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Three days before her 29th birthday, Jackie Young made history. Young is the first basketball player to win a high school state championship, NCAA...

COMMENTARY By LATASHA BOYD JONES tashaj@indyrecorder.com In a town where basketball is a religion, a gem in the gym runs the length of the court, counting down...

By LaTASHA BOYD JONES  @tashaj@indyrecorder.com When disaster comes to an American city, the first questions are not usually philosophical. They are practical: "Are we safe?" "Can...

The promise of America was that the policies were supposed to support the people. It’s not really a question of left or right. It’s about...

On June 14, police officers responded to a call about an alleged shoplifting incident at a Walmart in Senatobia, Mississippi. Shortly after arriving, Officer...

Stacey Abrams is a nationally recognized voting rights activist, bestselling author and former member of the Georgia House of Representatives. Abrams, who previously shared...

By MARIA SHERMAN NEW YORK (AP) — Peabo Bryson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning R&B singer best known as the voice behind the Oscar-winning Disney film duets “Beauty...

The Trump administration, in yet another unprecedented move, has established “The Anti-Weaponization Fund” for people claiming wrongful treatment by previous administrations.  This fund was established as part of Trump, his family’s and the Trump Organization LLC’s settlement with the...

National and local leaders respond The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled in a case that determined whether or not Louisiana’s congressional maps...

They didn't call it a war. But we're paying for it anyway. On a Tuesday morning in early March, the price sign at the Shell...