Category : Lifestyle

Reparations Commission of Asheville’s Community Reparations Jamboree at Pack Square Park

The Reparations Commission of Asheville held a Community Reparations Jamboree at Pack Square Park in Asheville, April 27, 2024. Angela Wilhelm/Citizen Times The Reparations Commission of Asheville held a Community Reparations Jamboree at Pack Squar...

Sorority marks Mental Health Awareness Month with talk focused on Black community

SPRINGFIELD — Black community, take what you’ve been taught about mental health, and shake it up and throw it away, says clinical social worker Sheril Cooley. The month of May marks Mental Health Awareness Month. In recognition, a Black women’s soro...

Barbados Shifts Focus to Reparation Settlement with Drax Hall Owner

Barbados to press for reparations from Drax Hall plantation owner Prime Minister Mia Mottley has pulled off the government’s planned forceful acquisition of Drax Hall plantation in St George for housing, allowing the British owner to negotiate re...

Coalition urges positive change through new Black Mental Health Manifesto

Concrete action is needed to improve mental healthcare for black communities otherwise generations will keep being “held back from achieving their full potential”, a new coalition has warned. The group said it is calling for “positive change” to alt...

As a strong supporter of reparations, Barbados has had to reconsider purchasing land from a former slave-owning family

Drax Hall sugar plantation, Barbados, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. Barbados’ prime minister, Mia Mottley, is well regarded as a progressive world leader and strong champion of the Caribbean region, outspoken on issues ranging from climate...

Portugal: No plans to pay colonial reparations

Portugal’s government has said it refuses to initiate any process to pay reparations for atrocities committed during transatlantic slavery and the colonial era, contrary to earlier comments from President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. From the 15th to th...

WSJ: Germany opposes seizing Russian assets, fearing WWII-era reparations

The Wall Street Journal reports that the history of World War II is complicating Western efforts to confiscate Russian assets and use them to support Ukraine’s defense against Moscow. Germany has emerged as a leading opponent of the US-led initiativ...

ARDN Presents: Africa Day Celebrations At The United Nations On May 24

Photo: Event Flyer The 2024 Africa Day Celebration, hosted by the African Renaissance and Diaspora Network, will focus on women of Africa and the Diaspora and agricultural development. Come and celebrate this event at the United Nations in New York....

Paul’s Concern for the Spiritual Welfare of the Thessalonian Believers I Thessalonians 3:1-13 Part I

In many ways the church at Thessalonica was indeed an exemplary church. This church of Macedonia was founded by the Apostle Paul on his Second Missionary Campaign (Acts 17:1-14). Paul had many pleasant memories of the brief time that he spent with...

Is Name Discrimination in Hiring Still a Trend? Industry Leaders Say Yes

By Renata Sago Black job-seekers are still whitening their résumés. Even so, one year after finishing college, 60% of Black graduates were underemployed. Erika Broadwater’s career began 33 years ago with a phone call. A former colleague had se...

For Israelis And Palestinians To Find Mutual Peace Honesty And Justice Must Prevail

Tom H. Hastings\PeaceVoice Photos: Facebook\YouTube Screenshots “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”–attributed to Albert Einstein If you care about the people of Gaza you will not support Hamas....

Black Men’s Wellness Day Highlights Healthcare Needs Of Black Men

by Daniel Johnson April 28, 2024 Black Men’s Wellness Day is an attempt both in Houston and other cities to address disparities in healthcare for Black men. On A...

It Is Official. America Is In A Political Ball Of Confusion

By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D. Being in the 4th quarter of my life has given me a perspective about what is happening in today’s world. I have seen a lot and read a lot about the challenges of everyday life. I was taught at an early age to treat all peo...

County Commissioner Wright calls for SC Judge Bill Anderson to step down

Saddled with growing concerns over a revolving door judicial system – particularly with violent offenders – Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright called for Shelby County General Sessions Court Judge Bill Anderson to step down on Thursda...

South Africa Marks 30 Years Since the Ending of Apartheid

On a day marked by 21-gun salutes and solemn remembrances, South Africa celebrated the 30th anniversary of its first democratic election on April 27, 1994 — a pivotal moment that ended the harsh racial segregation and oppression of apartheid. This hi...