Category : Lifestyle

Winter Diet: Benefits of Eating Cloves and Black Pepper With Honey in Winter | The Health Site

The natural sugars in honey provide a quick energy boost. While the essential oils in cloves and black pepper help combat fatigue. Published by fauzia.naaz |Published : January 25, 2024 5:28 PM IST Winter Diet: Many of us use natural remedie...

Joliet Man Was Related to Most of the Eight Victims He Killed, Police Say

A 23-year-old man who reportedly killed eight people in Joliet and Will County was related to most of his victims, according to police.& Days after the incidents, officials still have no motive behind the killings they believe a Joliet man by th...

California Becomes First State to Break Down Black Employee Data by Ethnicity

By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media (CBM) – As of Jan. 1, California became the first state in the nation to disaggregate data for its Black population by ethnic lineage. Thanks to a bill authored by Assemblymember Chris Holde...

How New Law Requires Kids To Learn A Retro Skill

By Casey Rafter and Christina Mendez | Special To The OBSERVER Courtesy of istockphoto The proliferation of smartphones and computer labs has led to schoolchildren getting next to no practice putting pen to paper. A new law for grades 1-6 ai...

Commentary: My Fight for Democracy Is Guided by the NAACP’s Enduring Legacy

By Congresswoman Barbara Lee | Special to California Black Media Partners Bay Area Congresswomen Barbra Lee (photo by Robert Maryland, California Black Media) (CBM) – In the words of W. E. B. Du Bois, a trailblazer in the founding of the...

Estate Planning: The Only Constant Is Change

By Aimee D. Griffin | The Washington Informer | Word In Black Courtesy of istockphoto (WIB) – I regularly speak proudly about being a New Year’s resolutioner. I always have resolutions about taking steps to be more healthy, wealthy, and w...

Minnesota trooper is charged with murder in shooting of motorist Ricky Cobb II during a traffic stop

By Steve Karnowski and Trisha Ahmed | The Associated Press FILE – Family members of Ricky Cobb II, a Black man who was shot and killed by a Minnesota State Patrol trooper, speak at a news conference outside Hennepin County Government Center...

Black Professionals Break Barriers With Black Hair

By Laura Onyeneho | Houston Defender | Word In Black This& post& was originally published on& Defender Network Bridgett Holden, publicist and owner of SHE Bridges PR. (Credit: Bridgett Holden) Chelsea Edwards, Fox26 news reporter....

Should Americans pay reparations for slavery?

Amongst other sins, slavery is one of the great blemishes on the history of the United States. Disgraceful, deplorable, reprehensible, and shameful, slavery was the greatest evil our nation harbored through the 19th century. Because of this great...

One Secret to Working Mom Success: Stay on The Right Track (My Lesson from 2023)

& Out of the night that covers me,Black as the Pit from pole to pole,I thank whatever gods may beFor my unconquerable soul.& -William Earnest Henley (Invictus excerpt)So, we are three weeks into the year. I have plans to create a post that includes m...

Flint Native Monte Morris Makes Pistons’ Debut in 113-106 Win Over Hornets

The Detroit Pistons were able to put together a stellar defensive fourth quarter and hold the visiting Charlotte Hornets to just 14 points in the final period to notch a 113-106 win in Flint native Monte Morris’ debut as a Piston on Wednesday, Jan. 2...

Afro-Modern Performance Celebrates Heritage through Artistic Expression

Story and Photos by Shawniece Mitchell Data News Weekly Contributor Artistic Director Kai Knight and the Dancers of “Breathe” a Kai Knight Dance Collective delivered a moving performance of contemporary Afro-modern dance titled “Ori: Journey Within.”...

Fashion Story – Carnival Fiesta Fashions

#foogallery-gallery-12543 .fg-image { width: 699px; } Prev 1of12 Next Tracee Dundas Fashion Editor | @fashionablyyoursnola Sequins, feathers and over the top styles is what can be expect...

OPSB Elects New President & Vice President to Lead School Board

New Orleans Agenda During its regular monthly board meeting, the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) unanimously voted to elect Katie Baudouin as its President and Leila Jacobs Eames as its Vice President. “I express my gratitude to my colleagu...

Louisiana Finally Adopted Second Black Congressional District

Jeff Thomas Think504.com With a gun to their heads, the Louisiana Legislature finally redrew the state’s Congressional map. African Americans comprise over 33% of the population. Now Louisiana finally has a second Black Congressional District. Only a...