Category : Lifestyle

Utah coach says team was shaken after experiencing racist hate during NCAA Tournament

By Tim Booth | The Associated Press Utah head coach Lynne Roberts speaks during a press conference after a second-round college basketball game against Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament in Spokane, Wash., Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Young Kwak...

Authorities searched Diddy’s properties as part of a sex trafficking probe. Here’s what to know

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. | The Associated Press Sean “Diddy” Combs (Photo by Jordan Strauss/AP) LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the first nine months of 2023, Sean “Diddy” Combs triumphantly performed at the MTV VMAs, released an R&B album...

Missouri ranks near bottom in Black maternal health

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – Loved ones in Kansas City are grieving the death of a former Kansas City Chiefs’ cheerleader days after giving birth to her stillborn daughter. Krystal Anderson, 40, died on March 20 and her death is renewing c...

Caribbean Pan African Symposium Tackles Decolonization and Reparations

Caribbean Pan African Network, speakers from Bonaire, Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, St. Martin, Virgin Islands, and Curacao The Caribbean Pan African Network (CPAN) Symposium on Non-Independent Caribbean Territories/Protectorates took place at Zoom onl...

Black History of Health: James Brown

When James Brown died on Christmas Day 2006 at age 73, officials at Atlanta’s Emory University Hospital Midtown cited congestive heart failure as the cause of death. Nearly a decade later, the medical team that signed Brown’s death certificate...

UN Special Rapporteur Report On Gaza: “The Time To Act To Prevent Genocide Is Now”

By Amnesty International Photos: YouTube Screenshots Amnesty International welcomes the new report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, which concludes there are “reasonable g...

Rep. Bowman To Hold Community Conversation On Ending Violence

Photos: YouTube Screenshots MOUNT VERNON, NY — Congressman Jamaal Bowman, Ed.D. (NY-16) will hold a community conversation on March 27, 2024 at 7:00 pm at 350 6th Ave, Mount Vernon to discuss violence prevention. Attendees will have the opportunity...

3 Great Benefits Of Using Dead Sea Salt On Melanated Skin

Studies show that not only does psoriasis look differently on Black skin, but treatment options may not work as quickly or effectively. That’s why you need to find other ways to supplement your treatment program. One natural ingredient that may help...

Valerie Montgomery Rice: Making History, One HBCU at a Time

Rice broke barriers as the first woman leader at two HBCU medical schools, and she’s committed to health equity and training more Black doctors. by Donnell Suggs, The Atlanta Voice There are only four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (...

Sharpton\Crump To Convene Panel ‘Turning Grief Into Action’ At Annual 2024 NAN Annual Convention

Photos: YouTube Screenshots New York, NY (March 26, 2024) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), will welcome Attorney Ben Crump to moderate the Turning Grief into Action at the 2024 NAN Annual Convention in...

U.S. Supreme Court takes up Texas case challenging abortion pill access

By Eleanor KlibanoffOriginally appeared in the Texas Tribune A majority of Supreme Court justices seemed open to keeping mifepristone, a common abortion-inducing drug, on the market despite a Texas ruling revoking its FDA approval. In argument...

Black Business Association Hosts 21st Black Women Business Conference In LA

by Stacy Jackson March 26, 2024 Hundreds of business women turned out to honor the 2024 theme, “Celebrating Women Who Advocate for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.”...

Brewing change: Afro Joe’s Coffee & Tea and black maternal health on Chicago’s south side

Aisha Griffin, owner of Afro Joe’s Coffee & Tea Shop, is well aware that Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications, a number that doubles in Chicago. Initially founded in 2020 to provide quality coffee...

The All-Natural Ingredient to Ease All Digestive Issues

Honey: The Ultimate Gut Healer Alright, picture this: you’re relaxing at home after a night of indulgence, maybe one too many tacos or slices of pizza. Suddenly, your gut starts staging a full-on rebellion. Bloating, cramping, and all-around d...

Mase Reacts to Feds Raiding Diddy’s Homes: ‘Reparations Is Getting Closer’

“Yesterday was the anniversary of Biggie Smalls’ album, 27 years later,” Cam said of the late rapper’s album Life After Death. “That’s what I seen yesterday. That’s what I was talking about.” “It’s amazing that all of this would transpire on that da...