Lifestyle / Latest Current Topics - 6 months ago
The announcement came soon after a new prediction by the state’s main grid operator that power demands will nearly double by 2030 BY KAYLA GUO Corp.’s Midlothian Power Plant. State leaders announced Monday that Texas will double a fund aimed at spurr...
Lifestyle / Parenting/ Health - 6 months ago
Let’s face it, 2024 has been kind of messed up so far. I mean, we’ve lost some great folks already: Carl Weathers, Louis Gossett Jr., Dexter Scott King, Bill Cobbs, Willie Mays, and Mandisa just to name a few. Not to mention the challeng...
Lifestyle / Hot Topics Talk - 6 months ago
As the United States commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the nation reflects on a transformative law that reshaped American society by prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin....
Lifestyle / Latest Current Topics - 6 months ago
By Tashi McQueenAFRO Political WriterTmcqueen@afro.comD.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced the final phase of a three-part transformation for the Skyland Town Center on June 20. The new development will bring 126 townhomes, 75 affordable housing un...
Lifestyle / Parenting/ Health - 6 months ago
Having a ‘bun in the oven’ can be a time of excitement and joy about what’s to come, but if your bun doesn’t ‘bake’ long enough, that can be cause for serious concern. According to the CDC, in 2021, preterm birth...
Lifestyle / Hot Topics Talk - 6 months ago
Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, issued an eerie warning on Tuesday. He asserted that the United States is amid a “second American Revolution,” which he claimed would remain bloodless only if the left refrains from resistance. Th...
Lifestyle / Latest Current Topics - 6 months ago
By Tashi McQueenAFRO Political Writertmcqueen@afro.comThe Prince George’s County Council recently released two dates for special elections to replace former Council Member Jamel “Mel” Franklin who resigned on June 14.“After nearly 14 years of service...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
A ransomware attack on South Africa’s National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) is delaying the processing of millions of blood tests and imperilling the lives of an untold number of people. BizNews speaks to Chris Bateman, a former long-time News E...
Lifestyle / Latest Current Topics - 6 months ago
Caution campers to ‘cool the coals’ DALLAS – Temperatures are at or near the century mark. The days are sweltering and the nights are not much better. About the only thing that offers relief is a cooling dip in a pond or lake. Then as the sun sets on...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
(The Center Square) – California is considering spending $12 million on pending reparations-related legislation after the governor declared a budget emergency, an act that allows the use of state rainy day funds to plug the deficit. At the l...
Lifestyle / Latest Current Topics - 6 months ago
By Joseph Green BishopArise Rejoice News ServiceRev. Frederick Douglass Taylor, whose presence in the American Civil Rights movement is critically important, died on the evening of June 21, at Tranquillity Hospice in Austell, Ga.& He was 81-years...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
Fireworks are a Fourth of July staple, but before you light up the sky, here’s what you need to know about Michigan’s fireworks laws for 2024. This week through Friday, Michiganders can legally set off fireworks between 11 a.m. and 11:45...
Lifestyle / Hot Topics Talk - 6 months ago
By Clare Pastore, University of Southern California Housing activists demonstrate outside the Supreme Court on April 22, 2024. Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images The Supreme Court has ruled that the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constit...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
Black farmers, representing a mere 1.4% of the nation’s farmers, have long faced discriminatory practices. Their struggle for justice and equity continues in the face of historical and ongoing challenges within the agricultural sector. Robert F. K...
Lifestyle / Latest Current Topics - 6 months ago
As I sat watching the recent debate, I was struck by the antiquated rhetoric used to describe African American employment as “Black jobs.” The notion that our careers can be distilled into such a dismissive term is not just insulting but...
