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California Governor Gavin Newsom names Laphonza Butler to replace the late Dianne Feinstein in the U.S. Senate

by Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor Laphonza Butler will fill the U.S. Senate seat of the late Dianne Feinstein. The groundbreaking Senator died on September 29. Newsom’s decision was not on the political radar screen of mos...

West End Branch library reopens after $3 million renovation

Written by Joe Armstrong, Content Specialist, Downtown Main Library One of CHPL’s most visited branches is now open after its first major renovation since its opening in 1961! The West End Branch Library features a completely reim...

The Gate City Bar AssociationCelebrates 7 5 Years at its 22nd Annual Hall of Fame Gala

ATLANTA, Georgia (October 1, 2023) The Gate City Bar Association, the oldest African American Bar Association in the State of Georgia, is celebrating its 75th Anniversary. Each year, The Gate City Foundation, Inc., the organization’s non-profi...

Volunteer State Community College President Orinthia T. Montague Dies at Age 66

Orinthia T. Montague, affectionately known as Dr. O and president of Volunteer State Community College, passed away on Friday, September 22. She was 66 years old. A native of Jamaica, Dr. Montague was a graduate of Truman State University in Kirksvil...

Volunteer State Community College President Orinthia T. Montague Dies at Age 56

Orinthia T. Montague, affectionately known as Dr. O and president of Volunteer State Community College, passed away on Friday, September 22. She was 56 years old. A native of Jamaica, Dr. Montague was a graduate of Truman State University in Kirksvil...

Inside Allegheny County’s $73 million contract for a private juvenile detention operator

Allegheny County’s Shuman Juvenile Detention Center sits shuttered on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar. The county announced mid-September that it would hire private company Adelphoi to reopen and run the center, which has been c...

Hip-hop on trial: When can a rapper’s lyrics be used as evidence in a criminal case?

Brooklyn rapper 6ix9ine’s lyrics were used against him during his criminal trial in 2019. John Parra/Getty Images by Taifha Natalee Alexander, University of California, Los Angeles When police arrested Nevada rapper Kenjuan McDaniel on a murder charg...

Usher’s carpool karaoke is classic

We are giving our Black entertainers their flowers nice and early. What better way to do that than to watch James and Usher hit the road to work, singing Usher’s classics like “OMG” and “Caught Up” before the two work on James’s club entrance...

5 Things to Know About Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett

Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, a Democrat representing Texas’s 30th Congressional District, has been making waves with her outspoken stance on Republican actions during the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Here are five...

Pedestrian Rushed To Hospital After Being Struck By A Vehicle

Emergency personnel from the Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) rushed a male pedestrian to the OKEU Hospital Sunday after a vehicle struck him at Bois D’Orange. A Gros Islet fire station crew responded after receiving the accident report at about...

Tracking daily step counts can be a useful tool for weight management

A woman checks her step count on her smart watch while crossing the street. Getty Images Stock Photo by Bob Buresh, Kennesaw State University Over the last decade, smartphones have become ubiquitous not just for sending texts and staying abreast of...

Jacksonville Jaguars win on 10th appearance in London, beating Atlanta Falcons as 2023 NFL International Series kicks off

(CNN) —& The Jacksonville Jaguars won on their 10th game in London, beating the Atlanta Falcons 23-7 at Wembley Stadium on Sunday as the 2023 NFL International Series kicked off. Calvin Ridley came back to haunt his old& team, opening the...

Rep. Crockett rebukes Republicans during impeachment hearing

(Spectrum Local News) Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, on Thursday criticized House Republicans in a fiery rebuke during an impeachment hearing against President Joe Biden.Republicans promised to “provide accountability” as they probe the family finan...

Regional Health Officials Agree On Need To Recover Gains Lost During COVID-19 Pandemic

The 60th Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization, which was convened in the United States capital from 25-28 September has concluded. During the meeting, ministers and high-level health authorities from the Americas, adopted 12 reso...

NY Attorney General Letitia James has a history of fighting Trump

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Letitia James fixated on Donald Trump as she campaigned for New York attorney general, branding the then-president a “con man” and ″carnival barker” and pledging to shine a “bright light into every dark corner of his real estate...