Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

MARTA Airport station temporarily closes beginning April 8, for renovations

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will close its Airport Station for six weeks from Monday, April 8 through Sunday, May 19 to renovate the concourse and platform levels. MARTA service will continue to and from Hartsfield-...

Killer Mike presented with proclamation and honors inside Georgia House

Michael Render, aka Killer Mike, received a proclamation from Georgia State Representative Imani Barnes for winning three GRAMMYs related to his album ‘Scientists & Engineers.’ Killer Mike, and his wife Shay, were inside the Georgia...

Georgia Senate Minority Leader Butler not running for reelection

ATLANTA – State Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler announced Tuesday she will not seek reelection this year. Butler, D-Stone Mountain, was elected to the upper legislative chamber in 1998. She has been the Senate’s Democratic leader since the b...

Recorder Rewind: Club 520 Charity Basketball Game

Check out some of these amazing photos from the Club 520 and Friends Charity Basketball Game, held at Warren Central High School during NBA All-Star Weekend here in Indianapolis! DJ Wells and Bishop Brandon, hosts of the Club 520 Podcast alongsid...

Recorder Rewind: Isidore Luxury x Club 520 Charity Basketball Game

Check out some of these amazing photos from the Isidore Luxury x Club 520 Charity Basketball Game, held at Warren Central High School during NBA All-Star Weekend here in Indianapolis! Durrell Martin of Isidore Luxury, the first black-owned fragra...

New statewide grant aims to expand supplemental literacy and math instruction using evidence-based strategies

(Photo/Getty Images) The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) today announced the recipients of the Expanding What Works grant, a new opportunity designed to increase access to high-quality summer programming for over 3,000 Hoosier students. The...

Recorder Rewind: Toronto Raptors at Indiana Pacers

Check out some of these amazing photos from the Toronto Raptors – Indiana Pacers basketball game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Feb. 26! Raptors forward R.J. Barrett (9) being guarded by Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton during their matchu...

Judge rules Nathan Wade’s divorce attorney must testify about relationship with Fani Willis

Judge Scott McAfee has ruled that Nathan Wade’s divorce attorney Terrence Bradley must testify about his client’s relationship with Fani Willis.& McAfee ruled that certain communication between Wade and Bradley was not protected by attorney-cl...

Wendy Williams’ son confirms host has ‘alcohol-induced dementia’

Photo: Getty Images Wendy Williams’ frontotemporal dementia is due to her alcoholism. In the two-part Lifetime documentary Where Is Wendy Williams?, Williams’ son, Kevin Hunter Jr., explained that doctors informed him that his mother’s...

Bookworm Review: Dear Black Girls: How to Be True to You

Discover empowerment and self-discovery in A’Ja Wilson's memoir, "Dear Black Girls." #BookReview #DearBlackGirls #AjaWilson #Empowerment #BlackLiterature The post Bookworm Review: Dear Black Girls: How to Be True to You first appeared on The New Jou...

Black history making moments in pop culture of the last decade

Photo: Getty Images Black history continues to be woven throughout pop culture. From Beyoncé’s record-breaking Grammy wins to Simone Biles becoming one of the most decorated gymnasts, many of pop culture’s most defining moments of the p...

Is Jimmy Kimmel Calling it Quits?

The following article, Is Jimmy Kimmel Calling it Quits?, was first published on The Black Sphere. No more Jimmy Kimmel? That’s the rumor, and it appears to be true. Unquestionably, the late-night talk show hack hinted that his show is ending....

Until We Meet Again… Pet loss hurts, too

by Dr. Portia Lockett, Contributing Writer Imagine returning home after years of experiencing your pet welcome you back with unlimited love and suddenly it no longer exists. The loss of a pet can be incredibly devastating, especially when you’re us...

Making the moral of the story stick − a media psychologist explains the research behind ‘Sesame Street,’ ‘Arthur’ and other children’s TV

Children’s TV shows are typically designed to improve their viewers’ cognitive, social and moral development. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Saldukas/Released via Flickr by Drew Cingel, University of California, Davis; Allyson Snyder, Unive...

I went to CPAC as an anthropologist to understand Trump’s base − they believe, more than ever, he is a savior

A person signs a bus wrapped with an image of former President Donald Trump during the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 22, 2024. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images by Alexander Hinton, Rutgers University – Newark What is h...