BEATING BREAST CANCER
While women are about 100 times more likely to get breast cancer, any man can develop it. Men, like women, also have breast tissue that can undergo cancerous changes. Black…
Our Children, Our Schools: An “exit” interview with Larry Conner
African American staff percentages are not yet equal to the African American student percentages in Lexington's schools. But how does the district attract African American educators? “I don’t think we…
Author of classic, “Lest We Forget” in Lexington
While reading the book you can hold in your hands a replica of an authentic receipt for a woman sold into slavery, examine a newspaper notice for a runaway slave…
Local man files lawsuit in Federal Court against state policeman
“I thank God for talking to me and telling me to go to Frankfort to get the tape, ”According to the troopers report, when Carter approached Broadway he “crossed the…
Report confirms, “Income Is No Shield Against Racial Differences in Lending”
“What I find most disturbing is the truth that in Lexington, and most of the United States, even where you have the economic means to make choices about where and…
Ida B. Wells revived in Constant Star
“Her diaries, which women of her time did not write for public consumption, reveal a very complex, vulnerable, lonely, impatient, driven personality behind the assertive, self-confident public persona. It is…
MUSLIM LEADER W. DEEN MOHAMMED PASSES AWAY AT AGE 74
“We mourn the loss of our brother Imam W. Deen Mohammed. We thank Allah for him and his great contribution to the ongoing work of Prophet Muhammad ibn Abdullah (P.B.U.H)…
Twenty years later, The Roots and Heritage Festival is still going
To some of the originators, the festival is slipping away from its original focus. Holmes, who lived on Chestnut St. for 16 years or so said, “It’s grown and become…
Key Newsjournal Special Series: “Our children, Our schools”
"The most important thing you can do is show your kids that you value education and you’re interested in what’s happening at school. Stay in touch with your child’s teacher,…
TUSKEGEE AIRMEN VISIT LEXINGTON
Kentucky has a rich history of aviation including Willa Brown from Glasgow, KY, the first Black woman licensed pilot who was teaching Black men at Tuskegee. Because of that rich…
