Tony Gunn, Jr. is awarded the Bears of Distinction Outstanding Young Alumni Award from MSU’s Alumni Association
The College of Business at Missouri State University (MSU) boasts many influential alumni whose contributions have positively impacted industries and communities across the country and abroad. Among them stands Tony Gunn, Jr., whose journey from the north side of St. Louis to becoming the first African American male to receive MSU’s Bears of Distinction Outstanding […]
Back-To-School: Starting School with a Positive Attitude
Time really flies when you are having fun! The first day back to school is August 19, 2024. Ready, set, let’s go! However, there will be some needed adjustments to be made after a summer of staying up late, leisure time, and fun in the hot summertime. Yes, it is time to readjust your student’s […]
Springfield Dentistry 4 Kids Makes Kids Smile!
Springfield Dentistry 4 Kids is putting the fun back into dental care for children. Led by a team of dedicated pediatric dentists – Lewis E Cook, DDS, Cayce Wallace, DMD and Aaron Kamp, DDS – the practice offers a unique approach to oral health, focusing solely on the smiles of youngsters. “We are passionate about […]
Boys & Girls Club Scores Big with Shonté Clay-Fulgham as Their New Sports Director
The Boys & Girls Club of Springfield is excited to announce the promotion of Shonté Clay-Fulgham to Director of Sports! Fulgham’s dedication to the Club’s mission is evident. “There’s simply no greater purpose,” she says. “The impact the Boys & Girls Club has on these kids shapes their lives, and ultimately, the world—they’re our future […]
Lauren Scruggs’ family is ‘just so excited’ after fencer makes history at the Olympics
It’s not every day you make Olympic history — and Lauren Scruggs’ family is reveling in the moment. On July 28, during the women’s fencing individual foil, Scruggs became the first Black American woman to win a medal in the Olympic category, claiming silver. “It’s just unbelievable,” Scruggs told Today.com. “Seeing my family in the […]
Erica Ash, comedian and ‘Real Husbands of Hollywood’ and ‘Mad TV’ star, dies at 46
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erica Ash, an actor and comedian skilled in sketch comedy who starred in the parody series “Mad TV” and “Real Husbands of Hollywood,” has died. She was 46. Ash died Sunday in Los Angeles because of cancer, according to her publicist and a statement by her mother, Diann. “Erica was an […]
With DUI-related ejection from Army, deputy who killed Sonya Massey should have raised flags, experts say
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois sheriff’s deputy charged in the shooting death of Sonya Massey was kicked out of the Army for the first of two drunken driving convictions in which he had a weapon in his car, authorities said, but that didn’t stop multiple law enforcement agencies from giving him a badge. Before […]
Harris and Democrats keep calling Trump and Vance ‘weird.’ Here’s why
Vice President Kamala Harris and her Democratic allies are emphasizing a new line of criticism against Republicans — branding Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, as “weird.” Democrats are applying the label with gusto in interviews and online, notably to Vance’s comments on abortion and his previous suggestion that political leaders […]
Coco Gauff loses an argument with the chair umpire and a match to Donna Vekic at the Paris Olympics
PARIS (AP) — The scene felt all too familiar to Coco Gauff. An officiating decision she was sure was wrong. A chair umpire who wouldn’t listen. Tears streaming down her cheeks. And, most disappointing of all, a loss, this time at the Paris Olympics. Even the site was the same: Court Philippe Chatrier was where […]
Income gap between Black and white US residents shrank between Gen Xers and millennials, study says
The income gap between white and Black young adults was narrower for millennials than for Generation X, according to a new study that also found the chasm between white people born to wealthy and poor parents widened between the generations. By age 27, Black Americans born in 1978 to poor parents ended up earning almost […]
