Jeremiah Fennell, 11, stole the show with his poised interviews in the lead-up to Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas.By Scott Stump [Picture right: NFL Network host Michael Robinson speaks on-air with kid reporter Jeremiah Fennell during Super Bowl LVIII opening night on Feb. 5 in Las Vegas] It’s not easy for reporters to score Read More…
The History of Fessenden Elementary School Spans 156 Years And Was Celebrated With A Legacy Day Event. Rev. Leroy Chandler, curator of the Pathways to Freedom Black History Exhibit, at right, talks with guests at the Feb. 17, 2024 Legacy Day event at Fessenden Elementary School. [Photo by Andy Fillmore] by Andy Fillmore Fessenden Elementary Read More…
When former State Attorney Brad King was appointed to a judgeship in September, the longtime prosecutor already was a reserve officer with the Ocala Police Department, a part-time position King said he enjoyed and one he intended to retain. Ultimately, medical concerns led King to resign his position with OPD months later, but not before Read More…
Do you feel if an adult crosses barriers at the zoo to antagonize an animal, the animal should not get shot if it attacks? In 1994, an Australian tourist decided to visit Binky, the polar bear, in the Anchorage zoo. There were three layers of fences between the public’s path and Binky’s enclosure. When she Read More…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s infamous electric chair — dubbed by death row inmates as “Gruesome Gertie” — was last used for an execution in 1991, when the state moved to lethal injections as the sole method to carry out capital punishment. However, like other reliably red states that have seen executions stall, Read More…
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Black History Month is dedicated to celebrating the achievements of Black people despite the odds. While the achievements should be commemorated, “the odds” must be acknowledged. Often the achievement was to overcome seemingly insurmountable Read More…
