Author: Carma Henry

       Nicky Crawford, a retired African American man from Atlanta, Georgia, is using his personal resources to make a profound impact on his city’s local homeless population, ensuring they have access to basic necessities. In a city where over a quarter of the state’s homeless reside and eviction backlogs in Fulton County are forcing more people onto the streets daily, Crawford’s efforts are a beacon of hope.

Seaman Davon Vileenor, from Lauderhill, Florida, operates a sound-powered telephone while on watch on vulture’s row aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), as part of operations in support of Valiant Shield 2024, in the Philippine Sea, June 16.

       After decades of debate, Rock and Roll is clearly the progeny of Blues and Gospel music. This is the red clay, picking cotton from Sunrise till Sunset and nothing to eat but scraps Blues!  An often ignored contribution to this aural feast was the soul of a Queer Black woman in the 1940s named Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She was there before Elvis, Little Richard and the Beatles rocked their guitars.  

Nunnie on the Sideline

       The football world received some terrible news Saturday morning with reports that three former college players and high school teammates were killed in an auto accident, including the NFL’s Khyree Jackson. The former Oregon cornerback was a fourth-round selection by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2024 NFL Draft. He was 24.

       Cash, who retired from the league in 2016, was the second draft pick overall in the WNBA 2002 draft and was picked up by the Detroit Shock. During her career, she played for other teams such as Seattle Storm, Chicago Sky, Atlanta Dream, and New York Liberty over 15 years, and joined the U.S. Women’s National Team to win two Olympic gold medals (2004, 2012). After her basketball career, Cash went on to secure a leadership position in 2017 as the Liberty’s director of franchise development. In June 2019, New Orleans Pelicans Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin announced that she would be hired as the team’s vice president of basketball operations and team development by the New Orleans Pelicans, Yahoo Sports reports.

       Fears over the future of the newspaper industry are not new. With the transition to the internet in the 1990s, the rise of social media in the 2000s and the emergence of artificial intelligence, media organizations have had to continually adapt. 

       Despite a decrease in overall state spending and the Governor’s line-item vetoes amounting to $949,611,399, EWU received $12,433,026 for several key projects. This historic funding will bolster EWU’s commitment to academic excellence and student success.

       On Thursday, Kentucky State University (KSU) announced a $7 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a statewide research network seeking to address soil quality and access to fresh food.

       Monday was a landmark day in that process, as the Middle States Commission on Higher Education announced that CU’s accreditation was reaffirmed, officially removing one of the oldest HBCUs in the United States from probation, according to a report by Susan Snyder of the Philadelphia Inquirer.