Entertainment / Music - 9 months ago
The British street art superstar Banksy paid a secretive visit to New Orleans in 2008, leaving behind 14 paintings on walls around the city from the Lower Ninth Ward to Uptown. Most have been destroyed or removed. One of the few remaining artworks, a portrait of an anti-graffiti activist known as...
by Toter - 9 months ago
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made his first career All-Star start for the Oklahoma City Thunder, and in a loss to the Eastern Conference, he recorded a career-high for an All-Star game. The Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference 211–186, failing to recover from a sluggish start. Shai Gilgeous...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
BY CAROLYN JONES | CALMatters (CALMATTERS) – At the height of the pandemic, in spring 2020, Maria O. her husband and four children were quarantined in their one-bedroom apartment in South Los Angeles, each vying for privacy, quiet and adequate technology to work and attend school remotely....
Lifestyle / Parenting/ Health - 9 months ago
A great deal of our modern knowledge of the universe may be traced back to the astronomical discoveries and advancements achieved by ancient African civilizations. Many of them are cornerstones upon which our modern civilization rests, and the discovery process of some of these is incomprehensible...
Lifestyle / Hot Topics Talk - 9 months ago
Contributed The inaugural Legacy Pointe Church’s Northern Corridor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration was held January 11 at the church at 6280 Kugler Mill Road, Cincinnati, 45236. The program honored the message and mission of King and is a direct expression of the church’s commitment to...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
The misconduct hearing involving District Attorney Fani Willis had another intriguing moment. During the final day of testimony, Willis’ father John Floyd III took the stand and gave a masterful testimony.& The hearing involves accusations of Willis’ relationship with special prosecutor N...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
Word In Black: This post was originally published on The Washington Informer By Stacy M. Brown The Biden-Harris administration has unveiled its Equity Action Plans for federal agencies in a continued push for equity and racial justice. This release marks the first anniversary of President Biden’s se...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
Michigan is set to significantly enhance its mental health care infrastructure, with Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s latest budget proposal targeting the expansion of a program that could transform the way behavioral health services are provided across the state. At the heart of this initi...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 9 months ago
As our Black History Month discussion progresses, we shift the dialogue to how biracial people define their cultural identities. Living in a nation that once implied that one drop of Black blood made you a Black person, navigating a mixed heritage may present unique societal and ind...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
Detroit is on the brink of a transformative development in the New Center area, with a proposed $3 billion project known as the “Future of Health.” This ambitious endeavor is a collaborative effort between Henry Ford Health, the Detroit Pistons, and Michigan State University....
Entertainment / Music - 9 months ago
Demolition is imminent for the Continental Can Co. buildings at 3715 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago, which removes not only a piece of the Original East District of the historic Central Manufacturing District, but also many hundreds of works of street art graffiti painted throughout its long-derelict stru...
Lifestyle / Latest Current Topics - 9 months ago
Rolling 0ut’s RIDE CON AI Lab is set to immerse attendees in the transformative world of Artificial Intelligence at Morehouse College on Feb. 23 and Feb. 24. The event, which coincides with Black History Month and promises to cover a range of topics, including the role of AI in creative music produc...
by Toter - 9 months ago
By BigEyeUg Team In a heartwarming ceremony over the weekend, journalist Gabriel Buule was formally introduced by his partner, Mulungi Joan, to close friends and family. The intimate gathering, held at Joan’s family home, was graced by a select few, including friends especially f...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 10 months ago
(CNN) – On Feb. 3, 2008, Mike Carey made history just by walking onto a football field. On that day in Glendale, Arizona, Carey became the first Black referee in a Super Bowl – and it happened to one of the most iconic games in NFL history. In Super Bowl XLII, New York Giants famously stunned...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 10 months ago
The ringing of a cash register isn’t a typical sound heard in an elementary school, but at Victor H. Hexter Elementary School, students are learning how to run and operate their own store. Known as “Hexter Market,” students in Heidi Zeko’s Functional Living Skills class take on the role of shopk...
