Prairie View SHOCKS Jackson State; wins the SWAC Championship
Prairie View A&M claimed a 23-21 win over Jackson State. PHOTO COURTESY OF SWAC.ORG Prairie View A&M claimed the 2025 Pepsi SWAC Football Championship with …
-
National Park Service drops free admission on MLK Day, Juneteenth while adding Trump’s birthday
Read more -
A nation in freefall while the powerful feast: Trump calls affordability a ‘con job’
Read more -
Art Basel presents Black Art
Read more -
Chaos, neglect, and abuse: Inside Trump’s ICE machine
Read more -
Florida starts redistricting talks in GOP’s battle for House control in 2026 elections
Read more
ABC signs Jimmy Kimmel to a one-year contract extension, months after temporary suspension
Jimmy Kimmel Live PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK.COM/JIMMYKIMMELLIVE President Donald Trump won’t be getting his wish. ABC said Monday it has signed late-night comic Jimmy Kimmel …
Health and Wellness
Doctor reveals a groundbreaking scientific way to self-assess happiness level
STOCK PHOTO Perryburg, Ohio — As a physician-scientist and happiness coach, Dr. Alphonsus Obayuwana has made it his mission to support the well-being of others, …
New insights on kidney disease in African Americans could lead to therapies
STOCK PHOTO Durham, N.C. – In a finding that could help reduce the racial disparity in kidney disease, Duke Health researchers have detailed how two …
Business
Biden tells US to have confidence in banks after 2 collapse
By KEN SWEET, CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, CHRIS MEGERIAN and CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) President Joe Biden insisted Monday that the nation’s banking system …
Fearless Foundation and Amazon’s Black Business Accelerator award $1 million dollars for their Black women entrepreneurs grant program
ATLANTA- Fearless Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Fearless Fund, the first venture capital fund built by women of color, for women of color, has partnered …
Ascension Awards
WEST PALM BEACH Fla. – The promise of its youth movement was on display as the Black Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County hosted …
Technology
Iowa teachers get summer lessons through ‘externships’
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (AP) _ A summer “externship” program is allowing Iowa STEM teachers to work side-by-side with industry employees so they can gain a better …
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin to become aeronautics professor
MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) _ Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin will soon be teaching classes at the Florida Institute of Technology. University President Anthony Catanese announced Thursday …
Education
FAMU ranks high in Best Colleges report
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida A&M University (FAMU) maintained its ranking as the No. 2 public historically Black college and university (HBCU) and moved up two …
270,000 BCPS STUDENTS HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2019 SUPERINTENDENT WELCOMES STUDENTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
PHOTO COURTESY OF BROWARDSCHOOLS.COM Wednesday, August 14, 2019, marked the official end to summer vacation as more than 270,000 Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) students …
Stocking up for school CAN BE ECO-FRIENDLY AND ECONOMICAL
PHOTO COURTESY OF FLICKREEL.COM By BEV O’SHEA NerdWallet Earth-friendly school supplies might sound expensive, but you can be gentle with the planet and respectful of …
Sports
SEC hired Deloitte to review its football officiating practice
By RALPH D. RUSSO The Southeastern Conference hired international accounting firm Deloitte to conduct a review of its football officiating, reacting in part to what …
NFL concussion fund pays out $485M, but legal fights resume
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NFL concussion fund has paid out nearly $500 million in its first two years, but some players’ lawyers say there aren’t …
Trump administration ends MLB/Cuba baseball deal
PHOTO COURTESY OF PIX11.COM HAVANA (AP) – The Trump administration is moving to end a deal allowing Cuban baseball players to sign contracts directly with …
