By DWIGHT BROWN NNPA News Wire Film Critic You can bet on music’s healing power. New Orleans has played those odds for over 50 years. …

Surprise Mom – if you can – with this elegant but kid-friendly dessert for Mother’s Day. This treat, which limits recipes to just six ingredients …

Chicago (RNS) – In America’s third largest city, it’s possible to get a crash course in the world’s religions in a journey of just a …

Baltimore (AP) – Derrick Adams moved to New York from Baltimore nearly 30 years ago because there weren’t many opportunities for him as an artist. …

ROY MIZELL & KURTZ FUNERAL HOME  Clinton Randolph Smith, 42, died May 1. Arrangements are pending. Patricia Ann Morris, 75, died May 2. Arrangements are …

Cambridge, Md. (AP) – Maryland is revisiting the history of Harriet Tubman following Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s decision to dedicate 2022 to the renowned Underground …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is appealing his conviction for murder in the killing of George Floyd, arguing that jurors were …

West Palm Beach, Fla. – The YMCA of the Palm Beaches (YMCA) has finalized an agreement with Palm Beach County that authorizes the YMCA to …

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – The staff at Broward County’s emergency call center is getting thin as more operators are leaving for better paying jobs, Broward …

George Santayana, the Spanish philosopher and essayist, famously wrote that “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” It is a frequently-invoked …