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San Francisco Unanimously Apologizes to Black Community, Proposes …

Marking a historical moment, San Francisco’s supervisors have formally issued an apology to African Americans for the city’s role in systemic racism and discrimination. Supervisor Shamann Walton spearheaded the resolution, recognizing t...

Al Sharpton Rips Apart Donald Trump and ‘Shameless Blacks’ Who Applauded the Ex-President As He Claimed That His Criminal Indictments Boost His Popularity Among African-American Voters

Former President Donald Trump’s recent campaign trail comments that his four criminal indictments gained him the support of Black voters due to them seeing him as a victim of discrimination have received backlash from some, including Rev. Al Sharpton...

Reparations And Wholeness: Danny Fluker Jr. Speaks On Healing Justice

California has recently emerged as a pioneer in confronting historical racial injustices, introducing a groundbreaking series of reparations bills. Spearheaded by the state’s Legislative Black Caucus, this initiative encompasses 14 legislative...

Even with injuries and a lost season, Derrick Rose takes nothing for granted

The season hasn’t unfolded as Derrick Rose envisioned when he signed a two-year contract with the Memphis Grizzlies. At the time, Memphis was expected to compete in for a championship. Rose has appeared in 22 of the 57 games due to a persistent...

Debunking Myths: Johnnie Cochran's Death and Reparations Lawsuit - A Fact Check

An Instagram post recently propagated the false claim that attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr. died under mysterious circumstances following his advocacy for reparations, igniting a wave of misinformation. This narrative, however, is contradicted by factual...

Debunking Myths: Johnnie Cochran’s Death and Reparations Lawsuit -…

Don Lemon To Receive $24.5 Million In Separation Deal With CNN

Photo: Getty Images Don Lemon and CNN have reportedly reached an agreement following his firing last year. According to TheWrap, the former CNN anchor will receive approximately $24.5 million from his former employer in a separation deal that equals...

Knoxville Partners with American Heart Association to Boost Heart …

In Knoxville, Tennessee, an innovative partnership emerges as the Knoxville Area Urban League and the American Heart Association band together in February, a month that celebrates both Black History and National Heart Health. This collaboration aim...

The Carr Report: Elderly woman was told a whole lie about her Whole Life Insurance policy

I recently read an article from “Moneywise.” This article shares a story about a 72-year-old woman whose life insurance policy is being terminated despite her life insurance premiums being paid every month since 1987. It goes on to say that this is a...

MR. SONNY KNOWS for Feb. 28

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Chester County Roundtable Spotlights Disparities in Black Maternal and Infant Care

CHESTER COUNTY, PA — A groundbreaking roundtable discussion on eliminating disparities in Black maternal and infant care was held at Lincoln University of Pennsylvania’s Womxn’s Center last week. The event was organized by the advocates of Black Wom...

Oldest Living American, 114-Year-Old Woman, Shares Secret to Long Life

(Photo by Ethel Harrison) Elizabeth Francis, a Louisiana native who now lives in Houston, Texas, is 114 years old — and has just been crowned the oldest living American. To put her longevity into perspective, Francis was born 11 years before women wo...

Black Maternal Health Equity Summit

The Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative of Northern Ohio is teaming up with over 25 statewide, regional, and national stakeholders to help advance Black maternal health equity during Black Maternal Health Week (created by Black Mamas Ma...

As White House race advances, U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. Albert Bryan wants to mobilize 13 million Caribbean-American voters

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. Albert Bryan wants Democrats to know that there are people from the Caribbean diaspora who live on the United States mainland and can help President Biden win reelection this November.& & Bryan,...

For The Love Of Family

By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer Phyllis and Keith Johnson started dating as teens in Memphis, Tennessee and have been together for 36 years, 28 of those as a married couple. Louis Bryant III, OBSERVER Credit: Louis Bryant III Bla...