Local Voices. Statewide Impact. Stay Informed with Georgia News The estimated $750 million jackpot in Monday’s Powerball drawing is fueling ticket sales in Georgia among players hoping to win the 10th-largest grand prize in the history of the game. Powerball vendors in Georgia are found on the Georgia Lottery Corporation’s website. Tickets must be purchased by 10 p.m. to be considered in Monday’s drawing at 11 p.m. ET. The top prize has a cash value of $338.6 million, Powerball said. “The excitement of playing for a colossal Powerball jackpot is back,” Matt Strawn, Powerball Product Group chair and Iowa Lottery…
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Voices, Votes & Vision: The Latest in Politics & Public Policy Corrections, 12:41 p.m. Aug. 17, 2025: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported Eric Fossmeyer’s title. He is the agency’s Chief of Staff and General Counsel of the South Carolina Office of Resilience. It also incorrectly reported the agency’s costs to the state. Those costs are $6.7 million annually. The story has been updated to reflect those changes. A new report suggests the time is right for Georgia to create a state office aimed at planning for the effects of climate change. But the words “climate change” hardly…
Empowering Black Entrepreneurship: Stories of Success, Strategy & Growth by Daniel Johnson August 24, 2025 The rivalry will be held at Raymond James Stadium, the home of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The rivalry between the Southern University Jaguars and the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats will be receiving a venue upgrade and a new name, befitting the occasion, according to a press release from Bethune-Cookman University. According to Andre “Lucky” White, a Tampa native and executive director of the Tampa Bay Football Classic, the rivalry will now have the premium venue that fans of both programs have long sought since it will…
From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment Zoë Kravitz and Harry Styles were filmed walking arm-in-arm through the streets of Rome. In a fan video of the stroll, shared via X on Sunday, August 24, Kravitz, 36, was seen dressed in dark sunglasses and a baseball cap as she held onto the arm of Styles, 31, who also donned dark sunglasses. Visibly comfortable in one another’s company, the pair were not seen speaking in the clip as they took in the sights around them, which included a group of people posing for photos against a wall. Us Weekly has…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights The MEAC/SWAC Challenge has concluded with North Carolina Central coming out victorious, defeating Southern 31-14. This ends a three-game losing streak for the MEAC in this series, improving the conference’s all-time record to 12-7. Here are 5 Takeaways from the 2025 MEAC/SWAC Challenge. 1. Running wild in Atlanta The running game was the star of the show in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge, with both teams producing their biggest plays on the ground. Both teams combined for 481 rushing yards on 65 attempts, marking the most combined rushing yards in MEAC/SWAC Challenge…
Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care Breastfeeding is an important part of an infant’s life. It provides optimal nutrition that provides antibodies that protect them from illnesses. For mothers, it helps in bonding with the child, postpartum recovery, and reduces the risk of diseases such as cancer. Due to these dynamics, nursing mothers should be careful about how they eat at this stage. So, these are the foods to avoid while breastfeeding. Foods to Avoid While Breastfeeding Breastfeeding is a joyous but delicate process. Therefore, you should know what to consume to protect your child’s health.Become an…
Stay Informed: Latest News from Across Georgia CVS Health, one of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit manager companies that play a lead role in deciding which drugs are covered by health insurance plans, has initially decided not to approve coverage for the new HIV prevention drug Yeztugo Developed and manufactured by the pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences, Yeztugo was approved for use in June of this year by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as an HIV prevention or PrEP medication that needs to be taken just twice a year by injection. HIV prevention advocates hailed the new drug as a…
With deepest sympathy, we announce the passing of our beloved Mrs. Tarsha McNair-Peters, age 58, of McDonough, GA, who departed this life on Monday, August 25, 2025, in Henry County, GA. She was the niece of Dr. Allen & Mrs. Vivian McNair-Galloway. Arrangements are Visitation will be Saturday, September 6, 2025 from 10am to 12noon with Funeral Services starting at 12noon at Heaven Bound New Vision Church ( 218 Harrill Road ) Lumberton, NC, 28358. The Allen Funeral Home Family extends heartfelt condolences to the relatives and friends of Mrs. Tarsha McNair-Peters and kindly asks that you keep them in…
Sunset Funeral Home | Kingsland, GA in Kingsland respectfully announces the passing of William Zipperer on August 25, 2025. Source link
Global Black Voices: News from around the World The hunger crisis in Gaza reached another grim milestone on Friday when the world’s leading hunger watchdog confirmed that a famine is taking place within the enclave, amid Israel’s ongoing blockade and bombardment.The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), the consortium of humanitarian groups and UN agencies that monitors and classifies global hunger crises with a five-phase classification system, considers a famine to be taking place in an area when at least 20 percent of households face an extreme lack of food, at least 30 percent of children are acutely malnourished, and…