Year: 2024

Black History Month Feature: Frederick Douglass, Statesman and Abolitionist

By Lady Houston FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, c. February 1817 or February 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He became the most important leader of the movement for African-American civil rights in the 19th century. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, Douglass […]

Horizon League News: Valeo Returns as Fan Zone Title Sponsor for 2024 Barbasol Horizon League Basketball Championships

INDIANAPOLIS (February 8, 2024) – The Horizon League announced another major move today ahead of the 2024 Barbasol Horizon League Basketball Championships. Valeo agreed to a partnership extension centered around the title sponsorship of our Fan Zone for the next three years. Why this matters: This extension […]

Popular Country Singer Toby Keith loses battle with cancer at age 62

By Annie Walker FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Toby Keith Covel (July 8, 1961 – February 5, 2024), known professionally as Toby Keith, was an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. In the 1990s, he released his first four studio albums—Toby Keith (1993), Boomtown (1994), Blue Moon (1996), and Dream Walkin’ (1997)—and Greatest Hits Volume One under Mercury […]

Black History Month History Feature: George Washington Carver, Inventor and Agricultural Scientist

By Lady Houston FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS George Washington Carver (c. 1864 – January 5, 1943) was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was one of the most prominent black scientists of the early 20th century. While a professor at Tuskegee […]