Lifestyle / News Talk - 3 months ago
ASHEVILLE – The Reparations Commission recently heard the preliminary results of an equity audit, intended to asses harms perpetuated against Black residents in Asheville and Buncombe County through existing policies, practices and programs. Th...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 3 months ago
The Oak Park Neighborhood Association (OPNA) was formed to work on making certain that the area benefited from the economic growth of the city and that Oak Park receive its share of city services and resources.& oakparkna.com/ VISION:Oa...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 3 months ago
By Scott Thomas Anderson | Special to The OBSERVER Local voters will head to the polls on March 5 with more than the presidential primary on their minds – they’ll also be deciding the most prominent leader in the city of Sacramento. Given that...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 3 months ago
By Charlene Crowell | Trice Edney Wire (TriceEdneyWire.com) – For America, Black History Month brings opportunities to revisit our nation’s lessons, achievements, and unfulfilled promises, capturing our attention as well as our hopes. Ye...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 3 months ago
By Anissa Durham | Word In Black Courtesy of istockphoto This story is part of& “Black to the Future,”& a series that examines how Afrofuturism pushes us to imagine and create a world where people of African descent thrive. (WIB)...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 3 months ago
By Lisa Thibodeau | Special to the OBSERVER Children of color are overrepresented in California’s foster care system, with 21% Black children and 20% Alaska Native and American Indian children making up the total number of foster placements. (Pho...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 3 months ago
RIO DE JANEIRO — The executive manager for institutional relations at a Brazilian state bank took the microphone before roughly 150 people at a forum on slavery’s legacy in his country, which kidnapped more Africans for forced labor than any other...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 3 months ago
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Ohio... Michigan...Indiana... Saint Joseph River Ohio below Montpelier affecting Williams County. Saint Joseph River Michigan at Three Rivers affecting Branch, Elkhart and St. Joseph MI Co...
Lifestyle / Latest Current Topics - 3 months ago
By Cordell WoodlandSpecial to the AFRO The Baltimore Ravens were the best team in the NFL all season, but that meant nothing when they fell 17-10 to the Kansas Chiefs in the 2023 AFC Championship game.& “I’m proud of the season that they...
Lifestyle / Latest Current Topics - 3 months ago
By Megan SaylesAFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.com Baltimore has been one of five federally-designated Workforce Hubs across the United States for eight months now. President Joe Biden created the initiative as part of his Investing in America a...
Lifestyle / Latest Current Topics - 3 months ago
By Holly Edgell The Midwest Newsroom Antonio Lewis was surprised to see an email from Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey in his inbox on the morning of Jan. 8. Lewis, president of the Atlanta chapter of the Lincoln University Alumni Association, h...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 3 months ago
SciCheck Digest Measles is a highly contagious disease that can be serious and even fatal. Fortunately, it can safely be prevented by vaccination. But in the wake of outbreaks in the U.S. and elsewhere — likely in large part due to low vacc...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 3 months ago
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KEVN) – To prepare you for the demands of the week and provide you with proper self-care, West River Mental Health will present tips to make your week flow a lot better every Monday on Good Morning Black Hills morning show. A...
Lifestyle / Latest Current Topics - 3 months ago
by Rix Quinn Say, do you have rats at home? I’m talking about critters with fuzzy ears and whiskers who slither around the house after dark, pick up crumbs, and eat from the dog’s bowl. If they live with you, this information can provide th...
Lifestyle / Hot Topics Talk - 3 months ago
By Wim Laven\PeaceVoice Photos: YouTube Screenshots In life people face many moral dilemmas. The challenge of making choices when different values are in competition is not easy. It is easy to imagine this happening between parents in living rooms...
