Category : News

Dolly Parton’s Hometown Holds Vocal Competition Honoring Her Songwriting

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn.(TN Tribune) — The twentieth annual Mountain Soul Vocal Competition is now accepting entries for 2024. This unique competition honors the songwriting of Sevierville native Dolly Parton by inviting contestants to sing one o...

Palestinian organizers protest Navy vessel said to be headed to Israel

In a driving rainstorm, protesters supporting Palestine denounce former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s press conference celebrating the ship’s maiden voyage after hearing that it is sailing to Israel to support the genocide on Gaza. – Photo: Griffin J...

Pierre Goes On Vacation

Castries, Saint Lucia- Prime Minister Hon. Philip J. Pierre will leave the island on Friday March 29th for a short holiday and will return on Thursday April 4th, 2024. During this period, Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Ernest Hilaire will act as Prim...

Texas renters have rights: Know before you go

(The Dallas Examiner) – “Be sure that you know what you’re getting into before you sign a lease,” warned Frances Espinoza, executive director at North Texas Fair Housing Center, during a recent webinar – Applying to Rent an Apartment or Home? Things...

MARTA Airport station closing for renovations, starting April 8

MARTA CEO and General Manager Collie Greenwood (above) said this renovation is necessary to ensure the safety of both riders and workers. Photo by Isaiah Singleton/The Atlanta Voice The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will cl...

Title Insurance helps homeownership for Black Americans and others

NNPA NEWSWIRE—During the State of the Union, President Joe Biden spoke eloquently and passionately about one of the Biden-Harris Administration’s key priorities: housing affordability. The President’s proposals included ideas that would boost housing...

Your guide to eclipse events around Ohio

Great Parks hosts viewing event for total eclipse of sun By Peter Osborne Great Parks will offer special viewing sites for the 2024 total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, including Miami Whitewater Forest in northwest Hamilton County, the onl...

Saint Augustine University Transitioning to Exclusively Online-Learning in April

Historically Black Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina, is transitioning to full remote-learning in April. The university has asked all students to move out by April 3. The move to online-learning comes in the midst of an ac...

New Faculty Positions for Four Black Scholars

Crystal Fleming has been appointed professor of Africana studies with tenure at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She currently serves as a professor of sociology and Africana Studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She...

The need for Black representation in the mental health field

(The Dallas Examiner) – Black adults made an average of 97 visits for every 1,000 visits to emergency rooms for mental health issues – much higher than White adults at 54 visits and Hispanic adults at 36 visits, according to a 2023 study conducted b...

DallasGo, the city’s new online payment platform

(Special to The Dallas Examiner) – The city of Dallas has launched DallasGo, the new online payment platform that replaced the city’s previous bill payment system. The new platform offers more functionality and makes it easier for Dallas resident...

Biden Begs America’s Black Presidents for Help

The following article, Biden Begs America’s Black Presidents for Help, was first published on The Black Sphere. In clearly a desperation move, Joe Biden has called in his secret weapons to help his campaign: America’s first two Black pres...

Investigation Fails to Substantiate Claims of Bullying by Lincoln University President

Following the suicide of Antoinette Candia-Bailey, vice president for student affairs at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, a third-party investigation was launched to review her claims of mistreatment and bullying by Lincoln University...

SENATOR THELMA HARPER’S ANNUAL EASTEREGG HUNT THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 30THA Nashville Tradition Continues

Nashville, TN (March 26, 2024) – The Senator Thelma Harper Foundation announced today the 39th Annual “Kids are Special Too” Easter Egg Hunt will be held this Saturday, March 30, 2024 at the Metro Police Training Academy, 2715 Tucker Road in Nashvill...

Butter.ATL and Monday Night Brewing team up to launch the 404 Fund, supporting Atlanta’s community

ATLANTA (March 21, 2024) – Butter.ATL Founder Brandon Butler and Monday Night Brewing Brewmaster Peter Kiley announce the launch of The 404 Fund – a donor-advised fund created in partnership with Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. Guided by an...