Category : Lifestyle

Redefining Roots: Detroit’s North End and the New Chapter of ‘The Claire’

Detroit’s North End is far more than just a neighborhood; it’s a community with roots that run deep into the very soil. While downtown Detroit and its neighboring areas have seen a surge of modern housing developments, the North End is now poised to...

Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard, Activist Andrew Holmes Named in Sexual Assault Suit

Village of Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard and renowned Chicago-area activist Andrew Holmes are defendants in a civil suit over their alleged involvement in a sexual assault that took place during a trip to Las Vegas.& The lawsuit claims that Holme...

Astrology Influencer’s Murder-Suicide Draws Attention To Black W

NewsOne Featured Video Source: x / x The murder-suicide involving a popular social media astrology influencer and her family is drawing attention to Black women and mental health awareness. Authorities, who are still working on the ongoin...

Springfield celebrates Black Maternal Health Week

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Springfield officials will be joining together on Thursday for a special Black Maternal Health Week celebration. Car accident leaves trail of damage on State Street in Springfield According to the CDC, Black Mat...

COLUMN: Love for the Outdoors is a Gift that Pays Forward

By Ben Jealous When we see a 75-year-old white man out in the woods with a group of Black and brown kids from low-income neighborhoods, teaching them about nature, few of us assume he is there because that is where he feels most comfortable.& Pr...

Reparations rift? California’s Black lawmakers divided on how far to go

BY WENDY FRY | CALMatters (CALMATTERS) – As California becomes the first state to publicly grapple with the complexities of reparations, a conflict has emerged between reparations advocates and some lawmakers backing bills to implement a state...

Black Maternal Health Week: These Groups Are Dedicated To Improving Maternal Health Outcomes For Black Women

H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock / Contributor / Getty Images Every year, Black Maternal Health Week occurs from April 11-17. The Black Mamas Matter Alliance, which leads and founded this campaign, revealed this year’s th...

Historic reparations commission slated for final recommendations in June. Then what?

ASHEVILLE – After two years of meetings, barring further extension, the city and Buncombe County’s reparations commission will close out its report of final recommendations in June. But then what? Commission members ask: How will local mu...

Black Maternal Health Week to raise awareness in April

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Track Opioid Settlement Payouts — to the Cent — in Your Community

By Aneri Pattani and Lydia Zuraw and Holly K. Hacker | KFF Health News | Word In Black (WIB) – State and local governments are receiving billions of dollars in settlements from companies that made, sold, or distributed prescription painkill...

Baseball Hall of Fame to Honor Hank Aaron with Statue Unveiling; U.S. Postal Service to Issue Commemorative Stamp

By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA (NNPA) – Fifty years ago, the sports world watched in awe as Hank Aaron shattered baseball’s most hallowed record, cementing his place as one of the game’s greatest legends. To celebrate the anniversary of that his...

Soul Project creates pathways for youth in the solar industry

By Keyshawn Davis | Solving Sacramento Dariyn Choates, CEO and founder of Soular Cleaning, speaks to the inaugural cohort of the Soul Project during orientation on March 20. (Photo by Keyshawn Davis) Dariyn Choates came to Sacramento from Mon...

6 former Mississippi law officers sentenced in state court for torture of 2 Black men

By Michael Goldberg | The Associated Press FILE – This combination of photos shows, from top left, former Rankin County sheriff’s deputies Hunter Elward, Christian Dedmon, Brett McAlpin, Jeffrey Middleton, Daniel Opdyke and former Richland...

Why the ‘Protect Black Women and Girls Act’ Needs to Pass Now

This& post& was originally published on& Afro By Lanai Wells | Afro | Word In Black Cut: Lanai Wells is a media relations and crisis management for politicians and organizations throughout Washington D.C. and the surrounding areas....

A Final Gift

By Elinor Tatum | Word In Black (WIB) – Losing a loved one is a horrible ordeal. Losing a child can be even harder to reconcile. Last week, a friend and former colleague lost his 33-year-old son, a vibrant young man full of life and love, i...