by Toter - 7 months ago
The Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment via its division of Human Services and Family Affairs, has expressed profound gratitude to the Japan Relief Clothing Center for their recent donation of over 100 cartons of essential clothing items. Facilitated through the tireless efforts of Ms...
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By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer As a community-minded health care provider, Aron King is used to disseminating information to the public. King furthered that outreach by co-creating the Barbershop Project, which raised awareness of Black men’s health matters. He and fellow nurs...
by Toter - 7 months ago
By BigEyeUg Team Amapiano sensation EEQUE The Dreama, famed for his hit “Tshwala bami,” has touched down in Uganda ahead of tonight’s highly anticipated Comedy Store Uganda ‘Amapiano Show’. The South African born artist, accompanied by his crew, arrived at...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 7 months ago
By Nicholas Ibarra | OBSERVER Staff Writer All listed events, and more, can be viewed online on The OBSERVER’s community events calendar at SacObserver.com. Be sure to submit your events two weeks in advance to have the chance to be featured on the list. African American Focused Relapse Prev...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 7 months ago
This post was originally published on Afro(WIB) – April is National Autism Acceptance Month. It is a month set aside to celebrate the contributions and diversity within the community made up of individuals on the autism spectrum. Nearly 36 years ago President Ronald Reagan issued the first presiden...
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By Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware | Word In Black (WIB) – In the heart of Baltimore’s Cherry Hill neighborhood, a once-traditional church is charting a new path, embracing the digital age, and welcoming a diverse flock of worshippers — both online and in-person. South Church Baltimore, led by Pa...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 7 months ago
According to a new report from the CDC, the United States has recorded a significant decline in maternal mortality rates, with 2022 figures showing a decrease from 22.3 deaths per 100,000 live births, down sharply from 32.9 in 2021. This improvement follows a severe spike in maternal deaths during...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 7 months ago
By Cathy Cassinos | Solving Sacramento Jacam Manricks is the curator and a performer behind a new jazz series at The Sofia in Sacramento, which launched in April. (Photo courtesy of The Sofia) In his new jazz series at The Sofia, saxman and educator Jacam Manricks is taking a page out of Wynto...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 7 months ago
By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA (NNPA) – Ahead of Teacher Appreciation Week, the Biden-Harris Administration has unveiled comprehensive initiatives to bolster the teaching profession and support schools nationwide. The initiatives include calling on states to increase teacher pay, fix public serv...
Entertainment / Music - 7 months ago
On May 11, 2024, Wynwood will become home to a brand new luxury art gallery from the founders of Museum of Graffiti. The gallery will open in a 3,700 square foot converted warehouse space located at 2521 NW 3rd Ave., adjacent to the Museum of Graffiti and its sister exhibition space the Art of Hip...
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By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times South Hampton K-8 School students have created and host a weekly podcast to have candid conversations about world issues. Recorded in the school’s Library of Innovation in Birmingham’s North Pratt neighborhood, each episode features a group of students sitting aro...
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By William Thornton | wthornton@al.com Ralph Williams, Jr. is the new vice president of Alabama Power’s Birmingham Division. With the company since 2011, Williams will lead the company’s economic and community development initiatives and external affairs activities in the Birmingham metropolit...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 7 months ago
The Birmingham Times Women Under Construction Network (WUCNetwork) will launch “Freedom Friday in the Park,” a monthly multicultural initiative for women today, May 3, to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the Children’s Freedom March on Birmingham. Held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Avo...
by Toter - 7 months ago
CBS has ordered a new daytime drama developed under its partnership with the NAACP, the network announced on Monday.“The Gates,” which is scheduled to premiere in January 2025, is the first greenlighted project to come out of the pact, which was formed in response to the national outcry following t...
