Author: Savannah Herald

From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment Demigods, grab your armor, Percy Jackson and the Olympians on its way back for season two! To get fans even more excited for the new season, Disney+ has just dropped a fresh batch of character posters and you will definitely want one! Returning favorites Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase), and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood) are all back in action, joined by newcomer Daniel Diemer, who steps into the role of Tyson, Percy’s half-brother and a lovable cyclops straight out of Greek legend. Also featured on the new posters are…

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Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights GREENSBORO, N.C. — South Carolina State overcame a sluggish first half to hand North Carolina A&T a crushing 22–16 loss during its homecoming at Truist Stadium. The defeat dropped North Carolina A&T to 1–6 overall while South Carolina State improved to 4–3 on the season. First-Half Control for North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T appeared poised to send the 21,500 Aggie faithful home happy after dominating the first two quarters. Kicker Andrew Brown accounted for all of the Aggies’ first-half points, nailing field goals from 43, 55, and 33 yards…

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Black Voices: News, Culture & Community from Across the Nation At Alonzo Weaver Park in South Memphis, just blocks from his grandmother’s old house, State Rep. Justin J. Pearson stepped to the microphone Wednesday morning, Oct. 8, and confirmed what many had expected: He’s running for Congress. And not just for any seat. Pearson, 30, announced his challenge to U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, the 76-year-old Democrat who has represented Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District since 2007. “This campaign isn’t about me,” Pearson told supporters under the park’s picnic pavilion. “It’s about us. It’s about our dreams, our hopes, our future. It’s…

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Black Voices: News, Culture & Community from Across the Nation By Cecil Egbele | Contributing Writer | California Local News Fellow The Ferris wheel glowed against the Bakersfield night sky. The scent of kettle corn, barbecue, fries, and other fair treats drifted through the air as children’s laughter and screams mingled with the sounds of carnival rides. Beyond the games and food stalls, Kern County showcased its agricultural pride through livestock displays and farm produce exhibits. But as the sun dipped below the horizon, all eyes turned toward the main stage, where living legends were about to perform, the Isley…

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Global Black Voices: News from around the World TALLIN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia has temporarily closed access for its citizens to a road they normally use that passes through a stretch of Russian territory, after the interior minister reported on a group of Russian soldiers standing there, Estonia’s public broadcaster said Sunday.Estonia’s Police and Border Guard Board said in a statement Friday that the closing took place that day “after border guards observed a larger-than-usual unit moving on the territory of the Russian Federation.”The Estonian border agency said that the closure of the Saatse Boot is necessary to ensure the…

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City of Savannah: Official News, Events & Community Updates Tropical Depression Nine News Release #3 City of Savannah remains in monitoring and preparedness phase   SAVANNAH – The City of Savannah will continue to monitor and prepare for any potential impact from Tropical Depression Nine following the latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) which indicated the storm will shift east as it tracks north and is unlikely to make landfall.   Current forecasted impacts for Savannah include 1-2 inches of rainfall and a 5-10% chance of Tropical Storm force winds. Some minor to moderate coastal flooding at high…

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Savannah Chatham County Public School System (SCCPS) Update: Marshpoint Elementary student Dorothy Dean has been named the Overall Grand Prize Winner of this year’s Fair Bear Writing Contest. Dorothy was one of 3,349 students who submitted an essay statewide in the competition.  There were 32 system winners and statewide 1st-3rd place winners at each grade level (4th, 5th and 6th). The Fair Bear Writing Contest, a tradition since 1994, invites students to hone their creative writing skills by writing a creative story inspired by “Fair Bear,” an American black bear that roamed near the Georgia National Fairgrounds in the 1980s…

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Scientific Research & Expedition: Discover the World Via Research Study Research and Innovation M icroplastics have actually been located virtually almost everywhere: in blood, placentas, lungs– also the human mind One study estimated our logical body organs alone could contain 5 g of right stuff, or about a tsp. If real, plastic isn’t simply turned around our food or woven right into our garments: it is lodged deep inside us. Presently, scientists believe these little bits could also be interrupting our intestinal tract bacteria. When Dr Christian Pacher-Deutsch at the University of Graz in Austria exposed digestion system bacteria from…

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Game On: Sports News, Highlights & Commentary The walk-on took his place next to USC’s quarterback, the last man standing in a battered backfield. In the midst of a bruising Big Ten battle with Michigan, where brawn and ball control were at a premium, both of the Trojans’ top two running backs had already been carted up the Coliseum tunnel. Two of their top linemen, meanwhile, started Saturday in street clothes. The circumstances were anything but ideal for a team whose season hung in the balance.King Miller, though, was already familiar with beating long odds. Not long ago, the redshirt…

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