by Toter - 7 months ago
One day before early voting began in Fulton County, the four candidates for the top law enforcement post in the county debated at a voters forum at Berean Seventh Day Adventist Church in southwest Atlanta. The forum was sponsored by the Divine Nine, sororities and fraternities of metro Atlanta and...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 7 months ago
A painted rainbow peels off a wall in Laramie, Wyo., where nearly 26 years ago Matthew Shepard was killed. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images) by Christopher Ewing, Purdue University On Feb. 23, 2024, Daqua Lameek Ritter was found guilty of a hate crime for the murder of Dime Doe, a transgender...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 7 months ago
It’s not just TikTok. Solen Feyissa/Flickr, CC BY-SA by Sarah Florini, Arizona State University When President Joe Biden signed a US$95 billion foreign aid bill into law on April 24, 2024, it started the clock on a nine-month window for TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the ap...
Lifestyle / Latest Current Topics - 7 months ago
L-R Dear Me Care Circle founder Wynona Redmond with Leader of Heart Award recipient Bobbie Steele, former Cook County Board President (Photo courtesy of Wyn-Win Communications). The launch of a new group for caregivers was held on April 27 at the Hyatt Chicago Medical/University District.& A fu...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 7 months ago
People line up for ice provided by a utility company during a 2019 power outage in Brooklyn. AP Photo/Seth Wenig by Nina Flores, Columbia University and Joan A. Casey, University of Washington Many Americans think of power outages as infrequent inconveniences, but that’s quickly changing. Nationwid...
Entertainment / Music - 7 months ago
Lucy Gellman Photos. Rodney Hill extended his arms, kicking out his right foot as he scanned two dozen faces. He leaned to the left and began to count, shaking it out. Facing him, seventh grader Ja’mese Hunter studied his every move, her feet and arms already in motion. As Bill DeVoe’s “Poison” cam...
Entertainment / Music - 7 months ago
Hip-hop has experienced a surge in popularity in China, with TV shows introducing new stars to millions. “The Rap of China” TV show played a significant role in popularizing rap culture across the country. Government regulations led to a rebranding of the show, aligning with censorship...
by Toter - 7 months ago
By BigEyeUg Team In a recent turn of events, Atim Daniella, the former wife of singer Jose Chameleone, has issued a stern response to her ex-mother-in-law, Prossy Mayanja. This comes as a direct reply to Mrs. Mayanja’s earlier advice urging Daniella to keep the details of her faile...
Lifestyle / Latest Current Topics - 7 months ago
Photo: GoFundMe A TikTok user claims a Pennslyvania restaurant owner is retaliating against her after she left a poor review, per the Atlanta Black Star. Melissa, known as @kissedbymel on TikTok, said she initially left a poor Google review about Gordo’s Tacos & Tequila on Jan. 12. When...
Entertainment / Music - 7 months ago
DJ Speedsta has hit back at the hate he received on the TL at the weekend, telling his critics they cannot diminish his impact in South Africa’s hip-hop scene. This after an X user said he and other hip-hop DJs don’t respect South African hip-hop, saying they hardly play local artis...
by Toter - 7 months ago
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has warned of climate change’s potentially devastating impact on the health of millions of workers globally. A new ILO report said over 70 percent of the global workforce would likely be exposed to climate-change-related health hazards. However, the...
Entertainment / Music - 7 months ago
AKRON, Ohio – What is art? It’s a loaded question, full of debate and conjecture, especially when it’s in public spaces. But the city of Akron is trying to answer a more important question. Where exactly is all of the city’s art? Mac Love, his wife Alysse and their firm Art X Love are at work...
Lifestyle / Parenting/ Health - 7 months ago
Clinical trials play a key role in advancing cancer treatment, especially for Black Americans who face higher death rates and experience inequalities in access to health care. We must understand the unique barriers Black patients in the U.S. encounter concerning availability and enrollment in clini...
by Toter - 7 months ago
For nearly 50 years, Roe v. Wade stood as a protector of reproductive rights, holding that women have a constitutional right to an abortion under the 14th Amendment. The right to choose has been a fundamental freedom for those who want to decide their future and make life-saving health decisions. N...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 7 months ago
Here is a simple, solemn promise to you: by the time you read Heather McGhee’s vision for racial reparations below, you will never think of the issue the same way. McGhee is an author, activist, and policy wonk. We last spoke to her in 2021, right after the publication of her book The Sum of Us...
