Category : Lifestyle

The worst defense in Bengals history; Reds baseball to ease the mind

New week, same results and identical game.& The offense puts up an absurd amount of points, the defense gives up even more points, Zac Taylor still believes in his team, blah blah blah.& Honestly, I am glad we can all now come to the realiz...

Ukrainians will be able to apply for reparations for Russian war crimes starting next year

Stock photo: getty Images Ukrainians will be entitled to seek reparations for Russia’s war crimes beginning in 2025. Source: Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation, on Telegram Details: Fedorov stated that in the fir...

Centering Truth: Michigan Legislation Pushes for Black, Asian, and Latinx Histories in Schools

Michigan’s classrooms are on the verge of finally telling the full story. A new legislative package introduced in the Michigan Senate seeks to center Black, Asian, Latinx, and other marginalized histories in school curriculums across the state....

High schools moved on from college for all. Will Trump come through for job training?

By Carolyn Jones | CALmatters In this politically charged era, there’s one thing both parties agree on: the benefits of high school career pathways. With strong bipartisan support, career and technical education programs are poised to be a centerpi...

Book tells story of first Black Navy SEAL Bill Goines

By Rodney Walkerwalkerprof1@gmail.com Bill Goines is an American hero with an exceptional life story—they say it’s destined for the Big Screen. He completed three tours in Vietnam fighting the Communist Viet Cong and orchestrated over 100 dang...

Tiff Massey’s ‘7 Mile & Livernois’ exhibition isn’t just about a neighborhood – it’s a tribute to Black Detroit

Tiff Massey poses with a Cadillac to promote her exhibition about metalsmithing, jewelry and the city’s streets. Detroit Institute of the Arts by Samantha Noël, Wayne State University “7 Mile + Livernois” at the Detroit Institute of Arts celebrates...

Comerica Bank Joins Michigan Science Center for Free Admission and Financial Education at Noel Night Dec 7

Image courtesy of Michigan Science Center Comerica Bank and the Michigan Science Center are spreading holiday cheer with a gift to the community: free museum admission on Saturday, Dec. 7, during Midtown Detroit’s 50th annual Noel Night. Visitors can...

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J. Pharoah Doss: Does Biden’s Native American boarding school apology make a difference?

First- and second-grade students sit in a classroom at the former Genoa Indian Industrial School in Genoa, Neb. Researchers are now trying to locate the bodies of more than 80 Native American children buried near the school.& National Archives/AP...

Canada’s health system often fails to properly treat Black women and girls. A national survey aims to change that

She was sent home with an infection that she didn’t know she had because she wasn’t told how to look for it on her skin tone. When doctors and nurses told her what to watch out for during post-cancer-surgery care, simple but vital information wa...

California Takes Steps to Address Rising Homelessness Among Aging Adults

Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black MediaThe California Commission on Aging (CCoA) has published a Housing Policy Brief that offers recommendations for reducing housing insecurity and homelessness among older adults in California.The brief summari...

Local College Boxing Returns With Inaugural Causeway Card

By Thomas Cathey | Special to The OBSERVERSacramento State’s Combat U put on the inaugural Causeway Boxing Classic at Memorial Auditorium Nov. 22, with student boxers from Sacramento State taking on their UC Davis counterparts.Earlier this year, form...