Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

- 4 months ago

Trump Torments Democrats: What Goes Up Must Come Down

The following article, Trump Torments Democrats: What Goes Up Must Come Down, was first published on The Black Sphere. Donald Trump makes an excellent nemesis to the Democrats. He truly is the road runner to their Wile E Coyote. Democrats played the...

- 4 months ago

Passage of voting rights urged

By V.S. Santoni The AFL-CIO, America’s largest federation of labor unions, has voiced its support for the reintroduction of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in the Senate. Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond emphasized the significance o...

- 4 months ago

One-of-a-kind food truck serves Memphis homeless

By Wiley Henry MEMPHIS, TN — Sean Roberts lost his landscaping job more than a week ago. Now he and his friend, Tiffany Smith, are experiencing homelessness.& “My boss moved and gave up the job; he moved on,” said Roberts, 33. On Satur...

- 4 months ago

Knoxville Links hold Black Community Health Fair

By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN& — The Knoxville Chapter of The Links Incorporated held their annual Black K.A.R.E. Community Health Fair at the Change Center on Saturday March 9th. The free event, designed to raise awareness about kidney d...

- 4 months ago

“Beyond the Bars” builds empathy for the justice-impacted 

By Logan Langlois NASHVILLE, TN — “Beyond the Bars’’ is a first-of-its-kind, app-enabled escape room that puts participants in the shoes of one of the 80 million Americans navigating today’s already tumultuous job market with an arrest or charge...

- 4 months ago

Gender Divide on Trump Ballot Decision 

By Ivan Sanchez& The recent Supreme Court case of Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson et al. tackled the contentious issue of whether states possess the authority to enforce Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment against Presidential candidates...

- 4 months ago

Remembering John Lewis and the March on Bloody Sunday in Selma 

By Logan Langlois NASHVILLE, TN — On March 7, 1965, the late Reverend, Civil Rights Leader, and future U.S. House Representative John Lewis marched just a few feet from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama....

- 4 months ago

Tennessee State Aviation Program receives $500K grant from FAA

By Alexis Clark NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service)& — Tennessee State University aviation program is expected to reach new heights with a recent $500,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The grant will be used to enhance t...

- 4 months ago

Nashville one of 25 cities chosen for funding

NASHVILLE, TN — Mayor Freddie O’Connell announced that Bloomberg Philanthropies has selected Nashville to join Bloomberg American Sustainable Cities (BASC). Nashville is one of 25 cities chosen for the three-year initiative. BASC is designed to leve...

- 4 months ago

Meharry hosts School of Medicine Match Day

NASHVILLE, TN — Meharry Medical College is hosting its annual School of Medicine Match Day on Friday, March 15 at 10:30 am, Meharry Medical College Campus’ Ballroom of the Cal Turner Family Center, 1011 21st Avenue North, Nashville. Graduating medic...

- 4 months ago

Track stars look to 2024 Olympics

It is the peak time for college basketball fans with March Madness about to explode the rest of the month. But there are other athletes who are looking beyond March to July. The biggest names among them are Noah Lyles and Sha’ Carri Richardson...