By Toter

Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago

Dame Carol Black to lead occupational health taskforce

Professor Dame Carol Black is to head up the taskforce that will produce a voluntary occupational health framework for employers this summer, the government has announced. The taskforce, which is meeting for the first time today, intends to devise a framework that will set out the minimum levels of...

by Toter - 9 months ago

Miss Uganda Hannah Karema Shining at Miss World Event in India (Video)

By BigEyeUg Team In a momentous occasion for the nation, Miss Uganda 2023/2024, Hannah Karema, is making waves at the prestigious Miss World event held in Mumbai, India. Miss Uganda Hannah Karema With her poised representation and unwavering dedication, Karema is capturing hearts and tu...

Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago

Sovereign Immunity and Reparations in Ukraine

Editor’s note: This article is part of Just Security’s series on reparation mechanisms in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Two years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, experts estimate that it will cost nearly half a trillion dollars to rebuild the country. That figure does n...

Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago

‘It’s Our Responsibility’: U.S. Philanthropist Who Donated to Tulsa Massacre Survivors Calls on Rich White People to Pay Reparations Since Government Won’t

A New York philanthropist who donated $3 million to the last three living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre called on other wealthy white Americans to contribute to reparations, citing the lack of action from states and the federal government.  Business for Good founder Ed Mitzen, author of...

News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 9 months ago

Recorder wins Game Changer Award

President and CEO of the Indianapolis Recorder Robert Shegog accepts Game Changer Award. Pictured left to right: Jamal Smith, Jaylon Smith, Robert Shegog,  Denise D. Steele. The Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper was selected as a recipient of the 2024 All-Star Minority Business Opportunity Week ...

Lifestyle / Latest Current Topics - 9 months ago

The Carr Report: Social Security Pop Quiz

How much do you know about social se­curity? MassMutual recently gave a social se­curity true/false quiz to 1,500 individuals ages 55 through 65. According to the re­sults, 65 percent of people either failed or got a D grade, 18 percent of respondents earned a C, 12 percent got a B and 6 per­cent re...

News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 9 months ago

Students lose out as cities and states give billions in property tax breaks to businesses − draining school budgets and especially hurting the poorest students

Exxon Mobil Corp.’s campus in East Baton Rouge Parish, left, received millions in tax abatements to the detriment of local schools, right. Barry Lewis/Getty Images, Tjean314/Wikimedia by Christine Wen, Texas A&M University; Danielle McLean, The Conversation; Kevin Welner, University of Colorado...