By Toter

News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 8 months ago

E. Faye Williams: Another sister under attack!

MARILYN MOSBY (TriceEdneyWire.com)—When one of the things you don’t have to do is go out to the office belonging to somebody else, you get a chance to be more observant of what’s going on around the world. One of the things I’ve noticed is the great effort to insult, discourage, even destroy Black w...

Lifestyle / News Talk - 8 months ago

Slavery tribunal? Caribbean & Africa unite on reparations

A protester holds a sign during a rally to demand that the United Kingdom make reparations for slavery, ahead of a visit to Jamaica by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as part of their tour of the Caribbean, outside the British High Commission, in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 22, 2022. File photo c...

Lifestyle / News Talk - 8 months ago

Memphis faith leader protests bill banning reparations studies

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis reverend has started a petition against a bill that would prohibit the study of reparations in Tennessee, and in two days, it has more than 500 signatures. Last year, state Senator Brent Taylor spoke on the Senate floor about a bill that would ban the study of reparations...

News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 8 months ago

Guest Editorial: Easter and the end times

The 2024 Easter Holiday was celebrated on Sunday, March 31. Interestingly, Easter is the one holiday that is celebrated based on the annual position of the moon and, because of this, it is observed on different dates each year. & Basically, Easter always falls on the first Sunday after th...

by Toter - 8 months ago

The Power of Student Organizing Forced Change in Tennessee

By Amber Sherman, TN Regional Organizer, Black Voters Matter As an organizer and activist in the state of Tennessee, I am painfully aware of the oppressive tactics used by the majority party in the Tennessee General Assembly to deny progress in Black communities. In recent months, the Republican...

by Toter - 8 months ago

BUJU BANTON MOURNS DEATH OF SON, MILES MYRIE

Miles Myrie, the 20-year-old son of reggae-dancehall icon Mark ‘Buju Banton’ Myrie, has died Buju himself shared the heartbreaking news on Instagram, along with photo of his son, captioned with the words “Sip papa God knows.” Jahazeil Myrie, another son of Buju Banton, confirmed the trag...

by Toter - 8 months ago

Solar Eclipse Fundraiser Turns Into Necessity for Underserved Communities

The National Black Police Association and Youth Promoter initially aimed to help youth organizations fundraise by selling Safe Solar Eclipse glasses in North and Central Texas. Once the Youth Promoters’ team members started talking to national vendors and youth organization leaders, it became...

by Toter - 8 months ago

Delays Likely As Millennium Highway Project Continues

C.O. Williams Construction Ltd wishes to inform the general and motoring public of the continuation of road works on the Millennium Highway to Cul de Sac Roundabout Project. The work activities will be carried out between the hours of 7:00 am and 7:00 pm and will focus on the following areas for t...

by Toter - 8 months ago

Horror and hope in Haiti after 20 years of occupation

by Haiti Action Committee The immediate crisis in Haiti goes back to the Feb. 29, 2004, coup against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and the imposition of occupation forces, first by the US, France and Canada, then by a larger UN force, dubbed MINUSTAH, which, while overseeing the police, p...