Category : News

Student Ambassadors Spread the Word about Africana Studies Minor at UTC

Chattanooga, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-The Department of History at the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga announced the recipients of 2024 Linnemann Scholarships and launched a new ambassador program to highlight the Africana Studies minor. The Dr....

Nashville Zoo Announces Names of Tiger Cubs

Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)- Nashville Zoo at Grassmere has announced names of the three Sumatran tiger cubs, born on October 20, 2023. Zoo officials held a contest that allowed the public to vote on names for the critically endangered Sumatran...

In Memoriam: Eddie Rudolph Dillard (1947-2023)

Eddie Dillard by Paul Tillman-Smith On Dec. 21, 2023, peacefully, the angels carried Eddie Rudolph Dillard away as he was awakened to eternal life in his home in Sacramento, California, after a fearless battle with several medical complications...

Man Shot Dead In Castries

Police have launched a probe into Saint Lucia’s 14th homicide in 2024. According to reports, a man sustained fatal gunshot injuries in George V Park on Saturday. Emergency personnel from the Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) headquarters responde...

WASCO Pipeline Replacement Aims To Improve Water Supply

The Water and Sewerage Company Inc. (WASCO) plans to improve water supply efficiency and reliability through what the company described as a ‘strategic initiative’ to replace a section of the existing 24-inch raw water pipeline between th...

Winston-Salem State handles Virginia Union 64-47 in the 2024 HBCU Classic during NBA All-Star Weekend in Indy

Although both teams put on a show in front of a sold out crowd at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) Rams took the win over Virginia Union University (VUU) Panthers 64-47 at the third annual HBCU Classic presented by AT&...

Two People Rushed To Hospital After Micoud Crash

Emergency personnel from the Micoud Fire Station rushed a man and a woman to the hospital after two vehicles collided head-on Saturday. The emergency personnel responded with a fire truck and an ambulance after learning at about 9:30 am of the accide...

Dr. Meredith Evans to speak at UC’s Black Future Month keynote

By Louise Stevenson and Dr. Holly McGee & Union Baptist Church As part of the University of Cincinnati’s month-long series of events to commemorate 2024 Black History Month, retitled Black Future Month, the Charles P. Taft Research Cen...

Human Rights Group ‘Disappointed’ After Court Dismisses Challenges To SVG Buggery Laws

Equal Rights, Access and Opportunities SVG Inc. (“ERAO SVG”) is disappointed that the consolidated cases of Vincentians Javin Kevin Vinc Johnson v The Attorney General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines et al and Sean Mac Leish v The Attorney Genera...

NY Attorney General Letitia James wins $354 million civil fraud case against Donald Trump, associates

When she assumed the role of New York Attorney General, Letitia James made little bones about her desire to take down Donald Trump for what she said was the massive business fraud his organization had committed in the Empire State. & She also aim...

Uganda Baati pushes for convenience and customer value with e–commerce

R-L: Uganda Baati’s Ian Rumanyika hands over a gift of appreciation to President of the E-Trade and Startup Association of Uganda, Ricky Rapa Thompson and Chairperson Board, Ron Kawamara. By Our Reporter Uganda Baati, a leading building solutions pro...

Sabotage, new Ugandan film shedding light on sexual violence and abortion premieres

Mathew Nabwiso, the film’s director addresses guests at the movie premiere. By Our Reporter Sabotage, a new film exploring sexual violence and abortion in a Ugandan context, has premiered. The premiere, attended by players in Uganda’s arts indu...

82 Percent Of Deaths In Saint Lucia Attributed To NCDs

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes are the leading cause of illness and death globally. In Saint Lucia, the Epidemiology unit reports that 82% of deaths are attributed t...

Overtime: All Aliquippa does is win, but now they’re being punished for it

PIAA rules team must play in Class 5A for next two seasons & :10—You’ve heard the expression before, I am sure. “Blessed and Cursed!” That can be said about the historic and unprecedented Aliquippa Quips High School football program, who won...

Nielsen Report says Black people are the biggest consumers of media in the world

Courtesy of the Nielsen Company A groundbreaking& Nielsen report unveiled this week spotlights the robust media consumption habits of Black individuals around the globe, exposing an obvious disparity between their high engagement and...