Category : News

Saint Lucia Community Leaders Get Capacity Building Training

Approximately 40 leaders from Community Based Organisations (CBOs) in Babonneau and Gros-Islet recently benefited from a comprehensive six-hour virtual capacity-building training organized by the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice, and Empowerment. T...

Pacers beat Bucks 128-119 to advance to face Lakers in NBA In-Season Tournament final

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton hit his third 3-pointer with less than a minute left, pounded his chest, and looked down at his wrist to let everyone know one thing: “It’s our time!” Halibu...

Holiday safety tips to avoid infant and child injuries and death

(The Dallas Examiner) – While the holidays are a time for joy and celebration for many, injuries or deaths resulting from toys, decorations and other causes occur far too frequently.& & Every hour, a child in the U.S. dies from an intent...

U.S. lawmakers push for federal holiday honoring Rosa Parks on the anniversary of her arrest

(CNN) – On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks boarded a city bus after work in Montgomery, Alabama, and sat down. As the bus filled with passengers, the driver demanded the 42-year-old seamstress move further back into the segregated Black section of the b...

Former incarcerated man behind ‘Batson vs Kentucky’ ruling shares message to JCPS students

CNN LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) – Students at Central High School on Dec. 1 learned how one Louisville man’s criminal case changed how juries would be selected in cases across the country. James Batson can be seen preaching to the younge...

Handling family members when they say something rude or inappropriate

(CNN) – The table is set, friends and family draw near, and you already know what comments or questions are going to come your way. Maybe the remarks are about food, your weight, money, relationships, career or kids – whatever the topic may be, t...

Dallas College set to train South Dallas Workforce with new facility in The Shops at RedBird Development

Dallas College will celebrate the official opening of its Workforce Center in The Shops at RedBird with a ribbon cutting on Friday. The facility, occupying approximately 53,000 square feet, will deliver training in information technology, health car...

Ashley Comans vows to represent House District 34, announces campaign run

ASHLEY COMANS SAYS SHE’S READY TO BECOME THE HOUSE DISTRICT 34 REPRESENTATIVE. (PHOTO BY J.L. MARTELLO) & Could join Reps. Powell and Mayes as Black women from region in state House & Remember Pa. House District 34? It’s the district of 60,...

Feds providing more funding for passenger rail in Georgia

ATLANTA – The Biden administration is stepping up federal funding of three planned intercity passenger rail projects in Georgia. The Federal Rail Administration has awarded $1.5 million in grants to explore linking Atlanta with Savannah; Charlotte,...

In Memoriam: Julius Wesley Becton Jr., 1926-2023

Julius W. Becton Jr., who had a 40-year career in the U.S. military and later served as president of historically Black Prairie View A&M University in Texas, died late last month at a retirement community in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He was 97 year...

Beyoncé’s Controversial Appearance Sparks Conversations on Colorism in the Black Community

[Beyoncé at her film’s premiere on 25 November. Photograph: Mason Poole] In a stunning appearance at the Los Angeles premiere of her latest film, global icon Beyoncé turned heads with a bold fashion choice that went beyond the realm of mere sty...

Fears as West Africa battles worst diphtheria outbreak in recent times

(CNN) —& In Nigeria’s northern state of Kano, doctors and health workers are grappling with one of the worst diphtheria outbreaks in recent times. Cases have been reported in the country since May of last year, but in the past few months, the...

FC Cincinnati’s Luciano Acosta named 2023 Landon Donovan MLS MVP

FC Cincinnati Communications& FC Cincinnati midfielder Luciano ‘Lucho’ Acosta has been named the 2023 Landon Donovan MLS Most Valuable Player, the league has announced. After leading FC Cincinnati to the club’s first MLS trophy – the Support...

The US economy added 199,000 jobs in November

Minneapolis (CNN) —& The US& economy& added 199,000& jobs& in November, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Friday. The& unemployment& rate fell to 3.7% from 3.9% the month before. Economists were...

Real or artificial? A forestry scientist explains how to choose the most sustainable Christmas tree, no matter what it’s made of

Cut Christmas trees require water and maintenance – and careful thought about disposal. 10’000 Hours/DigitalVision via Getty Images by Curtis VanderSchaaf, Mississippi State University Every year, Americans buy somewhere between 35 million and...