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Top scorers SWAC went bucket for bucket Monday night in a game that went down to the wire. Prairie View guard Tai’Reon Joseph had a game-high 32 points in an 89-85 win over Southern. Joseph, a Baton Rouge native, scored the Panthers’ final seven points as the Panthers rallied late to win. Michael Jacobs, the conference’s other leading scorer at 21 points per game, scored a career-high 30 points for the Jaguars in the loss. The loss handed Southern (5-10, 1-1) its first loss in SWAC play. Prairie View (6-9, 1-1) shot 56.9% from the field to pick up its…

Charlotte is about to make some noise 2026 BIG HBCU Southern Classic Battle of the Bands Taking over the city on January 24, 2026, it brings one of the most exciting celebrations of HBCU band culture indoors for the first time. This year’s showcase at Bojangles Coliseum raises the bar by moving the entire experience into an arena setting, giving fans front-row access to the thunder, precision and spectacle that define HBCU marching bands. Traditionally, HBCU band classics reside in football stadiums, but the 2026 BIG HBCU Southern Classic Battle of the Bands flips the script. Moving into an indoor…

Four-year-old boy who vanished with his black Labrador on New Year’s Eve is found dead just two miles from his father’s Alabama home Daily Mail Source link

DENVER — After 11 years of legal cannabis recreational use in Colorado, just a little more than 3% of cannabis business owners identify as Black, according to state data.One of those business owners is Wanda James, a CU Regent and owner of Simply Pure who opened her first dispensary with her husband in 2009, becoming the first Black dispensary owners in the United States. “Going back to 2009, cannabis was very different. It wasn’t a billion-dollar enterprise, it wasn’t something that everybody wanted to be in.” James said. “We literally sat down with our attorneys, and our attorneys told us,…

PEORIA (25News Now) – A survey of Black-owned businesses across Illinois is the first of its kind, assessing what minority businesses look like and what specific challenges they face.According to the more than 50-page report, Black-owned businesses across Illinois are often extremely small operations. The survey shows 66% of business owners are the only employee, and only 34% have full-time staff. More than half also operate from their homes and don’t have brick-and-mortar storefronts.“I’m literally 80 hours a week now, barely having time for family. I have a large family now,” Manager of newly renamed and relocated Urban Clothing and…

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News release from City of Framingham.Memorial Building Lit Red, Gold, & Green To Mark Black History Month FRAMINGHAM – For the first time, the Memorial Building is lit up red, gold, and green to mark Black History Month. “This small gesture, is a way to bring awareness that February is Black History Month. Black History Month is a time to celebrate and honor the contributions and achievements of Black individuals throughout history. It is a time to reflect on the struggles and injustices that Black people have faced, and continue to face, while also recognizing their resilience and strength,” said…

Michigan Democrats continued their effort to gain support among Black voters with a roundtable talk Thursday in Detroit. One of the main topics discussed was how to convince Black men it’s worth their while to vote for President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign. Those who took part said it was important to highlight statistics around Black employment, business ownership and health care access. Reverend Kenneth J. Flowers, of Greater New Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, said the Biden-Harris Administration has done enough to earn the Black vote, though he worries that message is being drowned out. “Everyone wants to talk about…

The Negro Travelers’ Green Book, Fall 1956 and 1948 editions Credit: Photo courtesy The New York Public Library In the summer of 2017, the NAACP issued a travel advisory for the state of Missouri. Modeled after the international advisories issued by the U.S. State Department, the NAACP statement cautioned travelers of color about the “looming danger” of discrimination, harassment and violence at the hands of Missouri law enforcement, businesses and citizens. The civil rights organization’s action had been partly prompted by the state legislature’s passage of what the NAACP called a “Jim Crow bill,” which increased the burden of proof…

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — The cockpit voice recorder, commonly known as a ‘black box,’ has been recovered from the medical jet that crashed in Northeast Philadelphia.The National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday evening that the box was found eight feet underground at the site of the impact.The crash left a crater in the street, but sources tell Action News the black box was in “decent shape.”Black boxes are key pieces of evidence after a plane crash, since they can potentially hold crucial data to help investigators from the NTSB understand what went wrong.A small medical transport jet carrying a child and…