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Carolyn Chism Hardy Honored for Pioneering Work in the Beverage Industry

Memphis business icon Carolyn Chism Hardy was celebrated on Thursday, August 8, 2024, for her remarkable contributions to the beverage industry and the local economy. Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) Commissioner Stu...

Mayor Young orders forensic audit of MATA’s $60M budget shortfall

One of the big four global accounting firms has been hired to conduct a forensic audit of the Memphis Area Transit Authority. City of Memphis Mayor Paul Young announced the decision to enlist PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to peer into the hard set tra...

Brooklyn Court Orders Stay On Eviction Of Home Of Renown Holistic Healer Queen Afua Recognizing Potential Fraud In Deed Theft Case

Photos: The Indypendent\YouTube Screenshots Brooklyn, NY– In a significant legal victory for the Robinson-Torain family, the Kings County Surrogate Court, under the jurisdiction of Hon. Bernard Graham, ordered a stay this week on the eviction of the...

Shelby County Commission pumps brakes on resolution to fund STEM center at Whitehaven High

Shelby County Commissioners pumped the brakes on a resolution to fund the remainder of a proposed $10 million STEM building for Whitehaven High School during the Tuesday, August 6 Budget Committee meeting. The resolution was moved without a recommend...

CPJ: New York Police Must Explain Arrest Of Journalist Over Pro-Palestinian Vandalism

By Committee To Protect Journalists Photos: Video\YouTube Screenshots Washington, D.C., August 7, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges the New York Police Department explain its reasons for arresting a New York City videographer on hate cr...

Memphis-Shelby County Education Association: Advocating for Educators and Students Alike

The Memphis-Shelby County Education Association, or MSCEA, is a pivotal organization within the Shelby County Schools system, representing a diverse array of professionals dedicated to education. With more than 3,000 members, MSCEA brings together te...

NDG Book Review: ‘Kid Olympians: Summer’ is a fun one for parents and future athletes too

By Terri Schlichenmeyer You can kick a ball harder than any kid you know. You just haul your leg back, point your toe, and let go! You’re also good at smashing a ball, swimming, running, jumping, it’s all fun. Like you, lots of kids love sports, incl...

Marvin Sapp releases new album, ‘Then & Now’ on Aug. 30

New Single – ‘He Was There’ – Going to Radio Aug. 12 Gospel music luminary Marvin Sapp is set to release his 16th album, Then & Now, on August 30th. It will be the second album released on Elev8 Media & Entertainment, his independent label. R...

Allred leads bipartisan push to counter PRC investment in Africa, releases mid-year report online

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Colin Allred (TX-32) and Young Kim (CA-40), members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced the Stopping PRC Environmental Exploitation and Degradation Act (SPEED) Act to combat the negative env...

Bloomberg Philanthropies announces $600 million gift to Historically Black Medical Schools

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Senior National Correspondent In a monumental move to address the underrepresentation of Black physicians in the United States, Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced a $600 million donation to the endowments of four historical...

Mental health problems often go undetected in youth who die by suicide

(Newswise) — Three out of five youth who died by suicide in the U.S. did not have a prior mental health diagnosis, signaling missed opportunities to identify children and adolescents for suicide prevention strategies, including therapy or medications...

Kamala definitely earned it (DEI)

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Vice President Kamala Harris has a political career that is classic textbook. She leveraged her legal training at the University of California into a position in the District Attorney’s office. Th...

Duane Thomas

Longtime Dallas Cowboys fans will be quite familiar with Duane Thomas, who passed away on Sunday in Sedona, Arizona. No cause of death was announced as of press time, Thomas was 77 years old. While he wore the number 33, he was a hometown hero, havin...

The threat to our elections from a growing dominance of artificial intelligence

By Lori Lee NDG Contributing Writer As artificial intelligence (AI) technology has evolved, it has become so easy to use that what formerly required a studio and production team now costs very little and can be achieved in a few simple clicks. Improv...

Love and Basketball: Local filmmaker shooting “Hoop Streets” in Memphis

The community of Memphis yet again has a golden opportunity to showcase its impressive talent pool through the production of its newest independent film “Hoop Streets.” With production taking place in Memphis, itself several members of the community...