Voices, Votes & Vision: The Latest in Politics & Public Policy After Blue Ivy spent the summer taking the world by storm on stage alongside her mom during the “Cowboy Carter Tour,” Tina Knowles is divulging what’s next for her granddaughter’s budding career. The 71-year-old author and famous matriarch opened up about Blue Ivy on Thursday, September 18, while speaking to People magazine during the annual AIDS benefit “The Elizabeth Taylor Night of Compassion.” When it came to picking up the musical baton from her parents, Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Knowles said, “I don’t know if that’s her passion.” “She can…
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Empowering Black Entrepreneurship: Stories of Success, Strategy & Growth This is a think piece. In 1933, Joseph Goebbels established the Reich Chamber of Culture, a state-run entity that controlled every facet of cultural and intellectual life in Nazi Germany. Membership was mandatory for all artists, journalists, and performers; non-compliance meant professional obliteration. This centralized control over expression ensured that only state-approved voices were heard, effectively silencing dissent and consolidating power. Fast forward to 2025, and while the swastika has been replaced by corporate logos, the mechanisms of control eerily mirror those of the Third Reich. The recent assassination of conservative…
From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia’s documentary “Kenny Dalglish,” about the iconic Scottish soccer player who led Liverpool Football Club to a slew of victories as both player and manager, is set for a world premiere at the upcoming Rome Film Festival. “Kenny Dalglish” is the latest doc by Kapadia, known for helming “Senna,” “Amy” and “Diego Maradona.” The Prime Video project is narrated by Dalglish himself and draws from archival footage, including never-before-seen personal clips from Dalglish’s playing career and home life. The Rome lineup – which, in terms of international fare, is largely made…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Nearly 100 blind and visually impaired middle and high school athletes will be competing in the annual Savannah Youth Goalball Invitational starting Friday. Goalball is a sport designed for blind or visually impaired athletes where players track the ball by listening to the bells inside, scoring by throwing the ball into the opposing team’s net. There will be 16 girls and boys team from Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Arizona, Utah and Ontario, Canada. Two Coastal Empire athletes will be competing in the tournament,…
Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care The public health world is nervously bracing for drastic changes to childhood immunization schedules, which would further limit access to vaccines, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meets Thursday and Friday. The questions the panel will vote on have not been disclosed, but speculation has run high that the panel will endorse drastic changes to the current immunization recommendations, including the guidance to immunize newborns against hepatitis B. It will also discuss the MMRV and COVID-19 vaccines. Earlier this year, Health and…
Tomorrow’s Tech, Today: Innovation That Moves Us Forward 90 Day Fiance stars Darcey and Georgi have been documenting their marital drama on the ongoing season of Happily Ever After. They will be travelling to Bulgaria to meet the latter’s parents. However, the cracks in their marriage have been showing up right before the trip. Season 9 is expected to become the most chaotic season of the franchise. With so many couple and their marital issues, fans are waiting for unexpected twists, chaos, and heartbreaks. Tigerlily Taylor and Adnan Abdelfattah also made their return to TV through the new season. But…
From Campus to Classroom: Stories That Shape Education Kimmel’s indefinite pre-emption, which has raised concerns about state-sanctioned censorship, came during a week when Trump and other administration officials have vowed to target left-wing organizations and people they believe foment political violence. Attorney General Pam Bondi has raised the possibility of cracking down on “hate speech.” And Vance has encouraged people to call out and push for the firings of those “celebrating” Kirk’s death. Trump, who celebrated the Kimmel news on social media, was asked about its ramifications for free speech Thursday during a joint news conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. “Jimmy Kimmel was fired…
Stay Informed: Latest News from Across Georgia Few teams in the country are currently operating at the level of success of the Eastside Lady Eagles. Multiple consecutive 20-win seasons, including a current 16-0 season, have established the Lady Eagles as a prime contender in AAAA competition.But the feeling surrounding those around the diamond has been a different one this year, something… special.Going into the 2025 season the Lady Eagles held a multitude of goals they wished to achieve. One of the major goals was accomplished on Sept. 13, when the Lady Eagles claimed yet another Newton Cup trophy after defeating…
Black Travelers: Explore Culture, Adventure & Connection by Kandiss Edwards September 18, 2025 The change will last through April 2026. Royal Caribbean International has suspended all scheduled stops at its private port of Labadee, Haiti through April 2026. The cruise line cited escalating safety risks including kidnappings, gang violence, and political instability as the reasons to pull out. Royal Caribbean announced the change in September, saying the decision was made “out of an abundance of caution” for passengers and crew. The decision follows the U.S. State Department’s July 15 update, which renewed its “Do Not Travel” advisory for Haiti, warning of…
Global Black Voices: News from around the World Infusing elephant dung in the production of gin has been met with exclamations of shock among South Africans. IBHU, a small gin manufacturer in the heart of Cape Town, is the only business in South Africa that’s been producing the Ndlovu gin using elephant dung. This unique blend of gin is the creation of a couple, Paula and Les Ainsley, hailing from the Mother City. The innovative idea was born while they were on safari in Kenya. Elephant dung gin never fails to amaze Nambitha Mlonyeni, marketing coordinator for IBHU, said the…