Author: Carma Henry

Bethune-Cookman Baseball had seven players invited to next month’s HBCU Swingman Classic Presented by T-Mobile scheduled for July 11, during All-Star Week at Truist Field in Atlanta, Georgia. The announcement came via press release from MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation.

      The LA Lakers sold for $10 billion in a record-breaking deal, setting a new high for the most expensive sports franchise transaction in U.S. history.

     None of us should be silent about the recent use of federal agents by this administration to bully, arrest, and investigate political opponents. Just as none of us should accept as normal or okay its use of the military against Americans exercising their First Amendment rights.  

       The longtime high school writer for the Birmingham Post-Herald was honored in 2022 as one of the 50 legends of sports writing in the state by the Alabama Sports Writers Association. He was 67.

     President Trump announced that the US had bombed three Iranian nuclear sites. Then he messaged that “now is the time for peace.” No, it is time for war. No negotiating, just giving Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu precisely what he wanted–the bunker-busting bombs that the Israeli leader had been dreaming of being used. Trump now is co-owner of a war that can only end badly for all sides.

   The Gibbes Museum of Art, a beacon for the arts in the American South since its establishment in 1858, announces the world premiere of Picturing Freedom: Harriet Tubman and the Combahee River Raid (May 23 ‒ October 5).

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — “There is the potential for demonstrations against U.S. citizens and interests abroad,” the alert warned, adding that travelers should monitor local media and be prepared for rapidly changing conditions. “The Department of State advises U.S. citizens worldwide to exercise increased caution.”

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The statewide project had many components, including start-up grants of up to $10,000 and business grants of up to $5,000 for access to business training, software, or devices to manage programs.

Seaman Apprentice Toriano Weaver, a native of North Miami Beach, Florida, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to USS West Virginia, homeported at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. As a submariner, Weaver is part of a small percentage of Navy personnel continuing a 125-year tradition of service under the sea to help ensure Americans’ safety.

Blossom Blidgen-Marson – 52     Funeral services was held June 14th at James C. Boyd’s Memorial Chapel.   Baby Boy Ka’Sai Cortez Salde. Memorial service was held…