Celebrating the Black Experience Art Exhibit Launches Kentucky Tour 
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Celebrating the Black Experience Art Exhibit Launches Kentucky Tour 

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Arts Council launches the Celebrating the Black Experience touring a Get full access to the Ohio County Monitor and support…

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Talarico looks for momentum with Black voters at Dem convention
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Talarico looks for momentum with Black voters at Dem convention

CORPUS CHRISTI — Black Democrats caucusing at the Texas Democratic Party convention Friday cheered when state Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic U.S. Senate nominee, said November…

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Amber Alert issued for missing New Bern teenager with autism :: WRAL.com
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Amber Alert issued for missing New Bern teenager with autism :: WRAL.com

The New Bern Police Department issued an Amber Alert on Saturday at 8:28 a.m. for 15-year-old Isaiah Kavon Owens. He was abducted by Kenneth Brantley. …

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We should vote on ideas, not physical likeness | News, Sports, Jobs
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We should vote on ideas, not physical likeness | News, Sports, Jobs

MS NOW commentator Ali Velshi was not alone in complaining that women are “underrepresented” in Congress. It is true that women account for 51% of…

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Tony Brown, Host of Public Affairs Show Aimed at Black Audiences, Dies at 93
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Tony Brown, Host of Public Affairs Show Aimed at Black Audiences, Dies at 93

William Anthony Brown was born in Charleston, W.Va., on April 11, 1933, the youngest of five children of Royal and Katherine Brown. His father left…

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Inside one of the country's last Black-owned record stores – CBS Minnesota
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Inside one of the country's last Black-owned record stores – CBS Minnesota

Tucked away in the Midway neighborhood in St. Paul is a community treasure many have come to love and respect. Source link

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Tennessee Tribune founder Rosetta Perry dies at 91 – WKRN

The Tribune highlights the African-American and minority communities locally, regionally, and nationally, according to the newspaper's website. Source link

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Louisiana parish rezones 1,400 acres for heavy industry near historic Black community amid lawsuit
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Louisiana parish rezones 1,400 acres for heavy industry near historic Black community amid lawsuit

An environmental justice dispute in Louisiana intensified after local officials approved heavy industrial zoning for about 1,400 acres of farmland. According to The Advocate, the…

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A push for renewal in Lower Hill District seeks to reverse an ugly legacy
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A push for renewal in Lower Hill District seeks to reverse an ugly legacy

Pittsburgh’s Hill District community in the early 20th century was a vibrant, diverse neighborhood, nicknamed the “Crossroads of the World” by Harlem Renaissance poet Claude…

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Founder of Tennessee Tribune newspaper Rosetta Miller-Perry has died
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Founder of Tennessee Tribune newspaper Rosetta Miller-Perry has died

Founder of Tennessee Tribune newspaper Rosetta Miller-Perry has died | WPLN News On Air – 90.3 WPLN-FM Source link

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