In week 4, Southern University came away with a SWAC victory against Jackson State in the W.C. Gorden Classic in Jackson, Miss. Special teams play sparked Southern University to a 28-21 SWAC victory against Jackson State in the W.C. Gorden Classic at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Miss., Saturday night, and made Dawson Odums […]
President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary order for the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862. Although by January 1st the document was signed, it was a few years before black freedom was recognized in the South. One of the first tools for change was education. Now that former slaves could be taught to read and […]
What tax tips do you have for the unemployed? The current unemployment rate is 8.3%. So first, remember that you’re not alone. And when tax time comes around, make sure you take all the possible deductions. If you are looking for a job, you can deduct expenses like resume preparation, headhunters, postage and gas mileage. […]
Rickey Smiley is a man of many talents: creator and host of the popular nationally-syndicated Rickey Smiley Morning Show, which airs on more than fifty urban radio stations across the country as well as on Dish Nation; curator of some of the most memorable and hilarious characters in comedy history (Bernice Jenkins, Li’l Daryl, Beauford, […]
Tony Dungy is a man with a mission: He wants to close the digital divide in America by helping millions of low-income families and African-American students access the Internet in their homes. “It’s critical that low-income families take advantage of opportunities like the Internet Essentials program,” said Dungy, who became the first African-American head coach […]
The best way to avoid divorce? Don’t get married. But if you want to find a better way to keep your relationship intact, you might want to check out “Divorce Court” judge Lynn Toler’s new book “Making Marriage Work.” The judge on the longest running court show on television has a front seat to marital […]
Shireen Lewis was working on her dissertation for her doctorate and feeling very isolated and alone. She recalls thinking, “There must be other women of color going through the same thing I am.” Lewis put out a call and four women showed up at the first gathering of a support group for women working on […]
Emotions are eclipsing fever-pitch levels down in Deep South Selma, Ala., where a growing faction of perturbed citizens have joined forces in voicing raised concerns over plans recently approved by the town city council to allow a neo-Nazi, white supremacy group to re-erect a monument on public land honoring Ku Klux Klan founder Nathan Bedford […]