Category : Lifestyle

Why ‘reparations’ is the theme of the 2024 Oscars

(Credits: The Academy Awards) Fri 23 February 2024 22:45, UK Handing out trophies for artistic endeavours is arguably a futile act, for how can subjective filmmaking be fairly judged? This is only underlined when the Academy Awards so...

Black films raising awareness about anxiety and mental health among black African-American men

Published: February 23, 2024, 4:33 PM For Black History Month, we’re spotlighting Marc Stallion, who uses his craft to create movies that start conversations about anxiety and mental health, especially among black men. He wrote and directed...

Chester County mothers band together to fight Black maternal health crisis

CHESTER COUNTY, Pa (CBS) – Several groups gathered in Chester County Friday to fight racial bias hurting Black birthing mothers and their babies. “I was excited. We had been trying to get pregnant for a long time,” said Talonda Rogers, a...

IBII event brews support for local black businesses

The Institute of Black Intellectual Innovation hosted “Grounds for Black Joy” last Wednesday at Pollak Library to celebrate and share local Black owned vendors and businesses in honor of Black History Month. Natalie Graham, the associate dean for...

Israel’s Gaza War: UN Rights Chief Deplores “Entrenched Impunity”

The UN’s top human rights official on Friday made a strong call for accountability for serious violations committed by all parties in Gaza, the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Israel. In a new report, the Office of the U...

Bob Marley, One Love Film: A Cinematic Triumph Transforming Lives and Communities Across Jamaica and Beyond

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia In an exclusive interview with the Black Press of& America’s Let It Be Known morning show, Ziggy Marley, the son of reggae legend Bob Marley, opened up about the...

Rap Snacks Celebrates 30 Years, Announces Global Expansion Into The UK, Canada And Spain

By Black PR Wire Photos: Facebook\Rap Snacks (Black PR Wire) MIAMI – Rap Snacks, the “Official Snack Brand of Hip Hop” and one of the fastest-growing Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brands in the United States, has gone global by dropping its ico...

Thanks to Biden, 153K More People Kiss Student Debt Goodbye

By Bria Overs Originally appeared in Word in Black As promised, this week the Biden-Harris administration& canceled student loan debt for borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) repayment plan. The income-driven rep...

Anticipatory Grief: What Hospice Doesn’t Do

“Comfort care,” he said. This was the choice my father made after the oncologist gave him his options, none of which sounded appealing. But at age 92 with stage four pancreatic cancer, he made the choice that he felt was the best for him. I could s...

Dallas ISD’s pandemic plan to connect students didn’t work, new cheaper plan is now in effect

By Sujata Dand Originally appeared in Dallas Free Press Almost three years ago, we told you about& Dallas ISD’s innovative plan& for students to access high-speed internet access at home by creating a private wireless network. The $4.5...

Hidden Gems in Black History: The Oldest Family-Owned Black Business

Taylor Electric Company is one of the oldest family-owned Black businesses in the United States. It is also Chicago’s oldest continuously operating Black-owned business, and its history is intricately connected to the city. Sam Taylor Founder...

New York State Senator Cordell Cleare To Participate In “New” New Yorkers Resource Fair

Photos: Facebook\Cordell Cleare On Saturday, February 24, 2024 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m, New York State Senator Cordell Cleare will be joined by community partners, for the “New” New Yorkers Resource Fair at the historic Masjid Malcolm Shabazz at 102 We...

America has grappled with reparations for centuries. Will it happen in Boston?

Forty acres and a mule. That’s what was promised to thousands of the formerly enslaved in a post-Civil War nation. Since then, America has grappled with the idea of reparations for Black Americans. But in recent years, some cities, towns, and states...

Black Nurse Community Calls For Culturally Informed Health Care In W.Va. – West Virginia Public Broadcasting

West Virginians face an above-average risk of death from strokes, heart disease and even injury. This leaves Black residents especially vulnerable, because they already face disproportionate risks in the U.S. health care system. But Black nurses are...

How Blood Stem Cells Can Heal Your Organs!

There’s something inside all of us. A hidden power. A part of us, throughout us, that also has the amazing ability to heal us. It’s always been there, but now science is unlocking its full potential. It can repair our tissues and organs. It can give...