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Sharon Smith has to plunge her toilet to get it to flush. On rainy days, wastewater spills into her yard from nearby drainage ditches. Twice in the last year her house has flooded, leaving behind the sickening smell of sewage, she said.Her carpets are ruined, the floorboards are buckling, the bathroom wall is pulling away from the tub, she said. In the laundry room, the worst-hit part of the house, the smell of mold lingers. “I want to move, because this flooding is ridiculous,” said Smith, 59.series linkerFor decades, residents of Centreville, a nearly all-Black town of 5,000 in southern…

NEWARK, NJ — A Black-owned investment firm in Newark is claiming racial bias in a lawsuit against the state of New Jersey filed on Tuesday.Blueprint Capital Advisors is alleging that the New Jersey pension office “usurped” its ideas and hired money-management giant BlackRock Inc. to run its strategy instead. The firm also sued BlackRock and Cliffwater LLC, a firm that helped the state pension with investment decisions, alleging they profited at Blueprint’s expense, the Wall Street Journal reported. Blueprint is accusing pension staff of making efforts to block the firm from investing state money, and later turning against the firm…

On February 7, thirteen neo-Nazi and white supremacist terrorists gathered on a highway bridge and exit ramp armed with assault rifles and engaged in a hateful rally against the predominantly African American residents of Lincoln Heights, Ohio. As the demonstrators proudly displayed swastikas, waved banners filled with hate speech, and shouted racial slurs, local residents confronted the aggressors, bearing firearms of their own before setting up an impromptu checkpoint to prevent more demonstrators from entering.  Lincoln Heights, a village of about 3,000 residents located thirteen miles north of Cincinnati, Ohio, is the oldest self-governing African American community in the United…

Welcome to stick season in Vermont. This period of late fall — when the trees are mostly bare, the frenzy of foliage tourism has subsided and the snow hasn’t started to pile up — can be a great time to explore the state.We suggest spending some time in southern Vermont, and have highlighted several cozy, spooky, outdoorsy and historical activities to get your itinerary started.Read our travel guides for northwest Vermont and the Northeast Kingdom, published in June.Journalists from the New England News Collaborative have been on the road, seeking out the best local spots in the region. Find ideas…

Parkersburg South swimmer Quade Harris, right, celebrates with assistant coach Don Bailey after breaking the school record while placing second in the 100 backstroke during the 2023 West Virginia State Swim Meet in Morgantown. This photo by sports reporter Kerry Patrick won first place in Sports Photography for Division I in the West Virginia Press Association’s 2024 Better Newspapers Contest. (File Photo) Third place, Best Front Page, by Kristofer McKenna. Parkersburg South swimmer Quade Harris, right, celebrates with assistant coach Don Bailey after breaking the school record while placing second in the 100 backstroke during the 2023 West Virginia State…

CHICAGO – For over 75 years, Skyway Bowl has been a staple of Chicago’s Southeast Side. The family-owned business is fighting to keep its doors open for the next generation, but they need help. The bowling alley is located in the 9900 block of South Torrence Avenue.  Skyway hit hard by pandemic What we know: Owner Brunetta Hill-Corley said support is needed after being steamrolled by the COVID-19 pandemic. Bowling leagues keep the business afloat, but the number of people hitting the lanes hasn’t picked back up to pre-pandemic levels. Meanwhile, the bills keep coming. “With that shut down, we…

through Black Enterprise Editors: March 3, 2025 These consequences are more pronounced for black own business. By Quinting Lacewell I have spent years at the government and business crossroads, helping cities and companies to navigate companies, which form our communities. From the first time I first saw the major enterprise on the main street, how trading politics, especially tariffs, can invade everything to make decisions. These consequences are more pronounced for black own business. Many already Please contact system barriers to capital Providing government agreements and construction of the supplier, which are increasing fuel. When the tariffs hinder the market,…

HBCU Division i was not a good weekend to be a Basketball Conference conference, nor could several teams cannot be considered or not. As we enter the last week of the conference, most of these competitions have not yet been resolved, while everyone can make some entertaining basketball when the relevant tournaments begin. Here’s a look at the important events of last week. South Carolina States draws a name for themselves In the third year of the South Carolina state, head coach Eric Martin proves a transformation. Bulldoglar Meac leader norfolk handed themselves Second conference loss Saturday afternoon. Up to…

Omega Psi PHI brotherhood, Inc., clearly solved the tragic death Caleb WilsonA 20-year-old machine engineering student at South University and A & M college. Wilson, a famous university member, will be held on February 27, 2025, a well-known member of the “Human Jukebox” Marting Bandy Following the brotherhood ritual from a campus. According to reportWilson was taken to Baton Rouge General Hospital by friends later declared dead. Authorities are conducted in order to determine the exact terms that label the incident as suspects and to pass. The autopsy expects to build the cause of death. Omega psi phi a official…

The shocking blow-up between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday continues to ripple across the globe, including through American voters who expressed frustration at one or both leaders.The extraordinary scene saw Vice-President JD Vance accuse the Ukrainian president of being “disrespectful” to the US, while Trump urged him to make a deal with Russia “or we are out”.Trump also accused the Ukrainian president of “gambling with World War Three” as Zelensky pushed back at suggestions that he should work harder to agree a ceasefire with Vladimir Putin. Zelensky was eventually told…