Category : Lifestyle

Biden-Harris Administration Takes Another Step To Provide Student Loan Relief

Photos: YouTube Screenshots The Biden-Harris Administration Monday took another step in its continued efforts to provide financial relief to significant numbers of student loan borrowers with the release of an updated copy of proposed regulatory te...

Arson Probe Launched as Historic Swift Mansion in Bronzeville Catches Fire

CAPTION: Fire erupts at historic Swift Mansion in Bronzeville on the South Side on Dec. 3 (Photo, Chicago Fire Department). Chicago police have launched an arson investigation into a blaze that occurred at the historic Swift mansion in Bronzeville. C...

At Least 63 Journalists Killed In Israel-Gaza War

Photos: YouTube Screenshots The first month of the Israel-Gaza war is now the deadliest month for journalists since CPJ began documenting journalist fatalities in 1992. As of December 5, CPJ’s investigations showed at least 63 journalists and media...

Historic Gas Plant District Plans Return

December 5, 2023 by Patrick Heinzen Say goodbye to Tropicana Field; say hello to the Historic Gas Plant District! Photo by Patrick Heinzen Whether you’re entering or leaving St. Petersburg, you can’t miss Tropicana Field. Since 1990, it has see...

Biden Spins the Facts in Campaign Speech

At a campaign reception in Denver, President Joe Biden distorted some of the facts and the position of his predecessor: Biden claimed that the U.S. has the “lowest inflation rate of any major country in the world right now.” As of October, at le...

Homicides Drop In Detroit

Detroit is on track to record its lowest number of homicides since 1966, a decline that city, county, and state officials attribute to a concerted effort to clear Wayne County’s backlogged court docket. Data released as of November 30, 2023, shows a...

Detroit Reports Significant Decline in Homicides: A Look at the City’s Approach to Crime Reduction

Renovated Rosenwald Schools building opens as reminder of importance of education

“Where there is no vision, the people shall perish” is the mission statement of the River Road African American Museum. That mission’s meaning was an integral part of the museum’s planning and persistence to complete the renovation of one of the...

Battling Kidney Disease in Black America

Kidney disease, a shadowed giant within Black America, has long lurked in the background of public health discussions, its significance often underestimated in the broader narrative of racial health disparities. But for those in the Black community,...

Reality of Kidney Disease in Black America

Oprah Gives Special Invite To Girl Who Reenacted ‘The Color Purple’ Scene

Photo: Getty Images Oprah Winfrey surprised a young fan with a special invitation after she went viral for reenacting a scene from The Color Purple, per CNN. Rosie McKee caught initially Winfrey’s attention with a video posted on Instagram of...

Braze Expands Product Grant Program and Opens Applications for “Tech For an Equitable Future”

#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec 5, 2023– Braze (Nasdaq: BRZE), the comp...

California State University campuses to offer independent doctoral degrees in STEM fields

(US MEDIA GROUP) – California State University (CSU) campuses, including Sacramento State, will now have the ability to offer independent professional and applied doctoral degrees thanks to Governor Gavin Newsom signing Assembly Bill 656 into...

Jamie Foxx makes first public appearance since health scare: ‘I…

Jamie Foxx made his first public appearance Monday night at the Critics Choice Association’s Celebration of Cinema and Television: Honoring Black, Latino and AAPI Achievements since being diagnosed with a mysterious illness in April. Foxx, 55, wh...

Youth Performing Arts Program Pairs Aspiring Young Artists with World Class Professional Artists for Holiday Music Concert

CAPTION: Emmy-award winning jazz vocalist and founder of Timeless Gifts, Joan Collaso, is surrounded by young artists who are part of the program that seeks to provide mentoring and performance opportunities for students (Photo, Timeless Gifts). Worl...