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Memphis Poverty Is Complicated By Low-Paying Jobs City leaders are recruiting the wrong types of jobs for Memphis

Memphis has one of the highest poverty rates among large cities in the U.S. Some years, Memphis is the large city with the highest poverty rate; other years, we are in second place. Why are there so many poor people in Memphis? A popular answer i...

Pierre For Regional Crime Symposium, CARICOM-India Summit

Prime Minister Hon. Philip J. Pierre will join regional Heads of Government for the Second CARICOM-India Summit on November 20, 2024. Prime Minister of the Republic of India, Hon. Narendra Modi, will deliver remarks along with CARICOM Chair and Prim...

Study Examines the Effect of Financial Instability on the Cognitive Health of Older Black Americans

A study led by the University of California, Riverside and Georgetown University has found a link between financial instability in midlife and lower cognitive function among older Black Americans. The study leveraged over two decades of data on over...

Governor Lee Proclaims November 18-22 Crash Responder Safety Week in Tennessee

Nashville, Tenn. – Governor Bill Lee has issued a proclamation in support of the national effort to raise awareness of the critical role motorists play in keeping first responders safe as they perform their duties on our highways.& This year’s t...

ICAR Concerned Over Black-On-Black Youth Violence

The Iyanola Council for the Advancement of Rastafari and Pan African People (ICAR), under the leadership of President Aaron ‘Ras Iron’ Alexander, has issued a strong call for action against the rising wave of Black-on-Black youth violence in the Cari...

Jonathan Majors & Meagan Good announce their engagement

Photo: Getty Images Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good are engaged. On Sunday (November 17), Majors and Good revealed their engagement during the Ebony Power 100 Gala at NYA Studios West in Los Angeles. Good showed off her new engagement ring on the c...

Eiteljorg adds Madam Walker Theatre to Jingle Rails display

The holiday season just got a little brighter at the Eiteljorg Museum as its beloved Jingle Rails exhibit welcomes an exciting new addition: a miniature replica of the historic Madam Walker Theatre building.& Jingle Rails, the museum’s...

Recorder Rewind: Miami Heat at Indiana Pacers photos

Check out some photos from the Miami Heat at Indiana Pacers NBA game on Nov. 17. Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro guarded by Pacers’ Ben Sheppard (26) during the game on November 17, 2024 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis, I...

Debra Haggins Appointed Inaugural Dean of the Hampton University School of Religion

Debra L. Haggins has been named the inaugural dean of the School of Religion at Hampton University, a historically Black institution in Virginia. Dr. Haggins was appointed as university chaplain and pastor of the Memorial Church at Hampton University...

Photos: What you missed at the 2024 Nyege Nyege festival

By Our Reporter Over the weekend, Jinja was all the buzz as party lovers and music enthusiasts thronged Jinja Golf Club for the annual Nyege Nyege Music Festival. The four-day festival, which ran from Thursday afternoon through Sunday evening, brough...

Keke Palmer reveals ‘Scream Queens’ co-star made racist remark on set

Photo: Getty Images Keke Palmer has revealed that one of her Scream Queens co-stars made a racist remark toward her on set. In her upcoming memoir, “Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative,” Palmer said one of her castmates, who she...

How Ads With Interracial Couples Affect Consumer Perceptions

A new study published in the Journal of Consumer Research has examined how consumers respond to advertisements featuring interracial couples compared to same-race couples. The authors asked a sample of 4,956 participants to review several ads on Face...

Two Black Scholars Receive the Barry Prize for Distinguished Intellectual Achievement

The Barry Prize for Distinguished Intellectual Achievement is the premier recognition of excellence in scholarship by the American Academy of Sciences and Letters. This prestigious annual prize, open to scholars across diverse fields and disciplines,...

Two Men Charged With Millennium Highway Homicide

On Wednesday, November 6, 2024 about 6:00 p.m. Police Officers attached to the Criminal Investigations Department responded to a report of a stabbing at Millennium Highway, Castries. This homicide claimed the life of thirty-five (35) year old Danju...

Sometimes teens don’t imagine success — unless we meet them where they are and show them a path

Dr. Evon Walters, vice president of strategic initiatives and community engagement at CCAC, poses for a portrait at of CCAC’s Homewood-Brushton Center, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Homewood South. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource) Sent again...