-and-frisk practices. In response to this report, Communit...

Perrier-Jouet Champagne: A celebration of nature and art

Pierre-Nicolas Perrier and Rose-Adelaide Jouet shared a love of nature and the arts. A year after their wedding, in 1811 they founded Maison Perrier-Jouet. Their son Charles Perrier also a botanist, took over the Champagne house in 1848.In 1902 Art N...

Job corps program celebrates 60th anniversary

By Mason WrightWASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor hosted three center directors and three student leaders from the Ohio Job Corps campuses among the 245 attendees from more than 120 campuses nationwide in August for the third annual Job Corps...

Underground railroad music comes alive again

WHAT: For the thousands who self-liberated on the Underground Railroad, music was a key to freedom. Now, those songs from the 19th century are coming to life. The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is hosting American Roots: Songs of the Un...

F.I.R.E. Conference empowers women to excel personally and professionally

By Regina Carswell RussoBT RISE and TColeman Enterprises announce the inaugural full-day F.I.R.E. Conference on Oct. 10, at The Summit Hotel in Madisonville. The F.I.R.E. Conference (Freedom, Intention, Revelation, Evolution) is a first-of-its first-...

Celebrate Grandparents Day: Read with your Grandchildren

By Kristen J. Amundson“Left foot, left foot,Right foot, right.Feet in the morningFeet at night.”—”The Foot Book,” Dr. SeussIt has been 40 years since I last read Dr. Seuss’s “The Foot Book” aloud, but I can still recite it, nearly word for word. That...

Hundreds Of Students Walkout, Occupy School & Chant “Free Colby” After Black Student Suspended For Standing Against Racist & Sexual Violence

Image features student protestors at Park Hill High School, Sept. 5th, 2024. Image Courtesy of Silas Lee (Black Pages Publishing) **This piece is written in collaboration with Black Pages Publishing** KANSAS CITY, MO – Hundreds of studen...

Commissioners consider $15 million emergency funding for 201 Poplar

Shelby County Commission members were presented with a $15.5 million list of repairs to the aging Shelby County Jail during the Wednesday, September 4, Budget and Finance Committee meeting. The amendment seeks to draw from ARPA funding allotted for t...

The Bidwhist/Spades Socials returns at College Hill Recreation Center

By Sallie ElliottAfter a summer hiatus the fun begins again at the Bidwhist/Spades Socials at the College Hill Recreation Center at 5545 Belmont Avenue (45224) next to Aiken High School. The Center’s phone number is 513.591-3555.Our Bidwhist/Sp...

FBI Raids Homes Of Mayor Adams’ Top Aides As Legal Problems Mount For Administration

By Gothamist News Photos: YouTube ScreenshotsFederal agents raided the homes of three top aides of Mayor Eric Adams Wednesday, according to an administration official familiar with the matter.The FBI searched the Manhattan home of the first deputy m...

Drama Swirls around Tiger Basketball as Hardaway blows up coaching staff

“As The World Turns” was once a great soap opera. The University of Memphis Basketball program may have surpassed that level of drama over the last few years. In a statement released earlier this week by the university, head coach Penny H...

Forecast for Bengals, partly sunny

In less than a week the new NFL 2024 season will be underway. There will be 32 teams fighting and scrapping for the right to be called World Champions. About a third of those teams have a legitimate chance of actually winning the Lombardi trophy. The...