Category : News

OP-ED: Why Does Most of America Ignore Violence Prevention?

For 12 years during months of October, Black Women for Positive Change has sponsored annual days, weeks and months of Non-Violence, Families, Voters Rights and Opportunities. It is our belief that with the epidemic of violence gripping the nation, Am...

Dr. Kenny Anthony-Led CARICOM Group Ends Fourth Haiti Visit

The Dr. Kenny Anthony-led Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Eminent Persons Group (EPG) has concluded its fourth visit to Haiti amid the deteriorating security situation in the country. On its latest visit, the EPG said the group concluded a week of R...

Television pioneer Norman Lear dies at 101

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor Legendary television visionary and producer Norman Lead has died at 101. Lear was known for creating television shows featuring characters from an America that hovered closer to real life...

Preschool donates canned goods to local organizations

Primrose schools across Indianapolis donated 10,057 canned goods to local organizations on a mission to feed families this holiday season. They collected donations for various charities including The Caring Center, Delaware Township Food Pantry...

In the worst of America’s Jim Crow era, Black intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois found inspiration and hope in national parks

A view of the Grand Canyon after a snowfall. Tom Stoddart/Getty Images by Thomas S. Bremer, Rhodes College In his collection of essays and poems published in 1920 titled “Darkwater,” W.E.B. Du Bois wrote about his poignant encounter with the beauty o...

Bill Neal: Achieving Greatness…Honoring those who protect and serve!

A GATHERING OF PUBLIC SERVANTS! 2023 AWARDEES The 49th Annual Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Public Service Awards were held recently at the American Legion in Plum. The event is held each year to recognize and honor the men and women of our communi...

Hip-Hop meets Heinz Hall…Rapper Frzy performs electric show with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

FRZY PERFORMS AT HEINZ HALL, NOV. 8. (PHOTOS BY J.L. MARTELLO) No way it could happen. No way a rapper could perform with a symphony orchestra, especially not in Pittsburgh. But on Nov. 8, 2023, it did happen. Pittsburgh born-and-raised Frzy, real na...

WASCO Provides Northern Water Supply Shutdown Update

The Water and Sewerage Company Inc. (WASCO) wishes to inform the public that repairs to the raw water line from the John Compton Dam to the Theobalds Treatment Plant are on schedule. As of Sunday 17 December, 2023 all systems are still in operation....

St. Louis County shooting spree puts spotlight on teen gun violence

Jo’Lon Johnson 12, has his candle lit in honor of those lost and survivors of gun violence during a Sunday evening Dec. 10, 2023 service. Seven faiths united for a evening of prayer in their honor. Photo by Wiley Price I St. Louis American...

Kenyan socialite Tanasha Donna flew into Kampala to support Zari at her annual event – ‘Zari All White Party’

Zari Hassan had earlier communicated that Tanasha Donna who also doubles as Diamond Platnumz’s baby mama had proposed to come to Uganda to support Zari on her event. Zari when asked about the invite said she’s getting the “family together” b...

Saint Lucia Wins “Best Caribbean Island” In the 2023 Readers Choice Awards

In a resounding victory, Saint Lucia proudly announces its recognition as the “Best Caribbean Island” in the prestigious 2023 Readers Choice Awards. This esteemed accolade, a testament to the island’s unparalleled beauty and hospita...

Disney Experiences, RICE host second-annual training seminar for Black entrepreneurs

ORLANDO, FL. – Disney Experiences, formerly Disney Parks, hosted nearly 100 Black small business owners from the Atlanta-based Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida early this week, organizing a...

Instant Inspiration with Rev. A. Marie Walker for Dec. 17

“But when the fullness of TIME was come, God sent forth His Son, made of a woman, made under the law. To REDEEM them that were under the Law, that we might RECEIVE the ADOPTION OF SONS. And because you are SONS, God has sent forth the Spirit of His S...

WASCO Announces Northern Section System Shutdown

The Water and Sewerage Company Inc. (WASCO) wishes to inform the public that there will be a shutdown of the northern section of the network on Monday December 18, 2023 to facilitate repair works on the raw water line. All consumers who are supplied...

Dr. Stephanie Myers: Why does most of America ignore violence prevention?

by Dr. Stephanie Myers & (TriceEdneyWire.com)—For 12 years during months of October, Black Women for Positive Change has sponsored annual days, weeks and months of Non-Violence, Families, Voters Rights and Opportunities. It is our belief that wit...