Former Mississippi Mayor, Ex-City Clerk Arrested, Charged With Embezzlement
by Daniel Johnson September 29, 2025 If they are both convicted, they can be subject to pay up to a $5,000 fine and spend up to 20 years in prison On Sept. 26, the Mississippi State Auditor’s Office announced that Brooksville Mayor Earlie Henley and former Brooksville City Clerk Shaquita Malone had been arrested and […]
Social Media Calls It: Tina Turner Statue Is Simply Not The Best
by Kandiss Edwards September 29, 2025 While some expressed overall distaste for the sculpture, many had a single point of contention. Rock and Roll icon Tina Turner was memorialized in her hometown with the unveiling of a 10-foot bronze statue in her likeness. The statue portrays Turner with her signature mane of hair, clutching a […]
Doctor Who? Ethiopia Cracks Down On Honorary Doctorates To Protect Academic Merit
by Kandiss Edwards September 29, 2025 Ethiopia is not the only African nation having to contend with honorary degrees Ethiopia’s Ministry of Education, Berhanu Nega, has issued a new directive forbidding recipients of honorary doctorates from using the prefix “Doctor.” The decree applies to use of the moniker outside the institution that granted the honor. […]
After Reports Of Suing Cam’ron, Damon Dash Is Now Going After The Breakfast Club
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton September 29, 2025 ‘I’m suing The Breakfast Club,’ the former Roc-A-Fella owner said on a recent podcast Shortly after stating that he was suing his childhood friend, rapper Cam’ron, Damon Dash, the former Roc-A-Fella Records founder, said his next target for legal retribution is Power 105’s The Breakfast Club. During a […]
Government shutdown draws closer as congressional leaders head to the White House
Democratic and Republican congressional leaders are heading to the White House for a meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday in a late effort to avoid a government shutdown, but both sides have shown hardly any willingness to budge from their entrenched positions. If government funding legislation isn’t passed by Congress and signed by Trump on Tuesday night, many government offices […]
Wilberforce University May Bring Football Back Decades After Last Game Played
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton September 29, 2025 The Green Wave was a powerhouse in Black college football, winning the Black College National Championship in 1931. The country’s oldest private HBCU, Wilberforce University, may bring back football after a decades-long hiatus. The institution has announced plans to conduct a feasibility study to explore the possibility of reviving […]
SheaMoisture Joins ‘Fifteen Percent Pledge’ To Expand Dartmouth Fellowship Supporting Black Women Entrepreneurs
by Daniel Johnson September 29, 2025 SheaMoisture marks the 10th anniversary of its Dartmouth Fellowship program. As SheaMoisture marks the 10th anniversary of its Dartmouth Fellowship program, the company has partnered with Aurora James’ Fifteen Percent Pledge to expand both access and opportunity for businesses owned by Black women. For its 2025 cohort, 20 women […]
Eric Adams Announces Withdrawal From NYC Mayoral Race
by Kandiss Edwards September 29, 2025 Just five weeks before the 2025 Mayoral election, New York Mayor Eric Adams calls it quits. Mayor Eric Adams withdrew from the 2025 New York City mayoral race just five weeks before the general election. Mayor Adams announced the end of his campaign in an X post Sep. 28, […]
Latin superstar Bad Bunny will headline the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show
Bad Bunny will bring his Latin trap and reggaeton swagger to the NFL’s biggest stage next year: The Grammy winner will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl halftime show in Northern California. The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Sunday that Bad Bunny will lead the halftime festivities from Levi’s Stadium on Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California. […]
Things to know about federal law enforcement activity in Chicago, Portland, Memphis
Armed federal agents patrolled Chicago’s downtown streets on Sunday and President Donald Trump called up 200 National Guard troops for deployment in Portland, Oregon, a move strongly opposed by the governor that immediately prompted a lawsuit saying Trump overstepped his authority. The latest examples of creeping federal law enforcement and military presence in U.S. cities occurred as Memphis prepares for […]