EDITORIAL: Simone Biles wins 2024 Olympic gold; proves getting good mental health for the “Twisties” of life is what winners do
By Wendy S. Thompson, Editor-in-chief Photo by DC Spotlight Newspaper It’s official! Simone Biles is…
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OPEN CALL: FOR LETTERS AND OPINION PIECES (COMMENTARY)
Send letters or opinion pieces on the 2024 candidates and upcoming election to DC…
LAST WORDS – Black History Month: Hydeia Broadbent, you are officially an American icon and our Black history
Photos: Courtesy of Jurnee Smollett By @jurneesmollet Republished from the Instagram account of Jurnee Smollett…
OBITUARY/IN REMEMBRANCE: Civil rights activist, icon and congressman, John Lewis dead at 80
August 1, 2020 Jacob Hollifield News Writer Obituary/In Remembrance In December 2019, John Lewis, the…
OPINION COMMENTARY – The coronavirus and gratitude: How could this be worse?
April 13, 2020 Jacob Hollifield News Writer Opinion – Commentary Photo courtesy American Kidney Fund…
OBITUARY – IN REMEMBRANCE: Legendary basketball player Kobe Bryant dies at 41
February 9, 2020 Patrick Collishaw News Reporter Obituary – In Remembrance CALABASAS, CA – In…
SPORTS – “The Godfather of Basketball” Morgan Wootten dies at 88
January 23, 2020 Masood Rabiei New Writer Sports Morgan Bayard Wootten, who coached the DeMatha…
OBITUARY – IN REMEMBRANCE – Jerry Lewis, arguably the funniest American comedian, has died at 91
August 20, 2017 Alex Sniatkowski News Writer Obituary – In Remembrance On Sunday, August 20,…
OBITUARY – IN REMEMBRANCE: Civil rights activist, comedian and humanitarian Dick Gregory dies at age 84
August 20, 2017 Alex Sniatkowski News Writer Obituary – In Remembrance Photo: by Slowking4 Civil…
THE LAST WORD COMMENTARY – Happy 100th birthday President Kennedy; you taught me to dream
June 3, 2017 Wendy Thompson Editor-in-Chief The Last Word – Commentary Photos Courtesy of the…
OBITUARY – Muhammad Ali: “The Greatest” athlete in U.S. history mourned at age 74
June 6, 2016 Iman Wright News Writer Obituary On June 3, 2016, arguably one of…
COMMENTARY – Truth behind Michigan State Senator Knollenberg, who said, “We can’t make an African American white.”
December 10, 2015 Lee Spieckerman President of SpieckermanMedia Commentary Michigan State Senator Marty Knollenberg was…