Lewis Hamilton said his Mercedes exit to join Ferrari is because he believes it is time to write “a new chapter” in his record-breaking career. Hamilton was speaking for the first time at length since his blockbuster move to the Italian giants in 2025 was confirmed earlier this month. The 39-year-old, who joined Mercedes from […]
MONROE — A few years ago, I wrote about the Second Missionary Baptist Church (SMBC), located on Clark Street in Monroe. The landmark church represents a century of faith development for Monroe and Monroe County’s African American community. The 100th anniversary of the church was celebrated in 2022. SMBC and its current success have their […]
Five Fort Worth area architecture firms swept the American Institute of Architects Fort Worth’s annual design awards. The event, taking place from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 17 at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, honors architects and designers for their contributions to the city’s built environment. The winners were announced last year […]
A Republican lawmaker in Kentucky described her white father as a “slave” as she spoke to a local NAACP chapter about her effort to ban schools in the state from offering diversity and inclusion programs. State Rep. Jennifer Decker (R) spoke before the Shelbyville Area NAACP earlier this month to tout a bill she introduced […]
MONROE — Three area students earned honors in the 2024 Good Citizens program offered by the Nancy DeGraff Toll Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Madison Steinman from Ida High School placed first. Katherine Eaton from Bedford High School placed second. Morgan Kay from Monroe County Middle College placed third. The program took […]
The US has always had bits so horrifying that too close a look could leave your face permanently frozen in horror. When I was growing up in a relatively enlightened Massachusetts in the 1980s and 1990s, there was the spectre of police brutality and racism – you couldn’t miss it, from park benches in Boston […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Blackhawks Chapter of the Black Pilots of America Organization held a meet and greet today to celebrate Rafael Edwin, a United States Air Force Pilot. Rafael was just accepted to the training program to fly B-2 stealth bombers. Royals, Chiefs commit to Jackson County if sales tax approved […]
Yesterday, the ongoing disruption of shipping in the Red Sea took an interesting turn. The Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV), a threat well known to anyone who has operated in the Gulf in the last few years – and very well known to the Russian Black Sea Fleet, some of whom have taken up residency on […]
Paperwork submitted in Rudy Giuliani’s filing for bankruptcy protection reveal the daunting extent of debts faced by the former New York mayor turned Trump lawyer. It is a mountain added to this week by a $148m award to two former Georgia election workers. Related: Giuliani files for bankruptcy after judge rules Georgia election workers can […]
Last night Christine Sinclair, the all-time leading goalscorer in international football, played her final minutes on the global stage. With more than 330 appearances for Canada, the 40-year-old stands second in the list of most-capped female players behind the US’s Kristine Lilly. She has featured in six different World Cups, won two bronze Olympic medals […]