Savannah Chatham County Public School System (SCCPS) Update: For the third time overall and second consecutive year, the Savannah Arts Academy Girls Cross Country Team has brought home the state championship. The finals of the GHSA Class 2A State Championship took place on Saturday, November 8, 2025 in Carrollton, Georgia. The SAA Girls defeated Columbus 37-44 with four runners finishing in the Top 11 individually. The girls weren’t the only ones finding success this year, with the Savannah Arts Academy Boys Cross Country Team finishing fourth at their state meet after winning the region title on November 1st. Savannah Arts…
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Real Estate News & Market Insights: On a quiet, tree-lined cul-de-sac in Berkeley, CA’s iconic Elmwood district stands a beautifully preserved 1929 Craftsman home that boasts not just an incredible architectural legacy but a close connection to the Bay Area’s history of activism, social justice, and educational equity. The four-bedroom, two-bedroom dwelling was once home to Lyle “Butch” Wing and Jean Yonemura Wing, two of the region’s most respected advocates who hosted some of the world’s leading civil rights activists—including Rev. Jesse Jackson—inside the property. On the market for the first time in 22 years, with an asking price of…
Global Black Voices: News from around the World Vincy Heat Concludes CONCACAF Friendly Series in DR The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF) acknowledge the completion of Vincy Heat’s participation in the CONCACAF Friendly Series held in the Dominican Republic, where the national team delivered a competitive showing across two international fixtures. In their opening match on Wednesday, November 12th, SVG were unable to secure a win against the Dominican Republic, despite creating several promising opportunities throughout the encounter, ending with a 2-0 defeat. The team rebounded with an assertive and disciplined performance in their second match on…
Empowering Black Entrepreneurship: Stories of Success, Strategy & Growth This document summarizes recent developments related to LGBTQ rights in the United States as of late 2025, including the Supreme Court’s ruling on passport gender markers and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)’s tracking of hundreds of anti-LGBTQ bills across U.S. state legislatures. Supreme Court Passport Policy Ruling (November 6, 2025) The Supreme Court allowed enforcement of a policy requiring that U.S. passports display the sex a person was assigned at birth. This effectively removed the option for transgender and nonbinary individuals to select self-identified gender markers such as “X.” The…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights GREENSBORO — North Carolina A&T continues to struggle and the HBCU world continues to say ‘we told you so.” NC A&T 63 more points on Saturday, the fourth time this season an opponent has hung 60-plus on the Aggies, and the third time Truist Stadium has seen a visiting team light up the scoreboard like it’s a spring scrimmage. Monmouth — now a nationally ranked CAA contender — rolled into Greensboro with athletes A&T simply could not match. The Hawks put up 696 yards of offense, featuring a national-class receiver…
Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care WASHINGTON — The vast majority of Americans, including Republicans and those who identify as strong supporters of President Donald Trump, want Congress to renew the enhanced tax credits for people who buy their health insurance from the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, according to a poll released Friday. More than 78% of people surveyed by the nonpartisan health organization KFF in late September said they want lawmakers to keep the enhanced credits. Their extension has become a major linchpin in debate about the government shutdown. When broken down by political party, 92%…
From Campus to Classroom: Stories That Shape Education Written By Lexx Thornton Apple has announced the launch of Digital ID in Apple Wallet, marking a major expansion of its identity verification services. This new feature allows users to create a verified digital credential using information pulled directly from their U.S. passport, offering a secure and convenient way to present identity using an iPhone or Apple Watch. The initial rollout focuses on streamlining domestic air travel. The Digital ID is launching in beta at more than 250 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints across the United States. This allows users to complete…
PORT WENTWORTH – Mr. Nolan Ray Dillard, Sr. 67 entered eternal rest, Sunday, July 13, 2025 at Piedmont-Atlanta Hospital. He was born in Conway Arkansas to Herbert Melos Dillard and Virginia Ann Day in Conway, Arkansas on February 12, 1958. Nolan received his formal education from the public schools of Faulkner County and a graduate of Guy Perkins High school class of 1977. He played Basketball and was a team member of the Thunderbirds during his high school years. He was a member of Solomon Grove Baptist Church, and a member of Mason Prince Hall in Arkansas. Nolan is preceded…
Politics Today: News, Analysis & Debate Across the Spectrum Several thousand people took to the streets of Mexico City on Saturday to protest crime, corruption and impunity in a demonstration organized by members of Generation Z, but which ended with strong backing from older supporters of opposition parties. The demonstration was mostly peaceful but ended with some young people clashing with the police. Protesters attacked police with stones, fireworks, sticks and chains, grabbing police shields and other equipment. The capital’s security secretary, Pablo Vázquez, said 120 people were injured, 100 of them police officers. Twenty people were arrested. A demonstrator…
Global Black Voices: News from around the World Calisto Radithipa Interview with Calisto RadithipaFOUNDER and CEO, KEMCORE Lives in: Cape Town, South Africa Calisto Radithipa has built Kemcore into a key supplier to Zambia and DRC’s copper and cobalt mines. Calisto Radithipa was born in Marobela village in eastern Botswana, near the Zimbabwean border. In 2001, with local universities full, he received a government bursary to study finance at Bond University in Johannesburg, the South African branch of the Australian institution. While visiting Botswana during the holidays he caught up with a friend working in the UK who said finance…