eater.comLoretta Harrison, a cherished New Orleans chef and the founder of Loretta’s Authentic Pralines, the city’s first praline shop owned by an African American woman, died on February 16, 2022, at the age of 66, reports WWL.
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Mickey Clayton, the pioneering FAMU coach who made history as the only NCAA Division I leader to win championships in both men’s and women’s basketball at the same institution, died Monday evening at age 70. His passing marks the loss of a towering figure in HBCU athletics, remembered for transforming FAMU’s programs and inspiring generations of student-athletes.
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration, through the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), ordered Fort Lauderdale to remove the road decorations by Sept. 4 or face removal by the state itself.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The day marked a homecoming and a chance to reflect on the program’s long-running impact on the community.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Sixty-two years to the day after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, thousands poured into Lower Manhattan on Thursday, linking arms and voices in what was billed as the largest demonstration of its kind since Donald Trump returned to the White House.
On Thursday, October 9, 2025, the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum will hold “Preserving Our Stories: The Life and Times of Dox Thrash,” a community heritage reception and presentation of a rare, oil-on-canvas painting by innovative painter Dox Thrash. Speaker Ron Rumford, an expert on the artist from the Harlem Renaissance period, will present.
As Kevin Granger has been on leave since early June in light of a sexual harassment lawsuit, the university announced Friday that Dr. Paula Jackson will serve as interim athletic director, according to Terrance Harris of The Defender.
In the final HBCU football game of the weekend, the Tuskegee Golden Tigers rode a strong second-half performance to a 20-17 victory over the Winston-Salem State Rams in the Red Tails Classic.
The Florida Association of Women Law Enforcement Professionals (FAWLEP) joined national observances of Women’s Equality Day on Tuesday, honoring the ratification of the 19th Amendment and highlighting the role of women in policing.
But Florida is placing restrictions on what recipients can buy in an effort to promote healthier food choices.