Springfield’s AI Moment and Why It Matters to Everyone
By Tyler Drenon | Editor Pitt Technology Group This isn’t just another tech fad. What’s unfolding right now with artificial intelligence is reshaping how we live and work. In some ways, it is reminiscent of the dot-com boom of the late ’90s: chaotic, overhyped, misunderstood, and completely unavoidable. Back then, the internet felt optional…until it […]
Actor and Comedian MICHAEL WINSLOW Performing Live in Branson, Missouri
The Man of 10,000 Sound Effects Talks Career, Comedy, and Coping Through Creativity By Samuel G. Knox | UniteNews Staff Writer Actor and comedian Michael Winslow is currently performing in Branson, Missouri at the Columns Theater. His shows run Monday through Thursday at 5:00 PM, from June 1 to September 1. Fans should get ready […]
82nd Carver Day Celebration at George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument is pleased to announce the park’s annual Carver Day celebration, to be held on Saturday, July 12, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This special event honors the life of George Washington Carver and the establishment of the national monument created in his memory. This year marks the 82nd […]
A message from a Culture Coach: Be like Christ, Express empathy, Stand up for justice.
By Dr. Kimberly Berry | Culture Coach My daughter is a speech-language pathologist in Austin, Texas. Recently, she witnessed her five year-old Hispanic client being reprimanded by his homeroom teacher for speaking Spanish at school. The young boy told my daughter, “I have to use English; no one likes my Spanish.” Unfortunately, there are many […]
Music producer drops lawsuit against Chris Brown for alleged London nightclub assault
Just as Chris Brown prepared to kick off his “Breezy Bowl XX” world tour earlier this year, the singer found himself starting legal proceedings for an altercation that reportedly took place some years ago in a London nightclub. In May, Brown was taken into custody by London authorities. He was eventually released on bail, and […]
Recognizing the SGF African-American Clergy
The Celebrate Life & Unity in our Community committee invite you to join us in coming together to Celebrate Life & Unity in Our Community. This exciting event will take place on July 12, 2025 from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm at the Teamsters local #245, 1850 E. Division Street! It will be a day […]
Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie
Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight session. The outcome capped an unusually tense weekend of work at the Capitol, the president’s signature legislative priority teetering on the edge of approval […]
Nearly 200 Attend Premiere of Together Apart: PARKDAY REUNION DOCUMENTARY
Nearly 200 community members came out to see the premiere of Together Apart: ParkDay Reunion Documentary. “I didn’t know what to expect, but I was quite impressed by the production—this was very well done. There were photographs I had never seen before. It was stunning,” remarked Irv Logan. Logan was one of five panelists who answered […]
Summer Sizzles at the Library
Your local library is the best place to cool off on a hot summer day. We hope to see you throughout July! Library cards are free for all Greene County citizens. Stop by and pick one up today. Visit the reopened Midtown Carnegie Branch Library. This branch, which had been closed since May 2024, now […]
Redemption Bank just became the first Black-owned bank in the Rocky Mountains
As Black-owned financial institutions have begun to crop up around the country over the years, the Western United States has continued to be left bone dry—that is, until Redemption Bank launched. With Bernice King, the youngest child of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as the vice president of corporate strategy, and roughly $65 million in […]
