Author: Carma Henry

Dora Anne Justice Chestnut – Funeral Services was held Monday, February 10 at McWhite’s Funeral Home Chapel. Timothy Hankerson – Funeral Service was held Saturday,…

Sandra L. Burrows -77  Funeral Service  was held Saturday, February 15 at Roy Mizell & Kurtz Worship Center. James Willie Thomas -84 Funeral Service was held…

        Gene “Groove” Allen, a rapper and actor from the Bronx who appeared in early 1990s film favorites like “House Party” and “House Party 2,” is dead at 63, according to TMZ. “Groove,” as he was known, was also part of the rap group Groove B. Chill, along with Daryl “Chill” Mitchell and Belal “DJ Belal” Miller.

NNPA NEWSWIRE — To offer alternatives, Bryant has partnered with Ron Busby, president and CEO of the U.S. Black Chambers, providing consumers with a directory of 300,000 Black-owned businesses.

       Florida Power & Light Company’s (FPL) team of energy experts, community relations and external affairs will host a Power to Save event at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex in Miami on Wednesday, Feb. 19.

       In Florida, juveniles facing misdemeanor or non-violent crimes, such as drug offenses, may have the opportunity to go through Teen Court. This program allows offenders to have their records wiped clean by facing a jury of their adolescent peers.

       In the heart of Belle Glade, where the soil is rich and the sun blesses the fields, there’s a man who has spent a lifetime growing greens that feed his community. Glasco Flowers, now 75, has been farming since he was just 17 years old. What started as clearing fields owned by White landowners—pulling weeds and removing stubborn stumps—became a lifelong passion that never faded.

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   The HBCU Combine, held at the New Orleans Saints’ Ochsner Sports Performance Center, exposed 45 prospects from dozens of Black colleges across the country to all 32 NFL teams.