Author: Carma Henry

     A year in which there are only three races for governor’s seats, all in the Deep South, wouldn’t normally create a lot of political speculation. Kentucky’s popular Democratic incumbent may have a tough race, and chalking up Louisiana and its neighbor to the east to a Republican would be typical conventional wisdom.

     Willie Christine King Farris, the last sibling of Martin Luther King Jr. and a retired professor at Spelman College, has died. Her family announced her passing on Thursday. She was 95.

The theme of the conference and for this 196th anniversary of the Black Press is:  The Black Press of America: Amplifying Progress, Excellence, & Voices of Black America.

‘Worrisome’ AI Ads Heighten Political Drama in 2024

Among the 536 members of the last sitting Congress, Reuters found that at least 100 have ancestors who were slaveholders.

  The Russwurm Award is presented to the top Black-owned newspaper in the country.  

     Almost ten weeks ago, Joe Redmond broached the possibility of revisiting the stories of some of the  remarkable, iconic HBCU coaches with WG publisher Bobby R. Henry. After speaking with Bobby about Coach Redmond’s idea, which I found intriguing and fascinating, I connected with Coach Redmond to develop a plan of action which led to past treasures like Jake Gaither, John Merritt, and Marino Casem among others. Speaking every week, I dubbed Coach Redmond “ The Collaborator “ because he possessed intrinsic, first hand knowledge about several of the icons featured.

Ahead of the NASCAR Chicago Street Race, Bubba Wallace — driver No. 23 of Michael Jordan co-owned 23XI Racing — hosted “Bubba’s Block Party,” a nationwide community initiative at The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center on Wednesday.

   The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced Tuesday that its Birmingham, Alabama headquarters would bear the name of the conference’s former longtime commissioner and sports administrative trailblazer.

    If adopted, all FBS schools would be required to provide 90% of the total number of allowable scholarships over a two-year rolling period across at least 16 sports, including football. Schools also would be required to offer at least 210 scholarships each year, amounting to no less than $6 million in athletics scholarships offered, the website reported.