Category : News

Are fears of saying ‘no’ overblown?

We can be unduly hard on ourselves as we grapple with the implications of declining an invitation. Yifei Fang/Moment via Getty Images by Julian Givi, West Virginia University and Colleen P. Kirk, New York Institute of Technology Everyone has been the...

Young people are lukewarm about Biden – and giving them more information doesn’t move the needle much

Adobe Stock Photo by Neil O’Brian, University of Oregon and Chandler James, University of Oregon Recent polling for the November 2024 election shows that President Joe Biden is struggling with young voters, who have traditionally supported Demo...

‘It is hijacking my brain’ – a team of experts found ways to help young people addicted to social media to cut the craving

Friends using smart phones while sitting on stone wall. Adobe Stock Image by Annie Margaret, University of Colorado Boulder and Nicholas Hunkins, University of Colorado Boulder Many people have compared the addictive nature of social media to cigaret...

Nikki Haley insists she can lose South Carolina and still get the nomination – but that would defy history

Nikki Haley greets supporters at a campaign stop in Aiken, S.C., on Feb. 5, 2024. Allison Joyce /AFP via Getty Images by Charles R. Hunt, Boise State University Former South Carolina governor and United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, a Republican, h...

Pierre Commits To National Unity In Independence Message

Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre underscored his administration’s commitment to national unity in an address to mark Saint Lucia’s 45th Independence Anniversary. He spoke during an Independence Day rally at the Soufriere mini-stadium on Th...

Tanzanian Singers Zuchu and Diamond Platnumz Call It Quits Again

Tanzanian music sensations Zuchu and Diamond Platnumz have once again decided to part ways. The on-again, off-again nature of their romance has become a familiar tale, with more twists and turns than a roller coaster ride. Despite recently re...

Meet Willie Williams, the ASFA and Birmingham Southern Grad with City Walk Sculpture

By Callie Morrison | Bham Now Through its skatepark, pickleball courts and so much more, City Walk Bham is known for bringing the community together. Continuing to support the community feel, there’s something new headed to the area—a sculpture gar...

North Birmingham Library to Host Barbershop Talk Monday, Feb. 26

cobpl.org The barbershop in the Black community is a place of refuge where men can freely talk among themselves about relationships, parenting, politics and other issues that concern them. Join North Birmingham Regional Library, 2501 31st Avenue Nort...

Nashville Fire Department Adds 32 New Firefighters

Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-The Nashville Fire Department added 32 new firefighters to the department during a graduation ceremony at Madison Church of Christ on Friday, January 5. Two Franklin Fire Department firefighters who attended the NFD...

Julianne Malveaux: The foundations of Black History Month

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—Did you know that Black History Month was once Negro History Week?& & & The first Negro History Week was established on February 7, 1926, by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the second African American to get a Ph.D. in histo...

Family Member Suspects Revenge In Dennery Killing

A family member suspects revenge was the motive in the fatal shooting of a Richmond, Dennery man in his forties. “My Niece call me and say they shot Ratta,” a family member told reporters regarding the death of the victim, whom police ide...

Three African Americans Appointed to New Academic Positions

Leon Prieto has been appointed assistant dean of strategic initiatives and community engagement for the College of Business at Clayton State University in Morrow, Georgia. He currently serves the university as a professor of management and director o...

4 tips for introducing a family calendar to your kids

(NewsUSA) – When your morning starts off with questions like, “do I have school today?” or “how many more sleeps?” it may be time to introduce a family calendar. A family calendar can be utilized by children as early as age two if it includes...

Historic HBCU Landmark Revitalized Through National Park Service Grant

An African American landmark at historically Black Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina is undergoing a restoration project thanks to three grants from the National Park Service Historic Fund’s African American Civil Rights Grant p...

Police Launch Probe Into Dennery Homicide

On Thursday, February 22, 2024, about 9:40 p.m., the Richfond Police Station responded to a report of a fatal shooting, at Richfond, Dennery. Baune Dumar, a forty-seven-year-old (47) resident of Grande Ravine, Dennery sustained multiple apparent guns...