After taking a chance on a jail rehabilitation program and getting sober, Joshua Adcock makes his living as one the country's most successful poker players.
“White supremacy is a poison,” President Joe Biden told civil rights leaders on Monday. “It’s a poison that’s been allowed to grow faster and faster in our communities.”
The school board's recent decision to pivot on the name, colors and mascot of the new consolidated high school was a logical choice — with just one wrinkle, writes Hoptown Chronicle editor Jennifer P. Brown.
During a special meeting, the school board voted to approve construction bids for the consolidated high school and ditched a name it had chosen last year.
Research suggests that Black voters were more responsive to Confederate monuments, which suppressed their political activity by signaling they were not accepted by the local community.
Slated Aug. 19, the concert and a laser light show presented by American Floyd will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the album "Dark Side of the Moon."
