News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 9 months ago
Basketball legend Oscar “The Big O” Robertson will be honored with a statue placed in front of Crispus Attucks High School in 2025. The statue was commissioned by the NBA and Pacers Sports & Entertainment during the 2024 NBA All-Star tip-off in Indianapolis – where Robertson is from...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
Ingrained in the Black American experience are struggles to overcome stigmas, discrimination, and, perhaps less talked about, a reluctance to express mental vulnerability. While every Black person’s story differs, there are shared factors, such as systemic racism, historical trauma, and cultural id...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Robinson has an unconventional proposal to end the reparations debate once and for all. What if instead of Black Americans being compensated for the atrocities of slavery — Black people paid reparations? Presidents Day: Astronaut Leland Melvin On ‘...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
As the morning sun began its ascent over the vibrant streets of Sistrunk, a group of eager students from Hope for the Future Christian Academy stepped off their bus, their eyes wide with anticipation. Today was no ordinary school day; it was a journey back in time, a hands-on lesson in the rich ta...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
By Isaac White In an unprecedented move towards reconciliation and healing, the Alaskan branch of the Quakers, a religious group historically involved in the forced assimilation of Native youth across the United States, has made a significant gesture of restitution to the Indigenous community of Ka...
by Toter - 9 months ago
These Dallas streets have become notorious. But not for the summer day parties, life-threatening Deep Ellum nights or the random sighting of a front-facing scooter bike “gang” (because can it really be a gang if everyone’s knees are in front of them?). Instead, Dallas streets have become notorious...
Lifestyle / Parenting/ Health - 9 months ago
When it comes to preventing the onset of diabetes, lifestyle plays a significant role. Now is a good time to explore five key lifestyle changes that can make a meaningful impact. As we navigate the complex tapestry of our daily lives, these transformative choices hold the power to not only protect...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
NewsOne Featured Video Source: Education Images / Getty The city of North Las Vegas, Nevada, is celebrating Black History Month by hosting its first Black-owned business fair, and, unsurprisingly, a lot of white people are mad about it. “We are the largest minority-majority city in the s...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
Imagine a gathering where the spirit of community wellness ignites the air, a place where every attendee is both a learner and a contributor to a grander narrative of health equity. This is not a vision of the distant future but the tangible reality of the upcoming Black Health Matters Winter Heal...
Entertainment / Music - 9 months ago
Kodak Black is expecting to be released from prison as early as Wednesday night, his attorney, Bradford Cohen, announced on Instagram. While Kodak pleaded guilty to one count of failure to report police contact, Judge Jose Martinez dismissed all other counts. With time served, he’s already rea...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
Theme is “Inspiration for Your Mind, Body and Soul” NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Following an incredibly successful inaugural event in 2023, Black Health Matters (BHM) is once more bringing its celebrated health summit series to Atlanta. On Saturday, March 2nd, 2024, the...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
Imagine living through a nightmare that decimated your community, erased your economic prosperity, and left a scar so deep that it transcends generations. Now, imagine fighting for nearly a century for acknowledgment, for justice. This isn’t a hypothetical scenario but the lived reality of the survi...
by Toter - 9 months ago
By Rashad Miller BET co-founder Robert L. Johnson is often recognized as the first Black majority club owner of a major sports league team when he purchased the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats (now the Charlotte Hornets) in 2002, but the first Black owned professional team was actually formed almost 80...
Entertainment / Music - 9 months ago
Kanye West is likely one of the most controversial figures in all of music. Though he’s been that way for a while now, it was kicked into overdrive in the past two years. His series of antisemitic rants created a massive viral controversy that caused dozens of brands and former collaborators...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
New analysis from the Pacific Research Institute found the recommendations of California’s Reparations Task Force would cost $2.8 trillion and push nearly two million people out of the state over the next five years. The Pacific Research Institute is a nonpartisan free-market think tank with office...
