Author: Savannah Herald

Black Background & Cultural Viewpoint: In 1951, Oliver Brown attempted to enlist his kid Linda in the all-white Sumner University in Topeka, Kansas. Linda Brown was prevented since she was Black. Oliver sent a legal action insisting that Black universities weren’t equal to white colleges and breached the” equal security problem of the 14 th Adjustment The united state Location Court acknowledged that public institution dividers had a “damaging outcome upon the tinted children and included in a sensation of lack of ability,” yet permit stand the “various nonetheless equal training maintained in Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896 Plessy v.…

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Aging Well: Details & Insights for Elders and Caregivers Updated on: August 3, 2025/ 5: 20 PM EDT / CBS Information In a fast of settlements over 3 days, Democrats asked for numerous billions in federal government funds to be introduced for a ballot on a set of prospects Head of state Trump desired verified before legislators left for their August break, sources informed CBS Information. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was talking about with GOP management for $ 5 billion for the National Institutes of Health And Wellness And Health , $ 1 billion for the Global Fund, $…

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Real Estate News & Market Insights: If you need a fast, as-is home sale, you may be eyeing a company called Express Homebuyers. This cash-for-homes business has helped thousands of homeowners during trying times, such as divorce, the threat of foreclosure, a financial setback, or just breaking free of an unwanted inherited property. In this post, we’ll provide real Express Homebuyers reviews and insights into this national house-buying company so you can decide if a quick cash offer is right for your situation. We’ll also share alternatives so you can compare offers. Sell Fast With a Cash Offer or Top…

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HBCU News Spotlight: Sterling and Shannon Sharpe have now made history as the first siblings to enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame. This comes 14 years after the younger Sharpe brother, Shannon, was first inducted and received his gold jacket. Back then, in 2011, Shannon praised his brother by calling him his “role model” and “father figure,” and said that he was the “second-best player” in his family even though he received the honor first. Sterling, 60, played for the Green Bay Packers from 1988 to 1994, when a neck injury abruptly ended his career. In his speech, he…

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Local Voices. Statewide Impact. Stay Informed with Georgia News For most of its life, the Georgia State Election Board has been a sleepy bureaucratic body little-known outside the State Capitol, charged with making rules to help carry out Georgia election law. That changed last year, when an emboldened Republican majority passed a slew of last-minute rule changes that drew legal challenges and national headlines just before the 2024 election. This summer, the board has kept busy – with the Republican members taking a series of actions during July meetings that raised eyebrows among some election observers. Georgia State Election Board…

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Local Voices. Statewide Impact. Stay Informed with Georgia News When he was 13, Orrin Hudson was in and out of foster care. Lacking direction, he was a member of a gang and was headed for trouble. Difference Maker: Orrin Hudson, founder of the nonprofit Be Someone, has been teaching chess to students for 25 years. Photo credit: Contributed A teacher sat him down at a chessboard, though, and gave him six words to ponder: “Take time to think things through.” Chess, after all, teaches forethought and fosters impulse control. One must strategize. Hudson went on the become an Alabama State Trooper…

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Tomorrow’s Tech, Today: Innovation That Moves Us Forward It’s not your fault if your data is lost in a breach; it means somebody else made a mistake. The crypto investors who lost $1.4 billion in the ByBit crypto exchange hack trusted the exchange to protect their money. In some cases, like the National Public Data breach that exposed billions of SSNs, you can find out if your data got spilled. But you might never know if a potential employer shared your data with a third-party screening firm that failed to secure it until it’s found on the dark web.But that…

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Stay Informed: Latest News from Across Georgia NCSO: BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLY GIVEAWAYSheriff Ezell Brown and the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, with support from this year’s sponsors, provided more than 7,000 book bags to school-aged children during the 14th annual Back to School Supply Giveaway on July 26 at Newton High School. The event helped equip students with essential supplies for a successful start to the school year.“First and foremost, I give special thanks to Superintendent Dr. Duke Bradley III, Newton High School Principal Dr. Stephen Hammock, the Newton County Board of Education and the Newton High School staff for…

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Global Black Voices: News from around the World Santo Domingo West—This Saturday, President Luis Abinader and Minister of Housing and Buildings (MIVED), Carlos Bonilla, delivered 140 new apartments under the Happy Family National Housing Plan in Ciudad Hato Nuevo, in the Santo Domingo Oeste municipality. These apartments, built on a surface area of 12,567 square meters, are part of the Lolita II Residential Project, directly impacting 560 people with this first delivery by MIVED. During the event, Minister Bonilla emphasized that this “delivery also represents how the State can work hand in hand with the private sector to make possible…

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