News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 9 months ago
By Crystal Smitherman | Special to The Times It would be impossible to calculate the massive impact that Black culture has made on the world – from art, to dance, to music to fashion and so on. The arts serve as a mirror reflecting the diversity of human experiences, yet historically, Black artists...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. Around 15 Black students gathered at 119 Euclid — now the Barner-McDuffie House — Wednesday night for a mental health talk titled “Mind your Matter.” Attendees shared and listened to each others’ stories, p...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 9 months ago
As we continue our safety series during Black History Month spotlighting African Americans who played pivotal roles in helping keep Americans safe through their inventions and/or cutting-edge innovations, we must focus our attention this week on Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, who performed the first succ...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 9 months ago
EJI DIRECTOR BRYAN STEVENSON, EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE EJI.ORG, FEB. 19.
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 9 months ago
Jpmcjhase.com Building on its successful branch expansion into Alabama that started in 2019, Chase is adding to its local branch presence with a new location in Hoover. This will be Chase’s ninth branch in the state and the sixth in Jefferson County. The first two locations in Birmingham were downto...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
FEBRUARY 21 1933—Song stylist and activist Nina Simone is born Eunice Waymon in Tryon, N.C. She was a child prodigy who was playing the piano by age 4. She had numerous songs to her credit, but one of the most memorable was “Mississippi Goddam” which was composed as a protest against the terro...
by Toter - 9 months ago
Here’s another reason why “Inside The NBA” is so legendary. They have one of the greatest panels in TV history when it comes to the TNT television program. The real deal are Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, Ernie Johnson, and Kenny Smith. Though, to be honest, we think they...
Entertainment / Music - 9 months ago
Choreographer Romeo Cantu adjusts the teams starting position for their performance during practice for the Street Legends Dance Crew Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, at the J&J Hip Hop Dance & Performing Arts Company in Colorado Springs. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
WILKES BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Local business professionals gathered this evening at a networking event focused on supporting black-owned businesses within northeastern Pennsylvania. Wilkes-Barre Power meets monthly to network with fellow community members. This month, the group decided...
by Toter - 9 months ago
Baltimore County police said on Tuesday that Zay Flowers, a wide receiver with the Baltimore Ravens, is no longer the subject of an ongoing investigation. In response to a FOX45 News records request, the agency provided active police reports and incoming 911 recordings. Written extracts from an Acto...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
Black people comprise more than 14 percent of the nation’s population but only 2.3 percent of businesses are Black-owned, according to recent U.S. Census Bureau figures. The most recent American Communities Survey shows that while Black businesses make up approximately 11 percent of all busin...
by Toter - 9 months ago
In addition to not liking the substance that NBA fans seem to be craving, JJ Redick frequently disagrees with the material that the media chooses to highlight. On Tuesday morning, Redick made his first appearance on First Take in several months. He quickly gained notoriety by asserting that Doc Rive...
by Toter - 9 months ago
Washington (CNN) —& Nearly 153,000 student loan borrowers currently enrolled in a new repayment plan launched by the Biden administration are expected to get an email Wednesday notifying them that their remaining federal student loan debt will be canceled, totaling about $1.2 billion. The em...
Entertainment / Music - 9 months ago
At 47, Ibrahim Mohamed doesn’t fit the typical image of a college intern. When he arrived in the U.S. from Sudan in 2016, he went online to look for a steady job and decided he wanted to be an electrician at a water treatment facility. A few years later, he started his internship, which is part of a...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
.fb-comments,.fb-comments span,.fb-comments span iframe[style]{min-width:100%!important;width:100%!important} Dr. Sika Dagbovie-Mullins, Dr. Joan Morgan and Dr. Regis M. Fox speak on a panel at the conference. (Layla Reese) Tulane University hosted the 5th Biennial Black Women’s Health Conference, t...
