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Kroger Spotlights Black-owned Brands and Entrepreneurs

Retailer celebrates Black History Month CINCINNATI, Feb. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — In honor of Black History Month, the Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today celebrates a variety of Black-owned and founded businesses. Whether it is a customer favorite or...

One Secret to Working Mom Success: Create Your Own Tribe

Some members of my tribe...& (I love finding drafts of articles I never posted. In an effort to do better at sharing this amazing content, here you go!) Being a working mom is fraught with challenges and compromises. However, sometimes it does create...

Navigating heart health in the black community:

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‘We’re Asking for Their Debt to be Paid’: Slavery Descendants Seek $70 Billion In Reparations from Saint Louis University

A civil rights attorney representing hundreds of Black Americans whose ancestors helped build Saint Louis University during slavery demanded $70 billion in reparations for years of free labor. Attorney Areva Martin announced the reconciliation packag...

Will Parents Be Incarcerated For The Actions And Decisions Of Their Children?

By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D. I can say with certainty my parents gave me a foundation built on love. I always felt cared about and safe. They poured their humanity into me every day. Having a good name was important. Keeping a good name was even more...

Ohio: Columbus Community Protests Mistrial Outcome Freeing Killer-Cop Jason Meade

Photos: YouTube Screenshots COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Community members gathered Sunday night to peacefully protest the mistrial of former Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy, Jason Meade. Organizers say they’re rallying in honor of Casey Good...

Uganda: Road Rage Problems Are Microcosm Of Corrupt Museveni Regime

By Zacharia Kanyonyozi Photos: YouTube Screenshots The Traffic Police, Field Force Unit-FFU, and the Military Police are jointly working together to stop “errant motorists driving with impunity.” This joint task force has been at it since 2022, when...

The Chicago Teachers Union Is Pushing to Green its Public Schools

Teachers and students in Chicago’s public schools are working to bring the Green New Deal to school buildings and classrooms. By Willy Blackmore Kevin Moore, a social studies teacher at George Washington High School in Chicago’s South Side, has a fut...

Empowering Representation: How Positive Black Narratives Drive Change And Profits

By Edwin Freeman Photos: Edwin Freeman As a Black actor, producer, and director who has worked on acclaimed projects like Notorious and Luke Cage, I’ve seen firsthand the power of positive representation in film and television. In Notorious, I...

These fed-up parents fought California’s pandemic schooling and won. Now what?

BY CAROLYN JONES | CALMatters (CALMATTERS) – At the height of the pandemic, in spring 2020, Maria O. her husband and four children were quarantined in their one-bedroom apartment in South Los Angeles, each vying for privacy, quiet and adequ...

Hands Off Rafah: Emergency Protests Against New Phase Of Netanyahu’s Gaza Genocide

By Answer Coalition Photos: Answer Coalition In outraged response to Israel’s threats to take its genocide in Gaza to new heights, protesters held emergency actions nationwide to Shut It Down for Palestine! The majority of Gaza’s populat...

Hidden Gems in Black History: Ancient African Cultures’ Contributions To Astronomy

A great deal of our modern knowledge of the universe may be traced back to the astronomical discoveries and advancements achieved by ancient African civilizations. Many of them are cornerstones upon which our modern civilization rests, and the disco...

How Fani Willis’ Father John Floyd Gave A Masterful Testimony During Misconduct Hearing

The misconduct hearing involving District Attorney Fani Willis had another intriguing moment. During the final day of testimony, Willis’ father John Floyd III took the stand and gave a masterful testimony.& The hearing involves accusations...

Biden-Harris Administration Unveils Ambitious Plans for Equity and Racial Justice Across Federal Agencies

Word In Black: This post was originally published on The Washington Informer By Stacy M. Brown The Biden-Harris administration has unveiled its Equity Action Plans for federal agencies in a continued push for equity and racial justice. This release m...

Whitmer’s Budget Proposes Expansion of Mental Health Clinic Initiative

Michigan is set to significantly enhance its mental health care infrastructure, with Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s latest budget proposal targeting the expansion of a program that could transform the way behavioral health services are pro...