Category : News

Police Officer In Custody Over Missing M16 Rifle

A male police officer is in custody following the discovery that an M16 rifle was missing from the Gros Islet police station. The Major Crimes Unit of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) arrested the officer during the probe into the missing w...

Sir Arthur Lewis Community College Seize Schoolboys’ Basketball Title

The Ministry of Youth Development and Sports concluded the 2024-2025 Schools Under-19 Boys Basketball Tournament on Thursday, with Sir Arthur Lewis Community College (SALCC) winning the championship game 67-29 over Soufrière Comprehensive Secondary S...

HBCUs That Currently Are Designated R2 Research Universities

Last week JBHE reported that Howard University in Washington, D.C., became the first historically Black college or university to receive the Research One (R1) Carnegie Classification from the American Council of Education. To be conferred with the R1...

Christian Theological Seminary announces $100K grant program to help break cycle of poverty

The Christian Theological Seminary (CTS) announced a $100,000 grant program for poverty cycle breaking efforts in Marion County. The Christian Theological Seminary Faith & Action Project welcomes local nonprofit and faith organizations workin...

The hidden cost of school leadership: Defining the problem

“Heavy is the head that wears the crown Uneasy lies the head that bears the burden To whom much is given, much is required The weight of responsibility is not for the faint of heat With great power comes great accountability” We have...

The balancing act: Supporting black businesses while navigating corporate DEI pullbacks

I’m not an expert in DEI initiatives, but I do care deeply about where we choose to spend our money and how it impacts the businesses in our communities. Right now, many people are facing a tough decision: Should we continue supporting corporatio...

UPDATE: 20-Year-Old Killed in Reduit Stabbing Identified as Jolie William

Police have confirmed the identity of the young woman who was fatally wounded in a violent attack at a guest house in Reduit, Gros Islet early Friday morning. She is 20-year-old Jolie William of New Village, Castries. According to a statement from th...

Lift every voice and sing

“Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the LORD: ‘I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; he has hurled both horse and rider in the sea.’” Exodus 15:1 NLT There is positive power in lyrics and music. Singing is a...

Leftists on the Ledge and Getting Pushed

The following article, Leftists on the Ledge and Getting Pushed, was first published on The Black Sphere. How much crazier can Leftists get? It’s a question that keeps me up at night, not out of concern, but out of sheer morbid curiosity. We’re no...

Companies face immediate backlash for abandoning DEI pledges

By Stacy M. Brown Corporate America’s retreat from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) commitments is already having significant repercussions, with consumer boycotts, stock fluctuations and mounting legal battles reshaping the financial landsc...

Blaizing Academy & InnoPower launch AI training initiative to empower 1,000 Hoosiers

A major AI training movement is taking off in Indianapolis, set to equip 1,000 Hoosiers with essential AI skills by July 2025. Blaizing Academy, in partnership with InnoPower LLC (InnoPower Indy), IWU National & Global, and key community org...

Wounds Deepen as Father of Choiseul Family Chopping Dies

The already deep wounds of the Labadie family are now even more painful. In the early hours of Friday, the family’s patriarch, 62-year-old Vernon Labadie, was pronounced dead after battling for his life since the brutal chopping incident exactly thre...

Recorder Rewind: George McGinnis Gymnasium

George Washington High School in Indianapolis celebrated the renaming of its gymnasium to honor the late George McGinnis, a distinguished alumnus and Indiana basketball legend on Feb 20. The ceremony drew a crowd of over 1,000 people, including form...

Four Black Administrators Who Have Been Appointed to New Roles at HBCUs

Letherio Zeigler has been appointed executive director of financial aid services and scholarships at Jackson State University in Mississippi. With over three decades of experience in financial aid administration, he has held several leadership roles...

Victory Credit Union, through adapting and mergers, has remained a community mainstay since 1946

In 2021, Truliant Federal Credit Union acquired the naming rights to the landmark Winston Tower in downtown Winston-Salem. Changing the name on the 30-story building elevated Truliant’s brand, but the credit union’s most significant deal in the city...