Love You Madly: Celebrating the Music of Duke Ellington transports you to 1920’s New York City at the height of the Harlem Renaissance. Told through music, dance and spoken word, Love You Madly highlights the glitz and glamour of the time with a big band orchestra as the backdrop. Not only will it be a celebration of Duke Ellington but also […]
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Racist ‘Replacement’ Rhetoric is Deadly and Republicans Must Stop Using It
By Ben Jealous The young man who murdered 10 people in Buffalo, New York on May 14, was out to kill Black people. He chose a grocery store because he wanted to leave the local Black community in fear of going about their daily lives. These evil actions were motivated by a racist ideology known […]
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Roland Parish Student Athlete of the Week: Jensen Harper
By Ebony Carrington of Oowee Sports Nation Dance Studio: The MoveMeant Project Coach: Shawn Lawson Styles: Contemporary, Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop Age: 13 Grade: Eighth In sports, athletes are called to maintain a healthy and strong physique or pressured to look a specific way. There are many sports that promote a thin body type […]
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She Represents: Helen Adeleye
Helen Adeleye is a wife, mother, TV Host (Bankytv), cosmetologist, and Founder & CEO of Helena Adele USA Cosmetics and Skincare. Helen recently added a new “feather to my hat” with the release of her latest book Expressing True Beauty. She has also worked with various major beauty brands over the years, as well as […]
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Gloves Off as Politicians Attack Each Other on Guns After Texas School Massacre
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia As adults grapple with talking to their children about the latest school massacre where 19 elementary school students and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, were shot and killed by a crazed gunman, Congressional finger-pointing appeared to reach its zenith. “Just be clear, f— you [Ted […]
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Uvalde’s “back-the-blue” values collide with outrage over police response to Texas’ worst school shooting
BY JASON BEEFERMAN, Texas Tribune, texastribune.org UVALDE — As in many small Texas towns, law enforcement officers here eat free at local taquerias on some days and get complimentary haircuts at neighborhood salons on others. Residents say increased activity from cartels trafficking drugs across southwestern Texas has made them increasingly reliant on Border Patrol and […]
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Decades after Texas took part of its historic farm, a family fights again to save its land from a highway expansion
BY TIMIA COBB, Texas Tribune, texastribune.org With a cowboy hat atop her head and fresh flowers in hand, Rosalind Alexander-Kasparik walked from her family farm on a Tuesday afternoon this spring to the adjacent private cemetery where generations of her relatives are buried. After visiting the graves of her parents and sister, Alexander-Kasparik headed back […]
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Preserved by Purpose: A Prayer for Healing our Nation
By Shewanda Riley When I wrote my column last week about the Buffalo shooting, I had no idea that there would be another even more horrific mass shooting that would take place less than two weeks later. Even though one took place in a grocery store and the other took place in an elementary school […]
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V’Che Label’s 1st Annual Trunk Show hosted by Vivica A Fox
Fashion designer Toni Grant revealed 3 collections from V’Che Label, all of which included her signature design style of sharp lines and structure for cocktail and evening wear. The Private Label Silk collections were different with heavy use of bright colors never shown from V’Che Label before.
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‘Soul Patrol’ paves the way for diversity amongst American Airlines Pilots
Thursday, May 12 American Airlines hosted its inaugural Legacy of Firsts event dedicated to honoring Black aviators and the founding fathers of the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP). In 1964, Capt. Dave Harris joined American, becoming the first Black pilot for a major passenger airline. Along with Capt. Sam Samuels, the pair of pilots […]