Category : News

Birmingham’s Wenonah High School Wins State Cosmetology Competition for 3rd Straight Year

Birmingham City Schools, SkillsUSA Birmingham’s Wenonah High School last week won its third straight Cosmetology SkillsUSA Contest in Mobile, Alabama and will represent the state in June at the National SkillsUSA conference in Atlanta. T...

UAB Shares How Quitting Smoking is Necessary, and Possible

By Brianna Hoge | UAB News The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention categorizes nicotine as a chemical compound that is highly addictive. Nicotine can be found in a variety of products, including cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco and most...

MTSU officials collect 60 vapes and 76.5 pounds of medications during Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University officials collected nearly 76.5 pounds of medications during the spring Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on campus Wednesday, April 24, as part of a national drive. Chipper Smith, left, senio...

Superintendent Dr. Marie N. Feagins Announces Transition Team

Memphis, TN& – Dr. Marie N. Feagins, who began her term as Memphis-Shelby County Schools superintendent on April 1, 2024, announced her full transition team today. The diverse, talented group of local, state and national advisors will help...

Democrats React to Trump’s New York City Reception

The following article, Democrats React to Trump’s New York City Reception, was first published on The Black Sphere. For a man who’s supposedly hated in Democrat-controlled cities, Donald Trump made one helluva splash in The Big Apple. Loo...

Ron Reynolds: Why MAGA policies are detrimental to Black communities

As a representative deeply invested in the well-being of my constituents, I feel compelled to shed light on the harmful impact of the MAGA agenda. While its proponents claim to champion America’s greatness, the reality is far from uplifting, especi...

Alvin Ailey Dancers Perform in Nashville this Weekend

Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, celebrated as one of the world’s leading dance companies, is set to perform at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville from April 26-28, 2024. The performances will ta...

Police Investigate Fatal Accident At Cul De Sac

Police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at Cul de Sac, Castries, Friday. According to the police, the accident claimed the life of 60-year-old Lucious Amedee, a resident of Marigot, Castries. The deceased was a passenger on a pickup t...

Pierre Says Failure Not An Option In War Against Crime

Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre, sounding the alarm that crime has escalated to crisis proportions in the Caribbean, has stated that failure is not an option in combatting the menace. Pierre, responsible for National Security, delivered the keynote a...

From Rap Queen to Entertainment Icon: The Rise of Queen Latifah

[Photo: Sophy Holland/CBS] As parents, ensuring the health and well-being of your family is a top priority. You want to ensure that everyone stays happy, active, and healthy. One essential aspect of maintaining a healthy family is ensuring that every...

April 25, 2024

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‘The former guy’ versus ‘Sleepy Joe’ – why Biden and Trump are loath to utter each other’s name

President Joe Biden referred to Donald Trump as ‘my predecessor’ 13 times during the 2024 State of the Union. Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images by Roger J. Kreuz, University of Memphis During his 2024 State of the Union Address, Pres...

Saint Lucians Moving Away From Manual Transmission Vehicles

Saint Lucian drivers appear to be moving away from obtaining vehicles with manual gearboxes in favour of those with automatic transmissions. The requested figures from the Ministry of Transport regarding vehicle registration trends were not immediate...

Unwind with the hottest releases for the last weekend in April

Hello fellow moviegoers. The weekend is finally here and like always, we got you covered. It’s actually a quiet weekend for the multiplex with the exception of the long awaited Zendaya movie “Challengers.” There are no streaming movies p...

Oakwood University Wins 2024 Honda Campus All-Star Challenge

Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama, is the winner of the 2024 Honda Campus All-Star Challenge. The event is an annual academic competition for students from historically Black colleges and universities hosted on the American Honda corporate ca...