Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Rep. Parkinson Advances Bill to Help Restore Citizenship Rights

NASHVILLE- State Representative Antonio Parkinson of Memphis has advanced a bill to help restore citizenship rights to many deserving Tennesseans. Currently in Tennessee, certain convicted felons who have paid their debt to society remain ineli...

Overtime: Now let me clear my throat…

:10—I am sure it’s just me, and as you know, I didn’t graduate at the top of my class…I simply graduated with class!& But that being said, can someone please tell me why ANYONE other than scientists care to look up at the sky to see someth...

Could sharing a bedroom with your pets be keeping you from getting a good night’s sleep?

Adobe Stock Photo by Brian N. Chin, Trinity College Sleeping with your dog in the same room could be negatively affecting your sleep quality, according to my team’s recently published research in Scientific Reports. We recruited a nationally represen...

How much did you raise?

A column for nonprofit professionals and hiring managers Is fundraising a team sport or a solo effort? We call it a team sport when we want to engage volunteers and stakeholders in the important work of securing funds for our nonprofits. But when...

Fifth Circuit Rules Against Unlawful Debt Collections Targeting Hurricane Katrina Survivors

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in favor of Louisiana homeowners Iris Calogero and Margie Randolf. The court reversed a lower court’s ruling that allowed a Louisiana law firm to seek collection of alleged overpayments...

Why Birmingham Park Board Voted to Increase Price of Tailgating at the Magic City Classic

By J.T. Moore | Special to the Times An Opinion J.T. Moore represents Birmingham City Council District 4. Let’s be honest … There are not very many occasions in America where over 200,000 people get together for The Culture and throw one...

Tacuma Roeback: They still can’t see Angel Reese or her humanity

Some say that so-called villain Angel Reese got some comeuppance when her LSU Tigers lost to Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes in Monday night’s Elite Eight matchup.& When Reese fouled out on a questionable call, hundreds of Iowa fans waved th...

500+ Let Governor Lee Know: Tennessee is Our Home!

Immigrants, refugees, allies march against anti-immigrant legislation, for democracy. NASHVILLE— More than 500 immigrants, refugees, and their allies took to the streets today in protest of recently passed anti-immigrant legislation HB2124/SB2576...

Man found guilty but mentally ill in Indiana officer’s killing gets time served in officer’s death

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man found guilty but mentally ill in the killing of an Indianapolis police officer has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting his then-girlfriend but to time served for killing the officer.Elliahs Dorsey, 31, of India...

Recorder Rewind: Indiana State vs Seton Hall, NIT

Check out some of these photos from the NIT Championship game between Indiana State and Seton Hall on April 4. Indiana State University head coach Josh Schertz during their matchup on April 4, 2024 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. (Photo/David Dixon) Rob...

California Assembly member Mia Bonta donates $1.25 million to support the Black Panther Party Museum

From left are Rowena Brown, district director for District 18 Assemblymember Mia Bonta; Dr. Xavier Buck, executive director of the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation and co-founder of the Black Panther Party Museum; Fredrika Newton, president and co-foun...

44th annual Black Cuisine unites Bayview Hunters Point on Saturday, April 27

The popular annual Black Cuisine celebration at Bayview Senior Services will be back April 27. – Photo: Don Bowden by Neal Hatten and Kevin Epps For 44 years running, Bayview Senior Services has hosted the annual Black Cuisine event, a vibrant...

Biden Sets a New Record for the Economy

The following article, Biden Sets a New Record for the Economy, was first published on The Black Sphere. Joe Biden is 81 years old. So as my grandmother would say, “He’s set in his ways.” And Biden’s ways don’t bode well...

Local Teacher Selected to Join Deep Ocean Exploration Mission Aboard the Exploration Vessel Nautilus

(Clarksville, TN) — Devon Avrigian Jones, a 6th grade Science Instructor from Kirkwood Middle School, has been selected as a 2024 Lead Science Communication Fellow (SCF) and will sail aboard Ocean Exploration Trust’s Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautil...

Metro Public Health Department to host inaugural Music City Behavioral Health and Wellness Summit The Honorable Patrick J. Kennedy to provide keynote address

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 2, 2024) – The Metro Public Health Department (MPHD) will welcome stakeholders to the inaugural Music City Behavioral Health and Wellness Summit on April 23rd and 24th at Riverside Nashville. The Honorable Patrick J. Kennedy,...