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Across the River
Thu, 04/30/2026 - 5:59am
Earlier this week, we were contacted by Kim Marse, who welcomed us into her home on River Road where she and husband Kenny shared their story for a feature in
Across the River
Thu, 04/23/2026 - 6:27am
We learned Friday that Dr. Percy Pierre will receive an honorary degree at the Loyola University graduation on Saturday, May 9. Dr. Pierre, who was born in the St. James community of Freetown, is the first African American in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in electrical engineering. He helped to shape national conversations around diversity and engineering and has become one of the most noted and celebrated scholars and statesmen in recent history. We featured Dr. Pierre in our current edition of