Category : News

4 months ago

44K Black women, 45K Black men raise combined $2.8M for Harris

Black men join call to raise $1.3M for Harris Campaign By Gerren Keith Gaynor Thousands of Black men raised more than $1.3 million during a Monday evening virtual fundraiser call in support of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala...

4 months ago

Comer named interim president of Lane College

JACKSON, TN — The Lane College Board of Trustees (Jackson, Tennessee) has selected Donald W. Comer as interim president. Effective August 1, 2024, his appointment follows the departure of former President Dr. Logan Hampton, effective July 31, 2024....

4 months ago

Court blocks Biden-Harris administration’s SAVE Plan

In a significant setback for student loan borrowers, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against President Biden’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona released a statement expressing deep conc...

4 months ago

CoP Stresses Caribbean Collaboration To Fight Crime

Commissioner of Police (CoP) Crusita Descartes Pelius has emphasized the critical need for collaboration among Caribbean nations in tackling organized crime. At a recent handing-over ceremony for a canine donated by the French, the Commissioner highl...

4 months ago

Kentucky Governor Beshear should be Harris’ VP choice

By Rosetta Miller-Perry The Democratic Party fully understands the threat to progress and democracy that convicted felon Donald Trump represents. He has already publicly promised to use the Presidency as a weapon of revenge against his enemies if...

4 months ago

James C. Napier: Champion of African American progress

By V.S. Santoni & & & James Carroll Napier, born on June 9, 1845, in Nashville, Tennessee, was a prominent African American lawyer, politician, and civil rights advocate whose work had a lasting impact on the African American commu...

4 months ago

David Driskell: A legacy of art and advocacy

By Ivan Sanchez & & & David C. Driskell, an iconic figure in American art history, significantly shaped the landscape of African American art through his dual roles as an artist and a scholar. Born in Eatonton, Georgia, in 1931, Dr...