A 2023 state law requires a yearlong expulsion for any student who threatens mass violence on school property. But some students have been kicked out even when school officials determined that the threat was not credible. by Aliyya Swaby Aug. 23, 6:30 a.m. EDTShareChange AppearanceChange AppearanceAutoLightDark When Belle got a call […]
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New President Is Officially Steering The LOC Ship Getting The Secret Out!
If left up to the newly installed president Dr. Christopher B. Davis, LeMoyne-Owens College, known as the best kept secret in Tennessee, will no longer have that distinction. photo by Don Mooney by Don Mooney Memphis, TN—HBCU LeMoyne-Owens College (LOC) approaches the 2024 fall semester with a new leader at […]
Africa’s Top Countries With The Highest Diamond Production Values
Adekunle Agbetiloye 22 July 2024 04:30 PM Globally, rough diamond production is undertaken by only 22 countries extracting them from deposits within their borders. Remarkably, eight African nations have secured prestigious positions within the top ten diamond-producing countries worldwide in 2023. Top 10 African countries with the highest diamond production […]
America, Just Make Better Drones Than China…COMPETE!
Don Mooney| Jul 24 2024 – 9 PM CST Memphis, TN—Whenever you hear the tell-tale whining buzz of a drone, anywhere in the world, you’re probably hearing a sound made in China. In 2006, Chinese technology company DJI created the very first cheap, off-the shelf drones that even poorly coordinated amateurs […]
While It Last-Get Your Blue Bell Summer Blend
The Brenham-based creamery is making the most of blackberry and peach season. Brenham,TX—Just as temperatures rise higher than the depths of Hades Blue Bell has come to cool us down. The Brenham-based creamery brought back a slate of flavors for the summer: Oatmeal Cream Pie, Southern Blackberry Cobbler and Peaches and Homemade Vanilla, all […]
Fort Worth’s Keith House donates pews to historic Como Baptist church
by Marissa GreeneJuly 9, 2024 4:53 pm Ethelene McCullough took a trip down memory lane while sitting on the straight-back, solid wood pews in the balcony of her church in Como. She has been going to Zion Missionary Baptist Church, located in the heart of the historically Black west Fort Worth […]
That Kid From Como.
Arts advocate Estrus Tucker exit rolls off Fort Worth’s art commission by Marcheta Fornoff September 26, 2023 4:45 pm Estrus Tucker accepts Arts Fort Worth’s Advocate for the Arts Award at its annual Heart of Gold Awards. (Courtesy photo | StyleFW Photography) The Fort Worth Commission, the body that advises and […]
Breaking New Ground, TEDx Orange Mound
General contractor and Melrose High School grad Dwayne Jones taking first steps to help re-brand his beloved Orange Mound’s profile with opportunities. photo by Don Mooney by Don Mooney 6-22-2024 Memphis, TN—Its an obvious admission that Memphis’ geo-location has a direct impact on the economic health in the U. S. […]
2024 Summer Solstice: The longest day of the year is here — Don’t Sleep On Strawberry Moon
The summer solstice this year will be the earliest in more than 200 years Published June 20, 2024 • Updated on June 20, 2024 at 6:12 am Welcome to the 2024 summer soltice—known as the astronomical start to summer, and the longest day of the year. The summer solstice takes place at approximately 3:50 p.m. CT […]
Black Molecular Biologist Was Barred From Buying Virginia Beach Condo By White Owner Over Racial Bias, Now The Sale Moves Forward
Jahaura Michelle Wed, June 5, 2024 at 8:21 AM CDT·4 min read 1 Dr. Raven Baxter, a molecular biologist and science communicator, fell in love with a Virginia Beach condo with a direct view of the Atlantic Ocean. The home had everything she desired, and Baxter made an offer with a down […]