Black Arts & Culture Feature: By Cynthia Gibson, Contributing Writer | WAVE Publications In her latest book, “Living the California Dream – African American Leisure Sites during the Jim Crow Era,” author Alison Rose Jefferson provides new insights into how the great migration of Blacks beginning in 1910 from the American South to the urban North, Midwest, and West challenged the prevailing narratives that exclude African Americans and shows their active role in shaping regional identity. Her research demonstrates that in California and other western states — unlike the South — racial discrimination existed in implicit practice rather than explicit…
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City of Savannah: Official News, Events & Community Updates City Council Approves Civic Legacy – Arena Removal Project; Partial Parking Lot Closure Set for Mid-March SAVANNAH – City Council approved a $10.9 million Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for the Civic Legacy – Arena Removal Project at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Civic Center. With approval secured, construction activities will begin March 18, starting with an exterior fence, interior work and site preparation. A portion of the Civic Center parking lot will be closed to accommodate construction staging and laydown activities. The partial closure will remain in place throughout the…
From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment Fugees member Pras Michel has officially dropped his lawsuit against former bandmate Lauryn Hill just weeks before he is scheduled to begin serving a federal prison sentence later this month. According to court documents cited by Billboard, attorneys representing both Michel and Hill filed a motion on Wednesday confirming that the lawsuit has been dismissed. The filing states that the case was “dismissed without prejudice, with each party to bear his, her or its own expenses, costs, and attorney’s fees.” Because the dismissal was filed without prejudice, Michel retains the legal right…
From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment Kiki Shepard Dead at 74 Published March 16, 2026 8:51 PM PDT Kiki Shepard — the longtime co-host of the legendary music showcase “Showtime at the Apollo” — has died … TMZ has learned. LaShirl Smith, Kiki’s rep, tells TMZ … she suffered a massive heart attack in Los Angeles on Monday, adding her passing was completely unexpected. Shepard became a familiar face to millions of viewers during her long run on “Showtime at the Apollo” from 1987 to 2002, where she shared the stage with Steve Harvey and helped introduce aspiring…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights Marshall Faulk’s first spring practice as Southern University’s head football coach began with a message that was as simple as it was direct: get better every day — individually and collectively. Speaking after the Jaguars opened spring drills Monday, the Pro Football Hall of Famer made it clear that his first goal isn’t about schemes or depth charts. It’s about mindset. “Each person has to have a goal to get better each day,” Faulk told the media on Monday. “Pick something out in your game and improve on it. If…
Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care Every year people across the country think of the new year as a new beginning, particularly for their health. Many of my patients take the same approach. “I’ll stop smoking at the beginning of the year,” or “I’m going to start a new diet after the holidays.” These are all reasonable approaches, even though many people fail to follow through with their “New Year’s Resolutions.” Your New Year’s Resolution: Your Health This year, I’m suggesting that the Black community take an initial step by simply providing itself with a home health…
Tomorrow’s Tech, Today: Innovation That Moves Us Forward by Lori Lakin Hutcherson, GBN Editor-in-Chief On March 6, 1857, United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney oversaw a 7-2 vote against enslaved spouses Dred Scott and Harriet Scott, who had bravely and rightfully petitioned the Court for their freedom. As agreed to in the Missouri Compromise, if enslaved people worked and lived in free states with or for their owners, this gave the enslaved persons the right to be free. However, in the majority opinion, Chief Justice Taney stated all people of African descent, free or enslaved, weren’t U.S. citizens…
From Campus to Classroom: Stories That Shape Education Alabama, Louisiana and Tennessee started reforms later and may need more time. But McGrath’s question remains. Researchers and literacy advocates point to a common answer: early reading reforms focused on phonics, which helped students decode words, but decoding alone is not enough for proficient middle school reading, where the words are longer and the sentences are more complicated. Timothy Shanahan, a veteran reading researcher and professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago, said reading instruction must continue after students learn to read. “It’s not phonics exactly,” he said. Teachers need…
Stay Informed: Latest News from Across Georgia NEWTON COUNTY – Like the rest of the country, gas prices in Newton County are continuing to climbAs of Monday, the average price of one gallon of gas is $3.51, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). The price is a few cents higher than in Rockdale and Henry Counties, but lower than in more rural areas such as Jasper and Morgan Counties.The number is right in line with the state’s average of $3.51/gallon and around 18 cents cheaper than the national average of $3.69. Diesel prices are up, too, with the average…
Global Black Voices: News from around the World St. Vincent and the Grenadines will experience a time-lagged but inevitable rise in petrol and energy costs due to the ongoing geopolitical conflict in the Middle East.While the country is better positioned than in the past, the “knock-on effect” of global price spikes is unavoidable, Opposition Leader Ralph Gonsalves said on Monday. Gonsalves said St. Vincent has significantly increased its fuel resilience by establishing over three months of storage capacity at the Hugo Chavez Storage Plant at Lowmans. This he said is a major upgrade from the seven to nine days of…