Category : News

Stop Lying, Trump Didn’t Solve Black Unemployment

“Black Vote, Black Power,” a collaboration between Keith Boykin and Word In Black, examines the issues, the candidates, and what’s at stake for Black America in the 2024 presidential election. The new Black unemployment numbers came out today, and...

Police Seek Public Help In Vieux Fort Fatal Chopping Probe

The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) has appealed to the public for information as a probe continues into Thursday’s fatal chopping of a Vieux Fort resident. Vieux Fort Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers responded to the ch...

Former officers found guilty in Tyre Nichols’ case

A jury on Thursday found three former Memphis police officers guilty in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, and Justin Smith were convicted of witness tampering in the case that fueled nationwide protests and rene...

JD Vance holds rally in Northwest Georgia, talks debate, economics and “Border Czar”

Carolyn Stallworth (center), a Trump supporter, said she was at the rally to see JD Vance. “I’m here to see JD, of course.” Stallworth said she enjoyed his debate performance earlier this week. Photo by Julia Beverly/The Atlanta Voi...

Miles College Signs Agreement to Purchase Birmingham-Southern College Campus

At the conclusion of the 2023-2024 academic year, Birmingham-Southern College in Alabama ceased its operations 168 years after its founding. Recently, representatives from Miles College, an Alabama-based HBCU, have signed a purchase agreement to acqu...

One Week Left to Apply for Federal Disaster Assistance after Hurricane Beryl

Texas homeowners, renters and businesses that experienced property damage or losses after Hurricane Beryl, including those who are insured, have one more week to apply for FEMA disaster assistance and/or a U.S. Small Business Administration disaster...

Antioch Baptist Church, Sewickley, preparing for third pastoral anniversary

Antioch Baptist Church, 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley, would like to invite you to join them on Sunday, Oct. 6, as they celebrate the third Pastoral Anniversary of Pastor Verton L. Dean Sr. and family. The guest speaker will be Minister Darryl West of...

Coach Bellas Seeking Public Support

One of the island’s leading football coaches and administrators is presently fighting for his life at St Jude’s Hospital. Emmanuel Bellas, president of the Vieux Fort South Football League and coaching coordinator with the Saint Lucia Football Associ...

Ohio legislators address rising property taxes and urge action

By Matthew Berning,Legislative Aide to Rep. Isaacsohn COLUMBUS — State Reps. Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) and Rachel Baker (D-Cincinnati) were joined by Hamilton County Auditor Jessica E. Miranda, Hamilton County Commissioner Alicia Reece, and othe...

StartupCincy Week 2024 Registration open

By Holly KirkpatrickRegistration is now open for the eighth annual StartupCincy Week taking place October 7-10 in Cincinnati’s historic Over-the-Rhine district. Created by a coalition of entrepreneurs and support organizations, this week-long event c...

Albany State University Partners With Department of Labor to Provide Employment Support to Veterans and Military Families

Albany State University, a historically Black institution in Georgia, has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the United States Department of Labor that will provide new career development and employment opportunities to veterans and m...

Edmund W. Gordon Honored for Lifetime Achievement in Pre-K-12 Education

Edmund W. Gordon, professor emeritus at both Columbia University and Yale University, has been named one of three recipients of the 2024 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education. Presented by the McGraw Family Foundation and the University of Pennsyl...

Windies Women Lose To South Africa In World T20 Opener

The West Indies began their 2024 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup campaign with a loss against South Africa at the Dubai International Stadium on Friday, October 4. In the Group B encounter against the 2023 runners-up, the Maroon Warriors fell by ten...

Auditor Jessica Miranda announces tax levy estimates

By Amy HumphreyHamilton County’s scheduled General Election ballot this year will include 24 new or renewing property tax levies. Early voting begins October 8; Election Day is November 5.“The Auditor’s office provides levy information on our website...

Minority artists highlighted at new Rich Soil exhibit

The Indiana State Museum’s new Rich Soil exhibition highlights the work of minority artists in partnership with the Minority Artists Program for Success. Open Oct. 5-Dec. 1 in the third-floor Thomas A. King Bridge Gallery, the exhibition will tel...