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
Paxlovid coronavirus gets full FDA approval after more than a year of emergency use, a first for a pill
WASHINGTON (AP) – Pfizer received full approval on Thursday for its COVID-19 pill Paxlovid that’s been the go-to treatment against the coronavirus. More than 11 …
Uganda’s president signs into law tough anti-gay legislation with death penalty in some cases
Uganda’s president has signed into law tough new anti-gay legislation supported by many in this East African country but widely condemned by rights activists and …
Business
FAMU alum Packer heads Homecoming
Staff Report Tallahassee, Fla. – Florida A&M University (FAMU) alumnus and movie mogul Will Packer will kick off the Friday, Oct. 29 Homecoming 2021 festivities …
Building business partnerships
Nonprofit organizations and emerging businesses can partner for mutual benefit. Working together, each entity can leverage their own assets and those of the other party. …
McDonald’s is phasing out plastic toys from Happy Meals in a pusth to be more green
McDonald’s says it will phase out most plastic from its Happy Meals by 2025. Here, a customer picks up a kid’s meal at a McDonald’s …
Technology
Oakdale Theatre owners to pursue grant for soundproofing
WALLINGFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Owners of the Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Connecticut will seek a state grant for more soundproofing at the music venue. This …
Toyota recalls 625,000 hybrids worldwide
DETROIT (AP) _ Toyota is recalling 625,000 Prius hybrid vehicles worldwide because they can stall without warning. In the U.S., the recall affects 109,000 Prius …
Education
CareerSource launches new Florida Memorial location
PHOTO COURTESY OF CAREERSOURCE South Florida’s only historically black college and university just made it easier for its students to search for jobs and internships. …
Glade View ES teacher
PHOTO COURTESY OF PB SCHOOLS BELLE GLADE, Fla.- Creativity pays, both in exciting students to learn and for the teachers who embrace it in the …
FMU trustee hosts fundraiser
Florida Memorial University Trustee Charles George and wife Barbara hosted an intimate gathering of friends who were entertained by jazz pianist, Jonathan Pierre, an FMU …
Sports
Heat must use offseason to figure out how to improve
Dwayne Wade PHOTO COURTESY OF HOT HOT HOOPS MIAMI (AP) — If there was any reason for solace in the Miami Heat locker room after …
Wade turns back the clock and 76ers in Game 2 Heat victory
Dwyane Wade Photo Courtesy of Hot Hot Hoops By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA -Dwyane Wade snuffed out one 76ers’ rally by popping a …
Woods improves in final round at Masters, welcomes break
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) _ Tiger Woods nearly aced a hole and made his lone eagle of the week. The …
