Atlanta Mourns Beloved Pediatrician Dr. Booker T. Poe, A Community Staple For Six Decades
by Kandiss Edwards September 6, 2025 Dr. Booker T. Poe was one of the Atlanta’s first Black pediatricians. Atlanta is paying tribute to a trailblazer in community health. Dr. Booker T. Poe, one of the city’s first Black pediatricians, passed away on Aug. 31. Poe was 89-years-old at the time of his passing. After six […]
Montell Jordan On Track To Be A Cancer Survivor For A 2nd Time
by Ashlei Stevens September 6, 2025 The singer is using his platform-turned-testimony to advocate for early screenings Montell Jordan is best known as a 1990s chart-topping R&B artist and as the founding lead pastor of Master Peace Church near Atlanta. Now, he wants to be known as a two-time cancer survivor. Montell shared with BLACK […]
Trump Ditches Biden Plan For Customer Compensation Amid Flight Delays
by Sharelle B. McNair September 6, 2025 Trade group Airlines for America, which represents United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and Southwest, celebrated the move by the Trump administration. In another move to scrub America of any ties to former President Joe Biden, the Trump administration is abandoning plans for customer compensation due to flight delays […]
Trinidad and Tobago PM Praises Caribbean Strike While Encouraging U.S. To ‘Violently’ Kill Traffickers
by Sharelle B. McNair September 6, 2025 After Secretary of State Marco Rubio alleged the drugs were heading to Trinidad and other Caribbean nations, Persad-Bissessar celebrated the Navy’s success. Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar issued praise to the U.S. after the military issued a strike on a boat suspected of carrying drugs through the […]
Michael Irvin Discusses Taking Care Of Wife After Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton September 6, 2025 The former Dallas Cowboy great talked about it on Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay Former NFL player Michael Irvin spoke about dealing with the effects of his wife’s condition after she was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s last year. According to Complex, the It Is What It Is […]
The USTA Foundation Announces New Initiative With The Williams Sisters
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton September 6, 2025 The Williams Family Excellence Program will help more than 2,500 young people, ages 13 to 25, annually by 2035, as the program will focus on career development and educational opportunities The USTA Foundation has just announced that tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams are partnering with the […]