Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

FedEx Commits $25 Million to University of Memphis Student-Athletes in Landmark NIL Deal

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) announced an NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) program benefiting University of Memphis student-athletes. FedEx will invest $5M per year for the next five years in University of Memphis student-athl...

Media Claims about Trump-Kennedy Ticket

The following article, Media Claims about Trump-Kennedy Ticket, was first published on The Black Sphere. The third party scares Democrats. Because not only can they not defeat Trump head up, but the third-party prospect makes their ability to beat Tr...

Autoworkers Winning In Tennessee Shows That Union Momentum Is Everywhere

Chattanooga, Tenn.(TN Tribune), Yesterday, the Volkswagen autoworkers in Chattanooga, Tennessee overwhelmingly voted “Yes” to unionize and become members of the United Auto Workers (UAW). In comparing the move to the historic 1968 Memphis Sanitatio...

Grammy-Winning Christian Singer Mandisa Passes Away at 47

Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune) — Mandisa Hundley, renowned for her vibrant spirit and powerful vocals, tragically passed away at her Nashville home yesterday. Known mononymously as Mandisa, she was a celebrated figure in the Christian music world, an...

Poll: David Trone maintains lead over Angela Alsobrooks in U.S. Senate Democratic primary

Uncle Luke for Congress???

U.S. NAVY OFFICER SCHOOL GRADUATE

By Megan Brown MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Ensign Rita Doakes, a native of Houston, Texas, FROM 11AM TO 4PM recently graduated from the U.S. Navy’s Limited Duty O cer/Chief Warrant O cer (LDO/CWO) School. On Apr. 12. Doakes, a Richard Milburn Academy graduat...

FBISD TRUSTEES

By: SH-FBISD News The FBISD Board of Trustees approved the appointments of two deputy superintendents and a finance director at the Monday Agenda Review meeting. Dr. Jaretha Jordan was named Deputy Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, Kathleen B...

JUST SAY, “NO” TO ANOTHER HISD BOND

By: Travis McGee On June 1, 2023, the Texas Education Agency (T.E.A.) took full control of the Houston Independent School District. Even though we have been historically underfunded by the State of Texas, our taxes make up approximately 90% of HISD’s...

HOUSTON CONTRACTING

Is there economic justice in the City of Houston’s prime contracting processes? e City of Houston has never had an inclusive diverse system of awarding contracts. No doubt about it, former Mayor Lee P. Brown was Houston’s most inclusive multi-cultur...

AUTISM AWARENESS

About 1 in 36 children and 1 in 45 adults in the U.S. are autistic. e Autism Spectrum Disorder affects how a person interacts with others, causing social obstacles and communication difficulties. Characterized by verbal and nonverbal impediments, an...

ELIZA ANN ROBERTSON 100 YEARS OLD

By: Vera Baker Eliza Ann Robertson was born on April 4 1924, in Keatchie, Louisiana to Sam and Laura Collins. She attended Flower Hill School in Grand Cane, Louisiana. She moved to Houston’s Acres Home community in 1952. She’s the mother to 10 childr...

COMMISSIONER THOMAS JONES, JR.

By: Shelley McKinley The newest Port Commissioner of the Port of Houston Authority is Thomas Jones, Jr. He joins six other Commissioners and has the responsibility of setting policies and guiding executive staff to ensure that Port Houston continues...

The triumph of vinyl: Vintage is back as LP sales continue to skyrocket

Adobe Stock Photo by Josh Greenberg, Carleton University Previously relegated to the dustbin of media history, the vinyl LP has undergone a revival during the past decade to once again become the best selling physical format for recorded music today....

Goodbye to the myth of “eating for two”: why it is so important to control weight during pregnancy

Adobe Stock Photo& & by Carmen Feria Ramirez, Professor in Nursing and Midwife, University of Huelva How many times have we heard what is said to pregnant women:& “now you should eat for two& . ”& And then why not sleep or walk f...