Category : News

Royalton Saint Lucia Closes Temporarily Due To COVID-19

Press Release:– The health and safety of employees and valued guests is the number one priority at Blue Diamond Resorts properties. With this in mind, Blue Diamond has made the decision to temporarily close Royalton Saint Lucia Resort and Spa,...

TN NAACP Calls for Disciplinary Action Against State Officials who Supported the Capital Coup

Nashville, TN (TN Tribune) –The Tennessee NAACP issued the following statement: The Tennessee NAACP calls for disciplinary action of Tennessee officials for their support of President Donald Trump’s attempted coup last week—the most violent att...

3 Month Old Among Saint Lucia’s 32 New COVID-19 Cases

Press Release:– Today January 15 , 2021 the Ministry of Health received confirmation of thirty two new cases of COVID -19. This is from a batch of 271 COVID-19 tests with 32 positives and 239 negatives. This brings the total number of cases dia...

Is the Inauguration CANCELLED?

The following article, Is the Inauguration CANCELLED?, was first published on The Black Sphere. A new theory is floating around, and it says Biden’s inauguration was cancelled. Is it wishful thinking or a possible truth? According to the headli...

EdGems with Educator Barnes: Black in the Suburbs: A Parent’s Perspective

The Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper will host the virtual education series “Black in the Suburbs: A Parent’s Perspective” live at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 26 on Facebook.com/IndyRecorder. Moderator will be Shawnta S. Barnes. Topics of discussion w...

VIDEO: CCC Accused Of ‘Unconscionable’ Crackdown On Vendors

The President of the Vendors Association has criticised the Castries Constituency Council (CCC) because of a crackdown on some vendors. Peter ‘Ras Ips’ Isaac accused the CCC of acting in an ‘unconscionable’ manner. He made the...

Improving health care for Black women

I am a patient of the Indiana University Health System, and I can very honestly share that I’ve had extremely positive experiences and outcomes. I’ve met many talented, capable and caring staff members who were very responsive to my needs and concer...

New York Attorney General’s Lawsuit Against NYPD Receives Strong Support from Elected Officials, Community Groups

Photos: YouTubeTags:& Black Star NewsNY AG Letitia James filed a lawsuit against NYPDexcessive use of forcefalse arrests against New YorkersMurder of George FloydU.S. Representative Jerry NadlerU.S Representative Carolyn MaloneyU.S. Representative Gr...

Poetic justice?

On Jan. 6, we witnessed an insurrection in our nation’s capital. Violent supporters mesmerized by the inflammatory words of Donald Trump, a United States president no less, sent them stampeding into the Capitol building on a mission to ransack it, t...

Deep South falls behind in coronavirus vaccine drive

The coronavirus vaccines have been rolled out unevenly across the U.S., but four states in the Deep South have had particularly dismal inoculation rates that have alarmed health experts and frustrated residents. In Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and S...

Saint Augustine’s University to Debut Its First Graduate Degree Program

Historically Black St. Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina, was originally founded in 1867 by the Episcopal Church as the St. Augustine Normal School and Collegiate Institute. The name of the school was changed to St. Augustine’s School...

City of Atlanta installs new monument honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

There’s a new monument of #MartinLutherKing in Atlanta – on the very street that bears his name. The 12-foot statue of #MLK was created by artist Basil Watson. pic.twitter.com/4qGyBPjuOP — City of Atlanta, GA (@CityofAtlanta) January 15, 2021 Atlanta...