Category : News

Bebe Cool List 2023: Bebe Cool rewards artists on his list.

It’s that time of the year again, here we go with the Bebe Cool List in which top performers of the previous 12 months are recognized and appreciated by the Gagamel CEO. Here’s the full list: ALIEN SKIN (Party, Twayiseko Dda, Binyuma Bitya ft C...

Bertis English Is the New Editor of Journal of African American History

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History has chosen Bertis D. English, professor of history at Alabama State University, as the new editor for the Journal of African American History. The Journal of African American History,...

SLHTA President Upbeat About 2024 Tourism Prospects

Saint Lucia Hospitality and Tourism Association (SLHTA) President Paul Collymore was upbeat about this country’s tourism prospects in 2024, declaring in a New Year message that it promises to be an exciting year on many fronts. Collymore said h...

Black Women Used Social Networks to Help Them Persist in STEM

Black women pursuing undergraduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) create and rely on dynamic social networks in order to persist and overcome barriers in their education, according to a new study from University of Wiscon...

Trailblazing former Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, who served nearly 30 years in Congress, dies at 88

(CNN) – Former Democratic Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, who served nearly 30 years in Congress, died Sunday, according to a Facebook post from her son. Johnson, a nurse before entering politics, was born in 1935 in Waco, Texas. She receive...

A bottle of scotch recently sold for $2.7 million – what’s behind such outrageous prices?

In November 2023, a bottle of Macallan Scotch whisky fetched the highest price of all time for a bottle of wine or spirits. Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images by Hovig Tchalian, University of Southern California When a rare bottle...

The First Black Dean of Loyola Law School in California

Brietta Clark is the new Fritz B. Burns Dean of Loyola Marymount University Law School in California. Clark, who is the nineteenth dean of the law school, is the first woman to hold the position and also the first Black dean in the law school’s...

Lydia Jazmine’s explicit photos cause a stir online

Lydia Jazmine, known for her musical talent, sparked controversy with explicit photos attached to a social media post discussing her 2023 accomplishments and challenges. The revealing images ignited a heated debate about the choices women ma...

2024 likely best year to check viewing northern lights off bucket lists

By Sheeka Sanahori People have looked at the sky for millennia in awe of all the celestial wonders happening above. Even today, with advanced technology and a more nuanced understanding of our solar system and the galaxies beyond, we continue...

In 2023, Pittsburgh and Allegheny county news overflowed — and the shelters did, too

Dave Lettrich, executive director of the street outreach group Bridge to the Mountains, comforts Caydee, a woman experiencing homelessness, on Dec. 21 during a Downtown candlelight vigil, organized by Pittsburgh Mercy’s Operation Safety Net, to remem...

Government Announces New Fuel Price Adjustments

The Public is hereby notified that in keeping with changes in international oil prices and Government’s application of the modified market pass-through petroleum pricing mechanism, the retail price of the LPG 100 lb cylinder and Bulk (Wholesale) LPG...

Jay-Z Day and the erosion of political substance

In the hallowed chambers of New York City’s legislative realm, a proposal has surfaced that could forever alter the way we perceive civic celebration. Farah Louis and other council members have proposed legislation to declare December 4 as “Jay-Z Day...