Doechii named 2025 Woman of the Year by Billboard
RAPPER DOECHII: Will be honored at the Billboard Women in Music Awards airing live March 29 at 7 p.m. PHOTO COURTESY OF IAMDOECHII.COM The rising …
AI made its way to vineyards and is helping to efficiently make wine
Agrology arbiter system PHOTO COURTESY OF PHYS.ORG Los Angeles (AP) — When artificial intelligence-backed tractors became available to vineyards, Tom Gamble wanted to be an …
NAACP leader Hazel Dukes, lifelong civil rights advocate
HAZEL DUKES: Passes at 92. The York State NAACP leader for nearly five decades fought tirelessly for voting rights, economic development, fair housing and education …
BlackRock strikes deal to bring ports on both sides of Panama Canal under American control
A cargo ship goes through the Panama Canal’s Cocoli locks in Panama City. PHOTO COURTESY OF MILITARY.COM A Hong Kong-based conglomerate has agreed to sell …
$75 million was awarded to plant trees in places that badly need them. In anti-DEI push, that’s over
STOCK PHOTO Arthur Johnson has lived in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward for nearly three decades, long enough to appreciate the trees that filter pollution …
Economic blackout: Will the 24-hour boycott make a difference?
New York (AP) — An “economic blackout” promoted on social media was underway Friday but with no clear indication of how many people took part …
Miami Beach mayor says spring breakers not welcomed here
Miami Beach, Fla. (AP) — Miami Beach broke up with spring break last year and city leaders still aren’t interested in couples counseling. Officials recently …
Black graves are being moved to make way for an industrial park
The home was built in 1825 by Samuel Hairston. The house was burned down by vandals in 1988. PHOTO COURTESY OF HAIRSTON.ORG Danville, Va. (AP) …
Jerry ‘Ice Man’ Butler, ‘Strong Survive’ singer, passes at 85
New York (AP) – Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of the 1960s and after whose rich, intimate baritone graced such hits as "For Your …
Roberta Flack, 88, ‘Killing Me Softly’ singer with intimate style, five Grammy wins, dies
ROBERTA FLACK: Classically trained pianist so gifted she received a full scholarship at age 15 to historically Black Howard University, she later wrote that "her …