Category : News

7 months ago

The Important Steps To Owning A Home & Building Wealth

Homeownership is a key path to building wealth, especially for African-Americans. Learn essential steps from financial preparation to closing on your home, provided by the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB). #Homeownership #BlackWeal...

News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 7 months ago

SOUTHERN TALES

By Zibora Gilder Memories of loud Saturday mornings with Johnny Guitar Watson playing in the background, the smell of thick-cut bacon with the rind on, butter melting on the shiny glaze of sugar on grits, soft scrambled eggs seasoned with salt and pe...

News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 7 months ago

IS AMERICA SPIRITUALLY BLIND?

Too many Americans believe that might makes right, because they are spiritually blind. Without a doubt, Donald J. Trump is one of the greatest proponents of this fool hearty philosophical principle. However, God says: “Not by might, nor by power, but...

7 months ago

FedEx Awards More Than $230,000 to 10 Small Businesses

MEMPHIS, TN, May 16, 2024 — FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) unveiled the recipients of the 12th annual FedEx Small Business Grants Program. Ten U.S.-based businesses were chosen this year out of over 3,900 applications. Grand Prize Recipient: $50,000...

7 months ago

Funeral Arrangements Announced For Cardinal Kelvin Felix

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Castries has announced that the funeral of the late Cardinal Kelvin Felix will be held on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at 10:00 am in Castries. The venue will be the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. A vigil...

7 months ago

Police Probe Suspected Drowning

Saint Lucia police are investigating a suspected drowning after a man’s body was discovered floating at Shingle Cove, Cul de Sac. Some people traveling on a boat noticed his body in the water and alerted the police. The deceased was wearing a m...

News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 7 months ago

COOK WINS BY 74 VOTES

By: Diego Martinez State Senator Molly Cook appears to have narrowly clinched victory over state Representative Jarvis Johnson in the Senate District 15 primary runoff for the second time within this month, positioning herself to retain the long-held...

7 months ago

Five In Custody In Martinique After Cocaine Bust At Sea

Five people are in custody in Martinique after the crew of the French Navy vessel Ventôse seized 1, 472 tonnes of cocaine from a ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The seizure on May 22 was the third by the Ventôse in as many weeks and occurred about 1,000...

News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 7 months ago

NORMALIZING ABNORMALITY

America is crazy. Craziness is simply a carnal mind: “For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. S...

News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 7 months ago

THE CONSCIENCE AGENDA

By: Shelley McKinley, Ed.D. August 20th, called Slavery Remembrance Day, is fast approaching and commemorates the day that the first 20 enslaved Africans arrived to American shores on the slave ship called the White Lion at Point Comfort, VA in 1619,...

7 months ago

Stanbic Bank, Vumbula Uganda Plant 1000 Trees along River Nile

Stanbic Bank has today joined hands with the Vumbula Uganda on a noble initiative to enhance environmental sustainability and contribute to the conservation of River Nile’s natural ecosystem through a tree planting drive. Atotal number of one...

7 months ago

SAACS Calls For Meaningful Action Against Public Smoking

The Substance Abuse Advisory Council Secretariat (SAACS) has urged meaningful action by all against public smoking in a statement marking World No Tobacco Day, observed on May 31. SAACS, a department of the Ministry of Health, Wellness, and Elderly A...