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Georgia’s Carson Beck sets school record with 5 touchdown passes in win over Tennessee Tech

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — In what amounted to a glorified scrimmage, Carson Beck needed a little more than a half to tie a Georgia record.Beck threw five touchdown passes — to five players — before leaving the game less than three minutes into the third qua...

Inside Kamala Harris’ yearslong crash course in foreign diplomacy

Washington (CNN) —& Vice President Kamala Harris has met more than 150 world leaders since becoming vice president. But a July sit-down with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu felt different.Coming days after President Joe Biden dropped ou...

Companies are caving to anti-DEI crusaders. That’s bad for business

New York (CNN) —& We all know, instinctively, to be skeptical every time a big company markets itself as more than what it is: A business hungry for our hard-earned cash.Think about it. Didn’t we all groan when Kendell Jenner, in an ad, appeared...

How secure and reliable are US elections? You’d be surprised

(CNN) — With election season underway, you’re bound to hear from former President Donald Trump that an army of undocumented immigrants is trying to vote in the presidential election. You may hear from Democrats that GOP efforts to pass new voting law...

Trump’s claim terrorists are pouring over southern border does not stand up to scrutiny

(CNN) —& At a& Fox News town hall on Wednesday, former President& Donald Trump& previewed some of the themes that we will likely hear more from him on the campaign trail and during his September 10 debate with Vice President Kamala Ha...

Tune In: Debate Night in Black America — A Virtual Conversation

Word In Black is excited to announce& Debate Night in Black America: A Virtual Conversation,& an event designed to engage the African American community during the Sept. 10, 2024, presidential debate. This groundbreaking livestream show offer...

Chicago Bears: 3 Reasons To Be Excited About the New Season

From L-R: Bears QB Caleb Williams, Receiver Keenan Allen and Montez Sweat (Photo Credits: Jeremy Allen, X). The vibes around the Chicago Bears are sky-high.& By drafting quarterback Caleb Williams and receiver Rome Odunze with their first two pi...

75 Years of ‘Annie Allen’: Honoring Gwendolyn Brooks’ Pulitzer-Winning Legacy

In celebration of the 75th anniversary of “Annie Allen,” Gwendolyn Brooks’ literary triumph, Brooks Permissions and partners are launching a series of events, re-releases, and the Living Legacy project to honor the poet’s enduring i...

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears Could Become Nation’s 1st Black Woman Governor

Photo: Getty Images Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R), the first Black woman to ever statewide office in Virginia, could again make history with her bid for governor. On Wednesday (Sept. 4), Earle-Sears launched her campaign for Virginia governor as...

37 days and counting: Early Voting is around the corner. Are you ready?

The line outside of an early voting site in Jonesboro on Sunday, November 27, 2022. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta VoiceThere are just 37 days till Early voting begins in Georgia, and 58 days till Election Day, which takes place on November 5. In...

36 days and counting: Early Voting is around the corner. Are you ready?

The line outside of an early voting site in Jonesboro on Sunday, November 27, 2022. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta VoiceThere are just 36 days till Early voting begins in Georgia, and 58 days till Election Day, which takes place on November 5. In...

Kevin Warren Discusses Bears’ Lakefront Stadium Proposal at Economic Club of Chicago

Sean Connolly, CEO of ConAgra Foods with Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren (Photo Credit: Tacuma Roeback). Hundreds gathered at the Sheraton Ballroom, many wearing their dark navy and orange Chicago Bears jerseys, eager to hear the man who many f...

Mental health jobs will grow 3 times the rate of all US jobs over the next decade

(CNN) — As the demand for mental health care grows across the United States, so will an expected demand for service providers.Employment growth in the mental health field — for psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, counselors, psychiatric aides a...

Mother-Daughter Sports Agents Make History In NFL

Photo: Getty Images Maryland natives have made history as the first mother-daughter tandem to become NFL sports agents. According to the Baltimore Sun, Edy Lawson-Jackson said her daughter, Samira Jackson, were the first mother-daughter duo to beco...

Black Enrollment Dips At Several Top Colleges After Affirmative Action Ban

Photo: Getty Images Some of the nation’s top universities are seeing a dip in Black enrollment following the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action. According to NBC News, Amherst College, St. Louis’ Washington...