Category : News

Celebrate Spring among the cherry blossoms at the Garden on March 23

MEMPHIS, TN — Memphis Botanic Garden (MBG) is pleased to announce the much anticipated annual Cherry Blossom Picnic will take place on March 23 from 10 am-4 pm this year. This beloved event encourages attendees to celebrate spring among the sakura (...

NDG Book Review: ‘How to Live Free in a Dangerous World

By Terri Schlichenmeyer Do you really need three pairs of shoes? The answer is probably yes: you can’t dance in hikers, you can’t shop in stilettos, you can’t hike in clogs. So what else do you overpack on this long-awaited trip? Extra shorts, extra...

Domestic work/er

LaTasha Jones There exists an idiom that aptly captures the pattern of how “the establishment” perceives Black advancement in America. It goes, “One step forward, two steps back,” dating back to Reconstruction. Perhaps it i...

Film Review: ‘Dune: Part Two’ is a sandy, captivating film

By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic (***1/2) How deep is the sand? How high is the sky? Director/writer Denis Villeneuve knows how to make a throw-down sci-fi epic. He proved that with his captivating production Dune (2021), which won six 2022 Oscars® f...

Black and country

Camike Jones Who gets to decide what is and is not country music? Beyonce’s new singles, “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages,” have stirred up some controversy recently. Some country fans and radio DJs have deemed her music to not be true country m...

Remembering a Giant of the Community

In Memorium Dr. W. Larry Lundy Funeral Services and Remembrances Planned (Editor’s Note: Dr. Lundy was very well known to us, as he was one of our first advertisers and friends back in 1991 when we still puiblished under the name “Minority Opportunit...

UWP Urges Vieux Fort Solidarity Against Gun Violence

As members of the United Workers Party (UWP) Constituency Branch of Vieux Fort South we stand firm in condemning all forms of violence and crime, particularly the alarming increase in gun violence in Vieux Fort. The loss of young lives to violence is...

Truly astronomical

Larry Smith It comes every four years without fail. (Well, kinda.) Some people literally mark their calendars in anticipation; others find the whole affair to be impossibly boring. But, whether we like it or not, there’s nothing that we can do to...

College admission and financial aid decisions delayed amidst rollout issues

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Senior National Correspondent Delays in financial aid decisions have tempered the excitement of many students who have received acceptance letters from their top colleges in a year already full of uncertainties. The late releas...

Dallas CASA’s ‘Cherish the Children’ addresses state of child welfare

Dallas CASA will host the 2024 Cherish the Children luncheon Friday, April 19 at The Omni Dallas with a panel of important speakers addressing some of Dallas’ greatest challenges facing children. The luncheon’s slate of speakers includes: Latosha Her...

Indianapolis nonprofit celebrates 30 years of empowering men and their families

President and CEO Larry Smith poses in front of the Fathers and Families center located at 2835 N. Illinois St. (Photo/Mesgana Waiss) A buff-brick building sits on a busy one-way street near Downtown Indianapolis. It is swallowed by a host of ma...

Research and customized care make aging with Multiple Sclerosis better

(Newswise) — COLUMBUS, Ohio – Physician scientists at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine are studying why multiple sclerosis (MS) worsens as patients grow older. MS is a condition where the body’s immune system mi...

‘Don’t get God started’

Scripture:& John 13:33-35 Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. “My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, yo...

Assessments should be more inclusive to reflect all students’ cultures, experiences

(EdTrust) WASHINGTON – Soon, students across the country will take the annual federally required summative assessments. However, a new EdTrust report explains why these tests need to be more inclusive, with passages and questions that reflect the div...

Minister Kasolo Confirms Government Allocation of Ugx. 5 Billion Stimulus Package to Ugandan Musicians Federation

By BigEyeUg Team The Ugandan government has disbursed the initial portion of Ugx. 5 billion from the Ugx. 13 billion stimulus package to the Uganda National Musicians Federation (UNMF), led by popular singer Eddy Kenzo, a development confirmed by...