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Billionaire Ballpark? Vote No!

KC Tenants leaders after a forum on the stadium sales tax at the Plaza Library on March 19. Credit: KC Tenants KANSAS CITY, MO – On April 2, voters in Jackson County will be asked to tax themselves $2 billion for over 40 years. And for what...

Godzilla x Kong: generic goliaths grapple with glaring graphics

(**)& Godzilla and King Kong used to have a beef. Now that they’ve kissed and made up, there’s no real meat in this generic big creature smackdown. Also, any production involving Godzilla or Kong now stands in the shadow of the Oscar-win...

Two African American Scholars Announce Their Retirements From Indiana Universities

Charles Sykes has announced his retirement as executive director of the African American Arts Institute at Indiana University after over three decades of service. In addition to his leadership position, he currently serves as a faculty member in the...

UN Concerned Over Underfunded Haiti Humanitarian Appeal

Humanitarians continue to support Haitians affected by rampant gang violence in the capital, Port-au-Prince, while an appeal for the country remains underfunded, the UN said on Monday. On Saturday alone, the World Food Programme (WFP) provide more th...

In Memoriam: Lena Prewitt, 1931-2024

Lena Prewitt, the first Black woman professor at the University of Alabama, passed away on February 14. She was 92 years old. Dr. Prewitt joined the faculty of the University of Alabama in 1970 as an associate professor of business administration, ma...

Women’s college basketball: How Caitlin Clark rewrote the rules

(CNN) — Caitlin Clark stands alone on the Iowa Hawkeyes’ home floor, with 15,000 fans transfixed by the moment — and more than three million viewers watching on television. She drains a free throw. Effortless. Then another. The home crowd erupts....

Clark leads Iowa back to the Final Four. Undefeated South Carolina will be there, too

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Caitlin Clark and Iowa are back in the Final Four again. So are Dawn Staley and undefeated South Carolina. The women’s basketball world will descend on Cleveland for the national semifinals on Friday and the championship game...

Foreclosures raise doubts about Beechview real estate firm

Karl Cureton, of Brookline, stands across from a building he planned to rent from Atlas Development at 1600 Broadway Ave. on Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Beechview. The former barbeque restauranteur moved his business from Virginia to Pittsburgh on l...

Katherine Johnson Honored By Thousands During Women In Aviation International (WAI) Pioneer Hall Of Fame Induction Celebration

By Fred Outten (Washington, DC, April 1, 2024) – On March 23, 2024, Women in Aviation International (WAI) inducted the brilliant mathematician and NASA Legend Katherine Johnson (posthumously) into their International Pioneer Hall of Fame Class of 2...

Tireless Activism and the Latest Region to Go Coal-Free

With the End of the Coal Era, It Just Got Easier to Breathe in New England By Ben Jealous Jerry Curran has been organizing to retire the Merrimack Station coal power plant in Bow, New Hampshire for 17 years. He is one of many local activists who hav...

Commissioner Ellis, Art Community will Unveil 9 Murals on Downtown Buildings

Harris County Commissioner Ellis, Former Houston Mayor Turner, Art Community will Unveil 9 Murals on Downtown Buildings New Murals Bring Total to 44 Pieces of Art in Big Art. Bigger Change. Campaign that Reflects the UN General Assembly’s 17 Sustaina...

April 2 Voter Guide: everything you need to know about the stadium sales tax vote, school board elections and more

Low-wage workers and allies rally outside the Jackson County Courthouse to tell residents to “Vote No” on March 19, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Missouri Workers Center) In just a matter of days, voters in Jackson County will make a crucial decis...

World Leader Openly Insults Joe Biden

The following article, World Leader Openly Insults Joe Biden, was first published on The Black Sphere. Joe Biden may be the most disrespected president in American history. Fitting, given how much Biden has disrespected the office. Still, Americans r...

Crackdown Urged Against Irregular Vehicle Licence Plates

The Vice President of the National Association of Driving Schools (NADS), Kingson Jean, has urged the police, as the enforcers of law and order, to take a firm stand against vehicle licence plates that do not comply with the law. The law dictates the...

No Cause For Alarm Over UNEX 24 In Saint Lucia

Over 200 military and police officials will participate in the Regional Security System (RSS) Unity Exercise 2024 (UNEX 24) in Saint Lucia from April 3 to 13. However, organisers have said there’s no cause for concern. A promo on the Royal Sain...