(Photo By Flickr User Mike Mozart) According to The Associated Press, Restaurant Brands International says it’s buying Popeyes for $1.8 billion, bringing the chicken chain under the same corporate umbrella as Burger King and Tim Hortons. The move fits with Restaurant Brands’ approach of taking over well-known fast-food chains it sees as having the…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Peter Miller) “And the beat goes on, and the beat goes on!!” Let’s take another trek inside of African-American History, by seeing what’s happening, right now……. Black History Scope:February 23rd: 1868-On this day Dr.William Edward Burghardt DuBois, educator and civil rights advocate, is born in Great Barrington, MA 1869-Louisiana governor…… MORE
(Photo by Flickr User Reno Tahoe) Come join in as The Home Builders Association of Greater Peoria, present the 2017 Official Spring Home Show at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, IL! More than 250 companies occupying 450 booth spaces make the show the largest of its kind in Central Illinois. It features…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Mikey Wally) African-American History Month of February is still going strong! If you want to see who made history on this day, get your information right here,right now……….… Black History Today for February 22nd: 1989: “DJ Jazzy” Jeff Townes and Will “The Fresh Prince” Smith win the 1st rap…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Kyle van Tonder) “It’s Sunday Night Where’s Everyone Gone? Get To Your Set, Oprah’s On……60 Minutes!” Oprah Winfrey will join 60 Minutes this fall in what will be the CBS News show’s 50th season. According to usatoday.com, the media mogul, actress and longtime daytime talk show host will become a special…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Chilli Head) The 2017 IHSA Class 1A & Class 2A Girls State Finals are at Redbird Arena in Normal, IL on this weekend! As the first chapter of the “High School Queens Of The Court” opens, which team will be going for the gold, what games will be on display…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Steve Rotman) What happened on this day in Black History, let’s get educated & informed, right now!! Black History Scope for February 21st: 1992: Eva Jessye (1895-1992), choral director for the first Broadway production of Porgy and Bess, died in Ann Arbor, MI on this day. 1987: African-Americans in…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User David Axe) Welcome again, family, to another trek in African-American History! Here are a few informational tidbits inside of the Black History Scope! Black History Scope For February 20th: 1869-Tennessee Governor W.C. Brownlow, declared martial law in nine countries in Ku Klux Klan crisis. 1895-Death of Frederick Douglass (78),…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Canadian Film Centre) Do you want to see what’s happening in Black History? Let’s do a fly-by and take a look at who is being saluted on this day in Black History Scope Weekend……..… Black History Scope for February 18th: 2013- R&B singer (and former member of The Temptations)…… MORE
(Photo By Flickr User Erik Drost) African-American History is still going strong! If you want to see who made history on this day, get informed, inspired, and educated right now……….… Black History Scope for February 17th: 1870-Congress passed resolution readmitting Mississippi on condition that it would never change its constitution to disenfranchise Blacks.…… MORE
