Category : News

When the Supreme Court said it’s important to move quickly in key presidential cases like Trump’s immunity claim

Judges can move with speed, but don’t always. Aitor Diago/Moment via Getty Images by Donald Nieman, Binghamton University, State University of New York When former President Donald Trump’s attorneys argue before the U.S. Supreme Court on April 25, 2...

Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle In Gros Islet

A female pedestrian sustained injuries when a vehicle struck her in Gros Islet on Tuesday. The incident occurred on St. George Street. After learning of the collision, the Gros Islet Fire Station dispatched an emergency crew at about 5:12 pm. However...

Racism Scandal Fallout: Summit Christian Academy President’s Response Exemplifies Everything Wrong with the School

Chris Hahn, Head of School at Summit Christian Academy, Image from Summit Christian Academy In a recent communication to the Summit Christian Academy community, the Head of School, Chris Hahn, addressed The Defender’s recent bombshell inves...

Biden set to address Morehouse graduates

President Joe Biden plans to deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College on May 19, a significant event as he seeks to strengthen ties with the diverse coalition that played a pivotal role in his election to the White House. The White H...

U.S. Coast Guard Promotes First Black Female Admiral

U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Zeita Merchant has made history as the first Black female admiral in the service’s 233-year history. Admiral Merchant, previously the commander of Sector New York, will now lead the Coast Guard Personnel Service Center in Wash...

Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Sharon Tucker Becomes City’s First Black Mayor

Fort Wayne Councilwoman Sharon Tucker has made history after becoming Indiana’s second-largest city’s new mayor. Tucker becomes Fort Wayne’s first Black mayor and second woman to hold the position. She was selected during a Democratic caucus to repl...

Three Black Leaders Appointed to Diversity Positions at Colleges and Universities

Marsha McGriff has been appointed vice chancellor of equity and inclusion at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She most recently served as chief diversity officer and senior advisor to the president at the University of Florida. She previously...

Study: Black & Hispanic Faculty Underrepresented In Higher Ed

A new study conducted by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), commissioned by Congressman Bobby Scott (D-Virginia), has unveiled concerning trends regarding the representation of Black and Hispanic faculty members in higher education instituti...

SLHTA President Anticipates ‘Really Good’ Tourism Year

Saint Lucia Hospitality and Tourism Association President Paul Collymore expects a bumper 2024 tourism year. “I think when we compare to last year, we are looking at a really good year ahead of us,” Collymore told reporters on Tuesday. He...

Job Opportunities 4-24-2024

& Hitachi Rail STS USA, Inc. seeks a Senior Automation Testing and Commissioning Engineer in Pittsburgh, PA, to define and perform assigned Traffic Management tests (e.g., IXL ATS. on-board) for an overall T&C plan for a medium complexity (i...

Summer Lee dominates Bhavini Patel, wins Primary Election

SUMMER LEE CELEBRATES AFTER WINNING THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR THE 12TH& CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT IN PA., APRIL 23. (PHOTO BY ROB TAYLOR JR.) In the words of former Pittsburgh Pirates broadcaster Lanny Frattare, “There was noooo doubt about it.”...

Police Seek Help In Identifying Hospitalised Male

Your urgent assistance is required! This gentleman was found by emergency personnel along the Millennium Highway, on April 18, 2024. He was conveyed to the Owen King European Union (OKEU) Hospital for care, where he remains admitted. He is no...

ELECTION 2024: Live primary results: Summer Lee nominated to serve second term in Congress

POSTED IN U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, arrives at her election night party on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at the Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel in Downtown. Lee won the District 12 Democratic primary over Edgewood Councilor Bhavini Patel. (Photo...

What cities can learn from Seattle’s racial and social justice law

The Seattle skyline with Mt. Rainier in the background. Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images by Serin Houston, Mount Holyoke College and Dan Trudeau, Macalester College The right-wing political campaign against diversity, equity and inclusi...

What you eat could alter your unborn children and grandchildren’s genes and health outcomes

The relatively new discipline of epigenetics explores how diet and nutrition can affect not only our own health but that of future generations. Drazen Zigic/iStock via Getty Images Plus by Nathaniel Johnson, University of North Dakota; Hasan Khatib,...