by Don Mooney Sep 25, 2024 | Women’s Volleyball MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis Volleyball team fell 3-1 to Wichita State in its American Athletic Conference opener Wednesday night. The Tigers (6-7) were led by Clara Bednarek with 12 kills and a .409 hitting percentage. Hannah Jones tallied 11 kills and Tiffany Snook followed with 10. The opening […]
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Memphis State Eight Legacy Remembered
Members of the University of Memphis Black Student Body continue the courage, sacrifice and legacy of Mrs. Bertha Looney(c)and the seven others known as The Memphis State Eight. Photo by Don Mooney Sept 18, 2024 by Don Mooney Memphis, TN – – -Today the University of Memphis held a commemoratory […]
Danger South Sudan! Chinese firm sign deal to construct modern oil refinery
Sunday August 25 2024 Chinese and Sudanese workers read cartoon books in an oil field in the District 3/7, South Sudan October 27, 2010. PHOTO | POOLAdvertisement By XINHUA More by this Author Memphis, TN—First thoughts of this news revelation in the Sudan, the words from the 60s iconic show […]
A 10-Year-Old Pointed a Finger Gun. The Principal Kicked Him Out of His Tennessee School for a Year.
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 […]
Clarence Hill – Out At Star!
This story was originally published August 23, 2024, 9:22 AM. Fort Worth, TX—The stable sports presence at the Star – Telegram for a photo-finish 30-years will no longer cover sports for the news agency anymore. Why you ask? Why are less chips in a bag of Lays? My guess, Hill is […]
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 […]
From tragedy to triumph, the inspiration behind Africa’s first Olympic 200m gold
Chinedu Okafor 09 August 2024 09:05 AM Setting a new African Record (AR) of 19.46 seconds, Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo upset American track star and Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles to win the 200 meter race. Lyles had been the favorite to win the race following his equally historic 100 meter […]
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 […]