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Teacher Mpamire advises comedians to draw a line in Comedy

Popular comedian Herbert Ssegujja commonly known as teacher Mpamire is unhappy with fellow comedians who have failed to draw a line in the work they do. There is still a big debate on when and why comedians should have a limit of the kind of...

Birmingham City Schools Unveil 5-Year Strategic Plan to Give Students Best Chance to Succeed

By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times Birmingham City Schools on Friday unveiled a new five-year plan to increase student achievement, improve customer service and boost accountability across the system and use yardsticks that will measure results. ...

City of Birmingham’s Municipal Court Receives $2 Million to Continue Work with Drug Court

birminghamal.gov Birmingham Municipal Court, along with Aletheia House, has been awarded a $2 million grant over five years to support its drug court program. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Servi...

How a Bible Study Helped Birmingham Resident Find Solutions to Daily Struggles

jw.org Valarie Mastin often wondered where she could find practical advice for the struggles of daily life. The Birmingham, Alabama, resident found clear solutions in the scriptures through a free Bible course. “I just wanted to learn more about the...

42nd Annual African Street Festival Returns to Nashville for a Three-Day Celebration of Culture, Music and Community

Nashville, TN — The highly anticipated 42nd Annual African Street Festival, hosted by the African American Cultural Alliance (AACA), will take place from Friday, September 20 to Sunday, September 22, 2024, at Hadley Lillard Park, 1037 28th Avenue No...

WeGo bus ridership above pre-pandemic levels in fourth quarter

NASHVILLE –& WeGo Public Transit surpassed pre-Covid& fixed-route bus& ridership in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023-2024 at& 101 percent of pre-pandemic levels, an increase of six percent over the previous year. Total Nashvill...

Farm Bureau of Tennessee Insurance and Tennessee Titans Team Up for Kids Captain Contest

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – Farm Bureau Insurance of Tennessee (FBITN) is calling for entries for the annual Tennessee Titans Kids Captain contest. The program, open to children ages 6 to 12, offers a unique opportunity for young fans to step...

Dominica Slaps Ban On Trinidadian Artiste

Controversial Trinidadian Dancehall artist, KMAN 6IXX will not be performing in Dominica at a show originally scheduled for Saturday. This follows similar trends in other Caribbean islands where he has also been banned. In January this year, Grenada...

FBI Virtue-Signals by Targeting Certain Democrats

The following article, FBI Virtue-Signals by Targeting Certain Democrats, was first published on The Black Sphere. The DOJ and specifically the FBI is making an effort to appear non-partisan. The same FBI who worked with the Biden administration to i...

Police Probe Fatal Crash At Desruisseaux

Police have confirmed that they are investigating a vehicle crash near the Desruisseaux playing field, resulting in the death of one male occupant. Two others on board the Mitsubishi L200 that ran off the road and collided with a tree sustained sever...

SFPD names suspect in hate crimes against Terry Williams

A photo from April Martin Chartrand’s Facebook page by Griffin Jones San Francisco police have named a suspect in the racist death threats against Terry Williams, a Black dog walker and lifelong Fillmore resident. And it turns out, the tw...

Piton Boyz Open CNL 2024 With A Win

Saint Lucia opened their 2024 Concacaf Nations League campaign on Friday evening with a 2-1 victory over Curaçao at the Kirani James Stadium in St George’s, Grenada. It was a famous win for the Piton Boyz, ranked 170th in the world, over the team ran...