Category : Lifestyle

In five years, Chicago has barely made progress on its court-ordered police reforms. Here’s why.

Stay Safe from Holiday Scams

Sponsored by JPMorganChase & The holidays are a time to celebrate with loved ones, not falling victim to scams that can steal your cheer. Falling for a scam can lead to losing money and putting your account and personal information at risk, whi...

When Should You See an Asthma Specialist?

Among Americans with severe asthma, a condition that disproportionately affects Blacks, less than half see a specialist to manage their condition, research shows. Only 38 percent of severe asthma patients saw an allergist/immunologist or a pulmonolo...

The repercussions of Donald Trump’s re-election

By A. Scott BoldenFormer Chair of the DC Democratic Party and a NewsNation political contributor“Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they have done.”In a stunning turn of events, America has once again found its neck under Donald Trump’s foo...

Reparations Roundup: November 2024

Lawmakers across the country are proposing reparations to black Americans for slavery and America’s history of racial discrimination. Proposals have included direct cash payments, grants, formal apologies from the government, and government programs...

Healing in the Kitchen: Recipes for Diabetes Control

In the realm of managing diabetes, the kitchen is not merely a place of culinary creativity but a haven for health and healing. It’s where ingredients transform into remedies, and recipes become allies in the battle against diabetes. The journey to c...

Donald Trump has picked more white men called Doug than African Americans

More white men called Doug have been nominated for Cabinet positions in President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration than African Americans. North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and former Georgia Congressman Doug Collins will both head...

‘There’s beauty in being vulnerable’: Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles open up about the importance of leading by example

By Samantha Bresnahan and Coy Wire, CNN Jordan Chiles knew her friend was hurting. It was July 28, 2021, and while America was waking up to the shocking news that Simone Biles was withdrawing from the gymnastics all-around competition at the Tokyo Ol...

McCarty At Victory’s Doorstep

Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff WriterTwo political experts are calling the Sacramento mayoral race for Assemblymember Kevin McCarty.“It’s over,” Paul Mitchell, vice president of a bipartisan voter data firm Political Data, told The OBSERVER on Tue...

Power Of Posture: Change How You Sit & Stand For Success

Raise your hand if you have terrible posture. Yeah, me too. Don’t feel bad, we’re not alone. According to the Arthritis Disease Center, more than 31 million Americans complain of lower back pain and more than half of those cases are attributed to pr...

VP Records: Reggae Legend King Jammy’s Unites The World With Dub

By VP Records Photos: VP Records\YouTube Screenshots So much trouble in the world….Elder Reggae statesman King Jammy returns to his Dub laboratory to forge a new sonic message of positive vibrations in Dub. Jammy’s hand-picked peacekeeping for...

Calls Grows For Trump To Nominate A Black Person For His Cabinet

NewsOne Featured Video Donald Trump listens to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis in the Cabinet Room of the White House May 13, 2020, in Washington, D.C. | Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty Nearly two weeks after Donald Trump first began nomina...

Safer Communities Grant program awards more than $1M to area nonprofits

In a torrent of violent crime that makes it difficult to keep count, one of the latest incidents involved a shooting at Central High School on Monday afternoon. A teenage suspect now faces attempted murder charges in the incident. And as always, the...

Raise for underpaid county workers workers fails in commissionon

Underpaid Shelby County Circuit Court employees – half of the county’s payroll – will have to settle for the already budgeted 6% pay increases for all employees after county commissioners shot down a supplement during the Monday, Nov. 18...