Lifestyle / News Talk - 3 months ago
More Videos The buzz surrounding reparations bills on the final day of the California legislative sessions was over what wasn’t addressed – direct payments....
Entertainment / Music - 3 months ago
Mendip Raceway It’s the last few days of August and people in Somerset have been celebrating some late summer sunshine. Here are just a handful of images taken across the county over the past week. Starting with caravan racing – an annual fixture at the Mendip Raceway every August b...
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Lifestyle / News Talk - 3 months ago
A group of supporters of reparations for the descendants of enslaved Black Americans spent all afternoon inside the state capitol to protest the California Legislative Black Caucus’ plan to not move forward with two reparations-related proposals. The two bills are SB 1403 and SB 1331. S...
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Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-On Sunday, September 8, at 9:30 AM, Edgehill United Methodist Church is hosting the authors of the book, I Think You’re Wrong (but I’m Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations. Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers are two working moms f...
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Reader alert: The next OCII Commission meeting is on Tuesday, Sept. 4, at 1 p.m. To provide public comment, attend the meeting in person or remotely via teleconference: https://sfocii.org/remotemeeting-information.Please email or call Thor Kaslofsky, executive director of the Office of Community Inv...
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Associated Press Brandi Brown has yet to find a Black church near her Southern California home that feels right for her. So when she wants to talk about God, she relies on someone over a thousand miles (1,600 kilometers) away. Like her, Ellen Lo Hoffman, who lives just outside Seattle and is...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 3 months ago
Getty Images Stock Photo (TriceEdneyWire.com)—The modern civil rights movement hit a new peak last week in Illinois. It marked the movement coming full circle, in a way, back to the state of its birth more than a century ago. Illinois is the unsung “alpha and omega” of the movement. It was the 1908...
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Blue Raiders and Hilltoppers’ rivalry returns as Middle Tennessee State University and Western Kentucky University compete during the annual fall blood drive, a friendly competition to see which campus community can rally the most lifesaving donations. The 100 Miles of...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 3 months ago
CHICAGO, Illinois—(TriceEdneyWire.com)—The big news of this year’s Democratic Convention was, of course, the nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris and the drama surrounding her nomination.& The kinetic energy of the nomination and the convention are part of the story.& From the conve...
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By The Numbers: 5.8 Percent: In November 2023, the Black unemployment rate stood at 5.8 percent, nearly double the national rate of 3.7 percent. State-by-state data also showed a similar disparity, with Black people experiencing twice the unemployment rate of their White counterparts.1 in 55: In...
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Washington D.C.-The United States Commission on Civil Rights is set to release two significant reports in September 2024, addressing critical issues related to civil rights and federal policies. The first report, titled “Federal Efforts in Examining Racial and Ethnic Disparities among Victims of...
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Atlanta Black Pride weekend is finally here and is responsible for hosting Global Black Pride for the very first time. With the weekend festivities beginning, Atlanta resident and alternative R&B and psychedelic musician/songwriter Cello/Phn (pronounced: Cellophane) performed on Saturday, Aug. 3...
Entertainment / Music - 3 months ago
DJ Fatman Scoop is pictured at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. He died after collapsing at a concert in Connecticut on Friday. Chris Pizzello/AP/AP Chris Pizzello/AP/AP NEW YORK — Fatma...
