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Improving STEM education is crucial

By Ivan Sanchez& In the ever-evolving landscape of education and employment, a strong emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields has become increasingly vital. This emphasis is especially critical for African...

Regions Bank announces new head of Affordable Housing

BIRMINGHAM, AL — Regions Bank recently announced experienced financial services leader Katie Such as head of Regions Affordable Housing. Such succeeds Rob Chiles, who is retiring after 35 years in the financial services industry, including over 15...

Preliminary report shows decrease in infant fatalities

By WHITNEY DOWNARD nfant mortality ticked up in 2022 but preliminary data for the 2023 analysis of infant deaths indicates deaths may be decreasing. (Getty Images) A 2024 report analyzing 2022 infant death records with a preliminary glimpse at...

Student advisor to join TSU Sports Hall of Fame

By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Tennessee State University freshmen advisor Nick Horton is headed to the TSU Sports Hall of Fame. On April 12, Horton will join 24 other former athletes for the special recognition. The 2024...

Five things to know about Social Security

By Mia D. McNeil AARP Tennessee State Director Social Security has been in existence for 91 years, but it may be fair to say that Americans know as much about the inner workings of Social Security now as they did in 1935. At AARP Tennessee, we se...

The Economy Predicts the Winner of the 2024 Presidential Election

The following article, The Economy Predicts the Winner of the 2024 Presidential Election, was first published on The Black Sphere. The suicide rate has hit crazy numbers under Joe Biden. Americans have lost hope, and for good reason. But some America...

Opinion: Something’s rotten, and not just in the state of Tennessee

(CNN) —& On Thursday March 28th, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee& dissolved& the board of Tennessee State University (TSU) — the state’s only& public historically black college or university (HBCU)& — with the stroke of his pen. You r...

CAA’s emergency assistance rental program closing out

By Nikki Williams VP of Community Relations The Community Action Agency’s (CAA) Home Relief Program will not accept applications for rental assistance or property tax relief after April 1. Both programs have collectively received thousands...

Senator Bernie Sanders: It’s time for a 4-day work week

The wealthiest people in this country have never had it so good. While income and wealth inequality in the United States is soaring, more than 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, we have one of the highest rates of childhood poverty among m...

The problem with our schools

Camike Jones The problem with our schools is that we have yet to acknowledge the real problem. The schools are merely a reflection of our society at large – of us. Yes, us meaning me and you. The changes we see in schools hold up a mirror to the c...

Biden and Netanyahu call comes amid extreme mutual tensions and political pressure

(CNN) — President Joe Biden’s scheduled call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday will not simply test the leaders’ increasingly sour relationship.It will also highlight a glaring contradiction in US policy toward the war in Gaz...