Category : Lifestyle

A Hero’s Homecoming: Tuskegee Airman Missing for 79 Years Finally Laid to Rest

In a poignant and long-awaited ceremony, Second Lieutenant Fred L. Brewer Jr., a member of the renowned Tuskegee Airmen, was finally laid to rest on December 6, 2023, in his home state of North Carolina. Lt. Brewer had been missing for almost 80 year...

Getting car insurance gets harder: California drivers face delays, higher rates

By LEVI SUMAGAYSAY | CALMatters (CALMATTERS) – If you’re having trouble finding affordable car insurance, you’re not alone. Drivers across California say they’re having to wait longer than usual to get coverage — and when they finally find...

Israel-Gaza War: Deaths Of Journalists Continues To Rise

Photos: YouTube Screenshots The Israel-Gaza war has taken a severe toll on journalists since Hamas launched its unprecedented attack against Israel on October 7 and Israel declared war on the militant Palestinian group, launching strikes on the bloc...

Black Medicare Patients See Fewer Home Health Care Referrals

Wolters Kluwer Health Waltham — December 7, 2023 —  At discharge from the hospital, Black Medicare beneficiaries are less likely to be referred for home health care (HHC), compared to white patients reports a survey study in Medical Care. Th...

Reports: Harvard President Claudine Gay will stay in post after backlash on antisemitism testimony

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard President Claudine Gay will remain in her post at the prestigious Ivy League school following her comments last week at a congressional hearing on antisemitism, The New York Times and the Harvard Crimson are reporting....

J. Pharoah Doss: The tyranny of the threatened

COLEMAN HUGHES Monnica T. Williams, a University of Ottawa professor, published an article in Psychology Today titled Colorblind Ideology Is a Form of Racism in 2012. Williams argued that colorblindness tries to put into practice MLK’s famous dictum...

Could Donald Trump Be Left Off Presidential Ballots In 2024

Photo: Gage Skidmore, flickr& A 55-year-old ruling involving a former Black Panther leader could keep Donald Trump off several state ballots in the 2024 presidential election, Newsweek reports.In Colorado, a district court judge ruled that Trump...

Here’s How Trump Could Be Kept Off Several Presidential Ballots In 2024

Supporting the Reparations Fight: Six Questions for the Coalition for a Just and Equitable California

By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Chris Lodgson (CBM) – The Coalition for a Just and Equitable California (CJEC) is a statewide organization comprised of various associations, community groups and individuals united by a co...

In Malawi, a blueprint for recovery from climate disaster

This story is part of a Vox series examining how the climate crisis is impacting communities around the world, as the 28th annual United Nations conference on climate change (COP28) unfolds. For several days in March, the record-breaking Tropical Cyc...