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Giving Kitchen, the award-winning no Giving Kitchen, the award-winning non-profit organization that provides emergency assistance to food service workers, has a remarkable journey rooted in community support and resilience. Founded in 2013 in respon...
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Two Nashville HBCUs are offering an alternative direction for sports, and by extension providing a pathway for others to follow. Tennessee State University and Fisk University are making inroads in sports where HBCU teams haven’t previously compe...
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By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — Anyone who’s worked in Nashville media for any stretch of time is familiar with Lance Cowan. He’s been a longtime public relations representative for numerous musicians. After working for such organizations as Network...
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By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — These are busy times for veteran actor Ernie Hudson. Not only is he currently appearing in the latest season of “Quantum Leap” on NBC and the current “Ghostbusters” film, but he’s now signed on to star in the new horro...
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By Janice Malone NBC’s new hit reality show Deal or No Deal Island& is a spinoff of the original Deal or No Deal show. In this new version, 13 players are transported to the Banker’s private island, somewhere in Panama. It’s intense “Surv...
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The Water and Sewerage Company Inc (WASCO) has launched a water tank promotion to help its customers store and conserve water during the dry spell. The promotion began on Tuesday, will last until July 31, 2024, and offers storage tanks in sizes from...
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Norfolk police officers were attempting to serve Lee with a warrant for a March 8 shooting in Norfolk when he led them on a chase down Terminal Boulevard, according to news reports. The car Lee was driving crashed into a ditch. Police said Lee opened...
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The following article, Joe Biden – Stand-up Comedian, was first published on The Black Sphere. Joe Biden should try stand-up. Because his press conference are hysterical. Biden is more funny than any of the late-night comedy hacks. In his lates...
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The WC130J aircraft crewed by the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters” made its inaugural visit to Saint Lucia during its Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour on April 19, 2024. The initiative endeavored to sensitize vulnerable com...
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By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson | The Birmingham Times Maria Manuel, a ninth-grade student at Huffman High School, wants to be an ultrasound technician. “The most interesting thing I learned in this program is about the diet, what people are not supposed t...
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Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson | For The Birmingham Times Given recent staffing shortages that have caused challenges in recruiting and retaining talented nurses, the Birmingham Black Nurses Association (BBNA), is doing what it can to advocate for quality he...
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By Hannah Echols | UAB News Shaundra Blakemore, M.D., and Brian Sims, M.D., Ph.D., were once students in the Birmingham City Schools system who had a passion for science. After college, they transformed their passions into a career by attending medic...
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By Javacia Harris Bowser | For the Birmingham Times Ask Deborah Thedford-Zimmerman what she does in a typical week, and it will be hard to believe that she’s retired. Thedford-Zimmerman, who has been recognized as one of the top nurses in Alabama, re...
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Ten billion dollars. That is the reported amount Americans lost in 2023 to fraudulent activity. Remember this is the reported figure, think of the amounts stolen that went unreported. Technology has opened the flood gates to scammers. Consider 2.6 mi...
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In a recent editorial, there was a discussion about the chaos that is extant in the Black community as a result of social media. Social media is the chief vehicle for the dissemination of disinformation, and the fallout is impacting just about eve...
