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Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago

Oldest schoolhouse for Black children in US moved to museum

By Ben Finley | The Associated Press The Bray School is aligned with a set foundation at its new location in Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Va. on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023 after it was moved from the William & Mary campus. It is believed to be the oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black...

Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago

NFL Turns to Africa to Build a Market Beyond the U. S.

By Trice Edney Wire (GIN/TriceEdneyWire.com) – By the time you read this, the Super Bowl will be over and done. As will the Africa Cup of Nations 2023. What you may not have heard is how the league swapped the greenery of American football fields for an Accra marketplace in a mission to g...

Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago

Voices for Change in Black Maternal Health

After learning about alarmingly high mortality rates of Black women before, during and after pregnancy, two Seattle University undergraduate nursing students decided they needed to do something. Working with the then CEO of Byrd Barr Place, a nonprofit that serves the Black community in Seattle and...

by Toter - 9 months ago

Black History is NOW: Swing ATL

Swing ATL officially opened June 2023 and became the only Black-owned outdoor mini golf course and food truck experience in Georgia. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice Swing ATL, located in Fairburn, is a Black-owned and operated miniature golf course and food truck experience.  Swing ATL...

Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago

9 Facts About the Racial Wealth Gap

By Bria Overs | Word In Black (WIB) – Five hundred years. That’s how long experts say it would take for Black people to reach economic parity with white people and close the racial wealth gap, given current trajectories. That’s 100 years longer than slavery existed in the U.S. In fact,...

Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago

Black Business Expo returns for third year

By Benjamin Shinault For the third consecutive year, the Black Student Union hosted a Black Business Expo to help promote locally-owned Black businesses. On Feb. 20, Rider welcomed students and potential customers to take a stroll through the expo to see the various businesses. “This is their chanc...

Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago

Black heart health: What’s being done?

Stopping to catch your breath after running a 5K, playing a wind instrument, the rapid acceleration of your heartbeat when you enter a job interview. Our hearts work hard every day to keep us alive and power our daily lives, but we usually don’t think about heart health —at least, not as much as ta...