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Saint Lucia To Erect Shrine In Memory Of Cathedral Attack

Saint Lucia is to erect a shrine in memory of the deadly New Year’s Eve attack on worshippers in the Cathedral in Castries in the year 2000. The initiative is part of the Island’s venture into religious tourism. In what one eyewitness des...

‘Break the generational curse’

PERSONAL FINANCE SPECIALIST DR. SALOAM BEY, center, with many of the graduates of the “Understanding and Starting Your Business” program from December 2023; Sheila Clemons, Dianne C. Lemon, Shatel Abram, Darlyn Reaves, Sadir Lee, and Danielle Anderso...

Talk Magazine Awards

MANY OF THE HONOREES WITH ROXANNE AND LUTHER SEWELL OF TALK MAGAZINE ON EACH SIDE. TALK MAGAZINE HELD ITS AWARDS CEREMONY ON FRIDAY, FEB. 23. (PHOTOS BY J.L. MARTELLO) HONOREE RUTH TOLBERT ASHLEY JOHNSON ACCEPTS THE AWARD FOR COURIER EDITOR AND PUB...

Allegheny County’s smallest school district depends on big community spirit

Cornell School District students walk between classes on Feb. 15, at the Coraopolis middle school. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource) Administrators at the Cornell School District say they foster an all-hands-on-deck approach to the challeng...

Black Mental Health Summit coming to Winston-Salem in May

On Saturday, May 17, Reset and Heal, a local mental health consulting firm, will host Winston-Salem’s first Black Mental Health Summit. The event, which will be held at The Enterprise Conference and Event Center, is designed to help attendees better...

Rain can’t dampen the spirits at International Women’s Legacy Parade

By Felecia Piggott-Long, Ph.D. Despite the rain showers on Saturday, March 9, girls and women of all ages proudly marched down Fourth Street in downtown Winston-Salem to celebrate the International Women’s Day Parade. The parade’s purpose is to promo...

COVID-19 vaccines: CDC says people ages 65 and up should get a shot this spring

Adobe Stock Photo – a geriatrician explains why it’s vitally& important by Laurie Archbald-Pannone, University of Virginia In my mind, the spring season will always be associated with COVID-19. In spring 2020, the federal government declared a na...

Community Tourism Agency Signs Funding Agreement

by Virgil Leonty A handful of local tourism projects will benefit from a financial agreement between the CARICOM Development Fund and Saint Lucia’s Community Tourism Agency. The agreement will allow for the development of four tourism projects namely...

The hostility Black women face in higher education carries dire consequences

Isolation can make opportunities elusive. fotostorm via Getty Images by Ebony Aya, Macalester College Isolated. Abused. Overworked. These are the themes that emerged when I invited nine Black women to chronicle their professional experiences and rela...

Origin: Caste, Class, or Race? The danger of not knowing the difference.

George Middleton Ms. Wilkerson asserts that the issue of inequality is not because of the system of race i.e. racism, but that of another system, the Caste system. The author of Caste passionately states that in America we call everything racist,...

‘Friendship recession’ is ravaging our mental and physical health. Here’s how we fight against it together.

Jay Height It’s been called the friendship recession. And it’s having devastating consequences on our emotional, mental and physical health. Recent surveys indicate that Americans have significantly fewer close friends on average and are much m...

CTO To Spotlight The Caribbean At Routes Americas 2024

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) is poised to positively impact the Routes Americas in Bogotá, Colombia. This premier air service development forum uniting the Americas brings together senior decision-makers from the region’s leading airlines...

Gospel Singer Exodus Breaks Down During Emotional Interview, Reveals Turbulent Journey

By BigEyeUg Team In a poignant and candid interview on UBC TV’s ‘Horizon Vibe’ show, renowned Ugandan gospel singer Exodus laid bare the harrowing emotional turmoil he endured, leading to moments of despair and attempts on his o...

B2C Postpones Highly Anticipated 2024 Concert

By BigEyeUg Team The eagerly awaited concert by Ugandan singing sensation B2C (Kampala Boys) has been postponed, the group announced via their official social media channels. B2C Originally slated for Friday, May 10, 2024, fans will now...

School Attendance Incentives for Birmingham Students Showing Signs of Success

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson | For The Birmingham Times Birmingham’s Every Day Counts program, an effort to combat truancy, is gaining momentum. The initiative incentivizes Housing Authority of Birmingham District (HABD) parents to get their children to...