Category : News

Christmas toy giveaway offers healing and holiday cheer for crime victims’ families

As the season of giving unfolds, an initiative by a local organization helped aid the lives of families impacted by crime. Mothers Against Violence Healing Ministry orchestrated their annual Christmas toy giveaway Dec. 12, offering comfort to tho...

Water now, water forever: Hoosiers deserve a clear water policy

Humans fight wars over oil, diamonds and gold. All of these commodities carry monetary value, but none are a basic requirement for life. Imagine what value water may command one day if it’s treated as a commodity. Yet Indiana, currently blessed w...

Start the New Year Off With Dental Checkup

Maintaining good oral health is important to your overall health. In addition to daily brushing and flossing, you can help protect your oral health by seeing your dentist regularly for checkups. An attractive, bright smile is only one reason you...

TSU Delivers Their Best Performance

By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — The Tennessee State Tigers delivered their best offensive performance of the young season Saturday, blowing out Boyce College 117-59 at Gentry Center.& Head Coach Penny Collins had expressed his concerns about...

Draymond Green Poses Problem for the NBA

The NBA and its commissioner Adam Silver didn’t address a serious problem quickly enough or in a decisive manner. Now it has evolved into a major issue, and one that can’t be neatly solved or easily handled.& The problem is the behavio...

When the shooting stopped

After six months of savage fighting, soldiers on both sides were firmly ensconced in their respective trenches. Bullets had incessantly rifled through the air. Planes rained hellfire from above. Masses of bodies lay strewn along the battlefield, fal...

Eddie Murphy Reprises Iconic Role

By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — It’s been almost three decades since he first played the oddball cop Axel Foley, but Eddie Murphy is returning to that role next year. The trailer was released last week for the newest incarnation of the “Beverly Hills...

Acclaimed Actor Makes Directorial Debut

By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — Daniel Kaluuya has appeared in many notable projects as either a lead actor or key contributor, but he’s now making his debut in another area. The trailer for his directorial debut “The Kitchen” is now available online...

City Market closure date set as entire city block prepares for facelift

By JILL SHERIDAN Indianapolis’s City Market will temporarily close while the redevelopment of that city block gets underway.& The historic Market House currently houses 16 vendors, about half its capacity. Businesses got& word the mar...

So You Want to See Nashville’s Holiday Lights?

NASHVILLE, TN —Holiday Lights at Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Music City Brew Hop Holiday Lights Trolley Night Tour are two of the favorite lights sights in Music City. Holiday Lights at Cheekwood Botanical Garden brings over a million twinklin...

Do not start a business—Buy one

Starting a business from scratch is incredibly hard. Many entrepreneurs have to convince friends and family to invest in their business idea because banks will not lend to a startup. The new business may only have one employee, the owner, who is not...

Israel and Palestine – Do Imams and Rabbis cry?

“It is He Who has let free the two bodies of flowing water: One palatable and sweet, and the other salt and bitter; yet has He made a barrier between them, a partition that is forbidden to be passed.” (Qur’an, chapter 25: verse 53) The Qur’an men...

Funk icon Amp Fiddler mourned, leaving a timeless melody at 65

Detroit mourns the loss of one of its beloved musical legends, Joseph “Amp” Fiddler. The influential funk musician, singer, songwriter, and keyboardist passed away at the age of 65 after a courageous battle with cancer. Fiddler’s impact on the Detr...

Indy renters want solutions for high rent rates

Indiana is one of five states, including Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho and North Carolina, without any concrete renter’s protection laws. According to Rent Café, the average rent in Indianapolis for an 876-square-foot apartment is $1,193. Carmel ranks...

Saint Lucia Police Mourn Tragic Death Of ‘Exceptional’ Officer

The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force RSLPF is mourning the death of Constable Shem Severin in a vehicle crash on the Bexon Highway on Wednesday. Commissioner of Police Crusita Descartes-Pelius issued the following statement on the passing of the 31-yea...