Category : Lifestyle

We Are the Faces of Black Maternal Health – Maria’s Story

In just a few minutes, you have the opportunity to witness a profound and empowering story that sheds light on a pressing issue: Black maternal health in America. Join us, along with our partners at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLB...

What’s Really Going On With the GOP’s Current School Obsession

There is a revolution taking place in public schools across the United States. More precisely, it is a counter-revolution, the aim of which is to initiate minor children into the hierarchies of race, gender, and sexual orientation that have long stru...

Key Members Resign from Detroit’s Reparations Task Force Amid Challenges and Progress

Two members of Detroit’s reparations task force, Co-Chair Lauren Hood and Maurice Weeks, have resigned at the task forces most recent meeting on Saturday, highlighting significant challenges within the group. Hood, expressing her frustration and hope...

CAIR Denounces Biden Administration For Giving Natanyahu “Green Light” To Resume Gaza Bombing

Photos: YouTube Screenshots (WASHINGTON, DC) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today condemned the Biden administration for giving the Israeli government the “green light” to resume bombing Gaza and called on the United States to jo...

Soul Food Does Not Need Saving

“This year, we should do something different,” I said to my mother on the ride from the airport. I had just flown home to Houston to celebrate the holidays with my family after my first two years away at the University of Pennsylvania. “What should...

Dutch Girl Donuts’ Rebirth: A Detroit Legacy Lives On

Detroit’s own Dutch Girl Donuts, right there on Woodward just south of 7 Mile, was more than just a bakery; it was a landmark, a piece of the city’s soul. For 76 years, folks from all corners of Detroit would line up...

Supporting Black Businesses This Holiday Season

As we approach the holiday season, consumers have a unique opportunity to support Black businesses when shopping for gifts. If we choose to spend our hard-earned dollars by “Buying Black,” we not only bring joy to our loved ones, but contribute to g...

Lawmaker backs Marcos advocacy on loss and damage reparation fund

A Bicol legislator has expressed support for President Marcos’s proposal on the immediate implementation of the “loss and damage” (L&D) fund for developing countries and island nations like the Philippines that are most vulnerable to climate c...

Roberts Center Holiday Benefit Concert Scheduled For Dec. 8

By Nicholas Ibarra | OBSERVER Staff Writer The Roberts Family Development Center celebrates 23 years of service as they honor “Hero Couples” of RFDC for their enduring support at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, at the Center at 2300, 2300 Sierra Blvd....

8×5 Houston: Artists Respond to Mass Incarceration Crisis Interview with Christopher Blay, Chief Curator at the Houston Museum of African American Culture

Houston, Texas “Artists play a pivotal role in shaping societal narratives. In the context of mass incarceration, they become the storytellers, the provocateurs who challenge norms and stimulate critical thinking. Their work transcends traditional bo...

Jussie Smollett Likely To Head Back To Jail After Losing Appeal: Report

Photo: Getty Images Jussie Smollett’s attempt to appeal his conviction for faking a hate crime in 2019 has failed. On Friday (December 1), an Illinois appeals court upheld Smollett’s disorderly conduct conviction, with a three-judge pan...

Jussie Smollett Could Be Going To Jail Very Soon

Inaugural Community Health Equity Empowerment (CHEE) Fund Recipients Announced

Mayor Wu and the Boston Public Health Commission announce recipients of $1.2 million to 10 local organizations to improve health and wellness in Boston as part of the CHEE fund in partnership with Mass General Brigham. BOSTON – December 4, 2023...

Overcoming the Oil and Gas Industry’s Influence at COP28

By Ben Jealous Frederick Douglass said, “Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.”& Those of us with history in the civil rights movement know that taking on entrenched power and changing the status quo requires d...

Latest U.S. climate report issues stark warnings for Midwest agriculture, health and infrastructure

A new report from the U.S. Global Change Research Program shows rising temperatures, extreme precipitation, drought and other climate-related challenges are intensifying in the Midwest. It paints a picture of major changes to lives and livelihoods,...