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Ex-Cheerleader Studying Black Maternal Crisis Dies Giving Birth

By Jennifer Porter Gore Originally appeared in Word in Black When she died during childbirth, Krystal Anderson became the latest reminder that Black women are at the center of a global maternal health crisis.& Krystal Anderson seemed t...

Mississippi Deputies Give State’s Law Enforcement Officers Disgrace And Shame

By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D. The events you read about and hear about sometimes make you say, did that really happen? It makes you wonder out loud, that can’t be. Our America is going through it right now. At every corner, our sensibilities are being...

Texas appeals court overturns Crystal Mason’s conviction, 5-year sentence for illegal voting

A Texas appeals court on Thursday overturned the illegal voting conviction of Crystal Mason, who was given a five-year prison sentence for casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 election while on supervised release for federal tax evasion.The deci...

Terrence Shannon, Jr. Propels Illini to Elite Eight With Win Over Iowa State

The Illinois Fighting Illini are headed to the Elite Eight for the first time in 19 years thanks to leading player Terrence Shannon Jr. The Chicago product, who once starred at Lincoln Park High School, made three key plays to seal a 72-69 win over...

Black Twitter Reclaims Phrase ‘DEI’ As Critics Try To Make It A Racial Slur

Photo: Getty Images Black Twitter is reclaiming the phrase “DEI” from its critics. The phrase “DEIs” was trending on X, formerly Twitter, this week as Black social media users generated a plethora of memes and jokes reclaimi...

Baltimore Mayor Calls Out Critics Who ‘Don’t Have Courage To Say N-Word’

Photo: Getty Images Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott blasted critics for not having “the courage to say the N-word” after he was labeled a “DEI mayor” in the wake of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. Scott faced blame from...

Tapestry 360 Health Hosts Workshop Bridging Women’s History Month and Cancer Awareness

Tapestry 360 Health hosted a workshop highlight the importance of cancer screenings for women (Photo: Annie Tarricone). By Rashad Alexander The month of March is Women’s History Month. However, it is also Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. One...

Black Excellence in Gymnastics

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (NORMAL, ILLINOIS, March 23, 2024) Talia Omotola, an 8th grader at Lincoln Middle School in Edwardsville, recently competed in the State Gymnastics Championship at Horton Field House in Normal, Illinois and secured a 1st place f...

Fair Park’s Cotton Bowl Set for a $140 Million Makeover: Revitalizing a South Dallas Landmark

Fair Park, the gem of Sunny South Dallas, was the center of attention earlier this week. The occasion? The groundbreaking of a massive $140 million upgrade to the iconic Cotton Bowl stadium. This investment marks the largest financial commitment in...

Black Teachers Help Keep Black Boys Out of Special Education

A new study finds that Black male elementary school students with Black teachers are less likely to be identified for special education.In education, it’s an uncomfortable fact: the teaching workforce is overwhelmingly white and female, particularly...

PUBLIC NOTICE: SUB BIDS/SUPPLIER QUOTES REQUESTED

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Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Appeal Federal Hate Crime Convictions

Photo: Getty Images The three white men who killed Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old Black man slain while out for a jog in 2020, are appealing their federal hate crime convictions. On Wednesday (March 27), attorneys for Greg McMichael, Travis McMicha...

Illinois Players Also Strike Gold in Mega Millions, Bartlett Player Wins $1 Million

Photo: Illinois Lottery You might have already heard the news: On Tuesday night, a lucky person from New Jersey, one of the luckiest in human existence, had the winning Mega Millions ticket, worth $1.128 billion (!!!). It was the fifth-largest Mega M...

HBCU President Cleared Of Wrongdoing In Black Administrator’s Suicide

Photo: Lincoln University The president of a historically Black university has been cleared of bullying and harassment in the suicide of a Black administrator following an independent investigation, according to NBC News. Lincoln University’s...

This Week In Black History March 27-April 2, 2024

SARAH VAUGHN MARCH 27 1924—The sensational Jazz singer Sarah Vaughn was born on this day in Newark, N.J. & She went on to become what many considered “the world’s greatest singing talent.” She was known as the “incomparable Sarah Vaughn.” 1...