Tennessee State’s men’s basketball revival under Nolan Smith continues to reap rewards – and awards. Smith, in his first season guiding the Tigers, was named Ohio Valley Conference men’s basketball Co-Coach of the Year, sharing the honor with Morehead State’s Jonathan Mattox. Tennessee State won a share of their first OVC regular season conference title […]
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Tyler Perry’s Miss Governor has been cancelled after one season at Netflix, according to star Terri J. Vaughn. She made an Instagram video discussing the cancellation, saying, “I’ve actually known this for some time but just kind of been sitting with it, letting myself just feel it and deal with it on my own.” “I
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Zara Larsson, the popular Swedish singer, is currently under fire after she responded to a user who claimed to have gotten an abortion after attending one of her recent performances. This comes after a user posted a video of Larsson performing at her show, but what caught people’s attention was the caption. The caption read:
With only a handful of league games left, a tightly packed cluster in the middle of the SWAC standings has turned the race for a coveted double bye in the conference tournament into a high-stakes sprint. With Bethune–Cookman clinching the regular season title, the battle lines for seeds two through six have formed behind the
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A former Monroe County nurse was sentenced to 18 months in prison Friday after authorities said she had a sexual relationship with a patient in a drug court program and then falsely accused the patient of sexual assault when the investigation into the relationship began. Melissa Knutson, 30, of Readstown, was also sentenced to serve
Alabama is in the throes of a prison crisis. With an incarceration rate of 898 per 100,000 people — which accounts for “prisons, jails, immigration detention, and juvenile justice facilities,” according to the Prison Policy Initiative — the state locks up a higher percentage of its population than any independent democratic country on earth. Those
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Fresh from Tessa Thompson’s recent Netflix success with the crime drama His & Hers, Thompson is headed back to the streaming service for another high-level project. According to Deadline, Thompson is set to star in Next Door, a thriller series created by Love Life creator Sam Boyd and A24. Per the report, the series is
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Impactful educators who intentionally and passionately pour into their students are invaluable parts of our community. Dr. Asya Johnson, founding principal and creator of the HBCU Early College Prep High School in Jamaica, Queens, NY, has proven to be a principal who will leave a lifelong positive impression on her students, and thankfully, she’s just getting started in this exciting role.
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The Black College Expo is no ordinary college fair. There is music, dancing, and thousands of high school students seeking college opportunities. And, the possibilities are endless when there are nearly 100 vendors, including more than 30 historically Black colleges and universities, University of California, California State University schools, community colleges, the military, and more
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By Ben Kamisar Lawmakers in both parties face a reckoning from within their own ranks this year — and the first major primary day of the midterm elections puts all of those pressures on full display. Three high-profile Texas Republicans face spirited primary challenges from their right flanks, with challengers questioning their conservative bona fides and
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