Category : Global Alerts

Packed Chambers at KC Budget Hearings: Community Members Demand R.E.A.C.H Program and Transit Improvements

Members of Decarcerate KC & Sunrise KC seated before the public attendees. Photo by Sunrise KC (via IG) Kansas City’s latest public budget hearing wasn’t just a formal affair; it was a demonstration of community solidarity. Held i...

Morakinyo A.O. Kuti, Ph.D. named 10th president of Central State University

WILBERFORCE, Ohio – A nationwide search led to Morakinyo A.O. Kuti, Ph.D.,Central State University’s own vice president for research and economic development and director of Land-Grant Programs.Kuti’s appointment as the 10th president of Central Sta...

Martha Mukisa Shares Terrifying Encounter of Almost Being Robbed While Driving

By BigEyeUg Renowned singer Martha Mukisa took to Twitter to share a harrowing incident she faced on Sunday night. Martha Mukisa Mukisa disclosed that as she was driving back home, a man dressed in black attempted to open her car door,...

One life that touched many

More than 100 people from throughout the community filed into the pews of Union Baptist Church last Saturday morning to honor the life and legacy of neighborhood hero, William Alexander McCain. McCain, died on Feb. 11 from complications of a rare dis...

Busta’s Person of the Week: Triad woman makes history with the first Black-owned ultrasound studio in Greensboro

By Busta Brown This story is right on time as we celebrate Black History Month! Courtney Hall has the first Black-owned ultrasound studio in Downtown Greensboro. This amazing woman is now in the book of Black History. Let’s meet the visionary and ow...

Twin Arches light up the sky in pink and green to mark the 100th anniversary of AKA Phi Omega chapter

On Wednesday, Feb. 14, the Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. the oldest graduate chapter in North Carolina, officially celebrated 100 years of service. Founding members, Adelaide Smith Turner, Audrey Williams, Maude Young Ray, Mam...