By Toter

Lifestyle / News Talk - 8 months ago

City of Columbia launches first Black Maternal Health Week

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — The City of Columbia kicked off the city’s first Black Maternal Health Week on Thursday. The press conference took place at Columbia City Hall at 11 am. Councilwoman Aditi Bussells, Councilwoman Tina Herbert and Rhonda Sims, Founder of the Black Mental Health C...

by Toter - 8 months ago

Saint Lucia Celebrates Success At Routes America Event

A four-member delegation, led by Thaddeus M. Antoine, Chairman of the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority represented Saint Lucia at the recently concluded Routes America Conference, which was held from March 19-21, in Bogota Colombia. The three-day event united prominent figures from the aviation industr...

by Toter - 8 months ago

Patrick Mahomes Sr. Officially Charged For Allegedly Driving Drunk

Patrick Mahomes Sr. has found himself in hot water as he faces a felony DWI charge. This unexpected turn of events has sent shockwaves through the community and left many fans scratching their heads. The former Major League Baseball player now faces a legal curveball that could change the game for h...

by Toter - 8 months ago

The Atlanta Voice GM/president James Washington passes away

ATLANTA, GA — James Washington, the president and general manager of The Atlanta Voice, a longtime advocate of the Black press, and the 2019 National Association of Black Journalist Legacy Award winner passed away surrounded by family and loved ones on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. He was 73. For over...

News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 8 months ago

Q&A: Dr. Howard Fuller on education reform

Dr. Howard Fuller speaks with Jasmin Shaheed-Young, president and CEO of RISE INDY. (Photo/Camike Jones) Dr. Howard Fuller is a nationally known thought leader on education reform. Fuller served as the superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools from 1991-1995. In 2004, along with eight pastors, h...

by Toter - 8 months ago

Honoring Black Union soldiers massacred at Fort Pillow

By Wiley HenryMEMPHIS, TN – When Dr. Callie Herd learned that a “massacre” had taken place on April 12, 1864, at Fort Pillow, a Union garrison in Henning, TN, she and her son, Ronald C. Herd II, sprang into action.They have honored the Union’s Black soldiers since 2016 – those who fought and died at...

by Toter - 8 months ago

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a voice for change

By V.S. Santoni April is Arab American History Month. Rashida Tlaib, a Democratic representative from Michigan’s 13th congressional district, made history as one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress, alongside Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. Born on July 24, 1976, in Detroit to Palestinian imm...