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 …
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National Park Service drops free admission on MLK Day, Juneteenth while adding Trump’s birthday
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A nation in freefall while the powerful feast: Trump calls affordability a ‘con job’
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Art Basel presents Black Art
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Chaos, neglect, and abuse: Inside Trump’s ICE machine
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Florida starts redistricting talks in GOP’s battle for House control in 2026 elections
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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
Smoke from Canada wildfires increasing health risks in Black and poorer U.S. communities
DETROIT (AP) – Smoky air from Canada’s wildfires shrouded broad swaths of the U. S. from Minnesota to New York and Kentucky on Wednesday, prompting …
Australia is the first country to let patients with depression or PTSD be prescribed psychedelics
An ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms, can be given to people who have hard-to-treat depression. STOCK PHOTO SYDNEY (AP) – Australia is now the first country …
Business
Oil and natural gas industry creating job opportunities for people of color and women
Washington D.C. – Amanda Eversole spent 13 years at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., where she cemented a legacy of leadership and …
Former Michigan theater to become Blackowned movie studio
LANSING, Mich. (AP) Construction is underway for what owners say is the first Black-owned television and movie studio in Michigan. Standup comedian and director turned …
Kiosks offers tag renewals at some Florida supermarkets
Altamonte Springs, Fla. (AP) – Renewing your motor vehicle registration has gotten a little easier in some Florida counties thanks to kiosks at the local …
Technology
Apple’s iPad sales still shrinking, as other segments gro
By BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Apple makes most of its money from the iPhone, but the California tech giant also …
SPIN METER: Sketchy claims for high-tech health fraud buster
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON (AP) _ Medicare says its computerized fraud prevention system worked like a cybercharm last year, identifying $454 million in problematic payments …
Education
48 arrested at Yale protest over fossil fuel investments
PHOTO COURTESY OF WORLD ATLAS NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – Yale University police have arrested 48 people who were protesting the Ivy League school’s investments …
17-year-old Bass finishes PBSC honors diploma in high school
PHOTO COURTESY OF PBSC WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Ahria Bass didn’t just get a head start on her college education while in high school, …
National fraternities, sororities sue Harvard over controversial single-sex rule
PHOTO COURTESY OF HARVARD.ORG CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Several national fraternities and sororities sued Harvard University Monday over a 2016 rule that discourages students from joining …
Sports
New NFL policy addresses National Anthem protests
PHOTO COURTESY OF RED LETTER CHRISTIANS By PAUL NEWBERRY Associated Press ATLANTA – NFL owners approved a new policy Thursday aimed at addressing the firestorm …
Dillard basketball coach receives prestigious Gatorade honor
WINNING COACH: Marcia Pinder of Dillard High School PHOTO COURTESY OF SCOOPNEST.COM Staff Report FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Local basketball coaching legend Marcia Pinder of …
Tiger Woods on Players rally: This weekend was more like it
REAL PLAYER: Tiger Woods shot a 65 marking his lowest score ever at the Players Championship match. PHOTO COURTESY OF PGA.COM By MARK LONG AP …
