Entertainment / Music - 9 months ago
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A trial date has been pushed back from June to November for a former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with killing hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas, and his new attorney said Tuesday he expects to be able to post bail soon to be released from jail to ho...
by Toter - 9 months ago
Iradukunda Lixa (sitting behind), one of the lucky winners of a motorbike, celebrates with her father during the prize handover ceremony. By Our Reporter Rockboom, the leading energy drink brand in Uganda, has launched a Drink and Win campaign dubbed Boom KYAKALA with prizes worth UGX 5 Billion up f...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer Black love is beautiful, it’s multidimensional and it can be quite revolutionary. Celebration of Black love shouldn’t be relegated to just Valentine’s Day or Black History Month, it’s a 365-days-a-year vibe, or in the case of 2024, 366. The...
by Toter - 9 months ago
In a recent TV interview, the Minister of State for Gender, Hon. Peace Mutuuzo, disclosed that the long-awaited copyright law, sought after by content creators, is on the brink of release. The minister expressed confidence that the bill, which could have already been enacted, is poised to b...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
By Kaya Do-Khahn | Special to The OBSERVER The seminar room of Sacramento State’s new Black Honors College was packed shoulder to shoulder Feb. 19, with people eager to hear details about the nation’s first school specifically designed to serve all students who are interested in Black history, l...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
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
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...
by Toter - 9 months ago
By BigEyeUg Team Renowned Ugandan music producer and singer, Paddy Man, has recently voiced his unease with the music of rapper Gravity Omutujju, citing concerns over its perceived lack of seriousness and inappropriate content. Paddy Man In a candid TV interview, Paddy Man, whose real na...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
By Edward Henderson | California Black Media San Francisco resident Anthony Hardnett receives a certificate with a smile, showcasing his achievement upon successful completion of his program. (Photo courtesy) (CBM) – San Francisco resident Anthony Hardnett works at Hospitality House, a...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
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
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
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
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...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 9 months ago
& CONDITIONS OF SALE Effective with the August 3, 2020, Sheriff Sale of real estate and all such monthly public sales thereafter shall be conducted virtually through video conferencing technology or live streaming. The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office shall provide for up to twenty-five persons...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 9 months ago
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson | The Birmingham Times An emotional Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Tuesday recounted shootings of the past week that left six people dead, including one of his own cousins, and separately a city employee. Speaking during his report at the weekly City Council meeting, t...
