Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
NBA forward LeBron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers in the summer of 2010, but for good reason. The organization failed to build a team around him that could win a title. So, he headed to Miami and competed for four years with the Miami Heat, appea...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
Illinois’s reparations commission is launching a series of public hearings throughout the state, with the first one set at Chicago on Saturday. It marks a major public step for the state’s African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission as it moves...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
By Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff Writer Camp Resolution resident Vina Carter, 62, pours water over her head July 9, more than a week after the county stopped delivering water to homeless camps. Roberta Alvarado, OBSERVER Sacramento has exp...
Lifestyle / Hot Topics Talk - 6 months ago
Memphis City Council members kicked off a discussion of residency requirements for first responders – not to mention Memphis Police Department leadership – during the Tuesday, July 9 executive meeting. The talk was prompted by the resigna...
Lifestyle / Hot Topics Talk - 6 months ago
“Following a failed adoption and twelve different foster homes, I entered Lighthouse’s residential treatment program for girls, New Beginnings, said Tatyana, a former Lighthouse resident. “The Lighthouse staff played a pivotal role in my transition...
Lifestyle / Parenting/ Health - 6 months ago
Imagine being trapped in a world of debilitating headaches, sensory overload, and uncertainty. For millions of people, this is the harsh reality of living with migraines, a neurological condition that can significantly impact the quality of life. Bu...
Lifestyle / Parenting/ Health - 6 months ago
Although Black women are twice as likely as white women to develop perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs), such as postpartum depression, they’re less likely to seek mental health treatment. “Black patients report racial discrimination in med...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
Although Black women are twice as likely as white women to develop perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs), such as postpartum depression, they’re less likely to seek mental health treatment. “Black patients report racial discrimination in med...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } I have known a few African American Republicans in my life. Some I considered my colle...
Lifestyle / Parenting/ Health - 6 months ago
Sufferers of sickle cell disease (SCD) already have it tough enough. A chronic condition that requires ongoing treatment, SCD can cause everything from infections and anemia to sudden, debilitating pain crises. Unfortunately, it looks like medicati...
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ATLANTA – Teldrin Foster, John Gaines, and Carla Jackson have been sentenced for their roles in a scheme to steal Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) funds during the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, a total of 23 individuals have been convicted and sent...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
ATLANTA – Prominent African-American faith leaders gathered at the Georgia Capitol Thursday to support President Joe Biden’s re-election bid amid a growing chorus that he should step aside because of his age. The group’s news conf...
6 months ago
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) is pleased to share details for this year’s annual Gala. The black-tie event will take place on Saturday, September 28 and features a cocktail reception, elegant seated dinner sponsored by Charles Schwab, a concer...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 21: Allyson Felix speaks onstage for “The Future for Founders” during Hello Sunshine’s Shine Away, Connected by AT&T, at Rolling Greens on October 21, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by P...
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Rev. Timothy McDonald, the faith leader at First Iconium Baptist Church on Moreland Avenue (above, left), said, “The Black Church has saved America time and time again, and we’re going to set records again for voter turnout.” Photo by Donnell Suggs/...
