Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Pa. House Democrats float $5.1 billion plan to lift state’s poorest schools

Cornell School District students walk between classes on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, at the Coraopolis middle school. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource) More than 50 lawmakers have co-sponsored the plan to fix Pennsylvania’s education funding f...

The Courier, at Paul Skenes’ Major League debut for the Pirates

EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT PAUL SKENES, THE 21-YEAR-OLD PITCHING SENSATION. (PHOTOS BY BRIAN COOK SR.) The New Pittsburgh Courier’s Brian Cook Sr. had a perfect view of the Major League debut of Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, which took place on...

NBA playoffs are too soft for me

Call me old school if you want, but I’ve had enough of all this talk about the current Pacers vs. Knicks series being a throwback to the era in which the matchup meant plenty of physicality and a truckload of flagrant fouls being committed. Is it...

‘I Made Rock ‘N Roll’ festival is days away: here’s what to expect.

Indiana’s first Black rock music festival is about to make history. Legendary artists such as Gary Clark Jr., Joy Oladokun and Robert Randolph Band will take the stage in Indianapolis during Ganggang’s inaugural I Made Rock ‘N Roll festival. In p...

White House sends official to Morehouse College ahead of Biden’s speech

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A senior White House official met with a small group of students and faculty at Morehouse College on Friday, amid some objections on campus to having President Joe Biden deliver the commencement address there this weekend, accordi...

Landmark study of cancer in Black women

By Helena Oliviero and Shelia Poole ATLANTA, GA — Despite major improvements in cancer prevention and treatment over the past few decades, a stark reality remains: Black women have the lowest survival rate of any racial or ethnic group in the U.S...

Atty. Laura Dykes to receive Claudia Jack Award

NASHVILLE, TN — Cookeville attorney Laura Dykes will be honored next month with the Tennessee Bar Association’s Fifth Annual Claudia Jack Award. Named for the late Claudia Jack, a long-time champion of the poor and underprivileged and a public defen...

Ruth Ray Jackson to lead Langston University

By Zenobia Reed Louisiana native and former LSU chair Ruth Ray Jackson, Ph.D, has been named the 17th president of Langston University, Oklahoma’s only historically Black university. Jackson’s selection comes after a comprehensive eight-month...

Abdullah Ibrahim: South Africa’s master pianist is going on a world tour at 90

South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim in 2014.& Andy Sheppard/Redferns/Getty Images by Christine Lucia, Stellenbosch University Abdullah Ibrahim, South Africa’s most distinguished pianist, was born on 9 October 1934 in Cape Town. This year mark...

WNBA legend named new women’s basketball coach

By TSU Athletic Communications NASHVILLE, TN — Tennessee State University has tapped Candice Dupree, a seven-time WNBA All-Star and assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs, as the next head coach for the Lady Tigers’ basketball program. Dr. Mi...

Willie Mae Kyle celebrates 95 years

KNOXVILLE, TN — How do you celebrate a matriarch with a legacy of over 100? You take the queen on a river boat ride and have family join her on the boat. That’s exactly how the family of senior Willie Mae Kyle celebrated her 95th birthday, with f...

Congregation partners with nonprofit to fight hunger

NASHVILLE, TN —A team of dedicated volunteers at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church: A City of Grace kicked off Mother’s Day weekend by partnering with “But God” Ministry to help make community change. Members of the local congregation, led by Seni...

Trans Tennesseans sue for state ID changes

By Logan Langlois NASHVILLE, TN — The Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently heard the arguments for the case of four transgender Tennesseans who are challenging a state statute preventing transgender people from changing the gender listed...

CWU features national president for annual assembly

NASHVILLE, TN — The beautiful campus of Scarritt-Bennett Conference Center is the setting for all Church Women United members and future members in the state of Tennessee to meet and network for an inspiring 2 days, May 24-25, 2024. We welcome all C...

Exclusive: Google furthers its mission of tech diversity with new classroom annex at Morehouse

In its ongoing commitment to promoting diversity and innovation in the tech industry, Google recently announced the opening of a new classroom annex at Morehouse College. This initiative comes on the heels of Google’s partnership with the UNCF last...