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AFT: New Biden Plans For Student Debt Relief Will Be Life-Changing For Millions

By AFT Photos: YouTube Screenshots WASHINGTON—AFT members will join President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona today in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and New York to discuss the administration’s new set of...

Navajo to Nat Turner, Solar Eclipses Have Played Important Cultural Roles Through a Colorful History

Solar eclipses always have a certain star power, stirring up excitement across countries, regions and communities as earthlings prepare to receive the astrological phenomenon. Sometimes this excitement leads to talk of the science behind eclipses, d...

Detroit’s Newest Billboard Promotes Gun Safe Storage Law

Detroit is taking a stand. In a city all too familiar with the echoes of gun violence, the community is rallying together, determined to put an end to the senseless loss of life. It’s a call to action that hits home for many, sparked by the tra...

5 Organizations Boosting Black Student Achievement

By Aziah Siid Originally appeared in Word in Black Overworked and underpaid teachers need all the help they can get to ensure students achieve and are college or career-ready. Fortunately, there are dozens of nonprofit organizations that can l...

UN Sec Gen says Africans must be honoured, supports reparations

March 9, 2024 – In her remarks to the opening ceremony on 4 March 2024, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, told more than 400 ministers, senior government officials, and other dignitaries from across the world’s six...

International Leaders Condemnation Of Gaza Genocide Is Too Weak

By Robert Koehler\ PeaceVoice Photos: YouTube Screenshots Even the international condemnation of the Israeli devastation of Gaza often feels tepid. Consider, for instance, the words of U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, in the wake of Israel...

Total Solar Eclipse Today: What You Need to Know

Mark your calendars for April 8, 2024, a day poised to be etched in the memories of many across the United States and beyond, thanks to the awe-inspiring natural spectacle known as the total solar eclipse. This event, aptly named the Grea...

Preserved by Purpose: Spiritually Speaking and Listening

By Shewanda Riley “So, when are you going to start writing for me.? I had no idea that this one simple question posed to me in early 2000 by Jim Washington, at that time publisher and owner of the Dallas Weekly, would have a two-decade long imp...

Karen Yarbrough, Pioneering Cook County Clerk and Politician, Dies at 73

Karen Yarbrough, the first African American and woman to serve as Cook County Clerk, died on Sunday at the age of 73.& According to ABC 7 Chicago, Yarbrough was hospitalized in critical condition with an undisclosed illness.& Karen Yarbroug...

The Evolution of the Black Vote and Projections for the 2024 Election Cycle

1960s photo of A large group of African American children gathering around a sign encouraging people to register to vote. Image via Kheel Center at Cornell University. After more than 100 years of voting, Black Americans continue to navigate against...

California Democrats come to agreement on $17.3 billion deficit reduction plan

SACRAMENTO (AP) — California Democratic leaders announced Thursday they had come to an agreement on a plan that would reduce the state’s staggering multibillion-dollar shortfall by $17.3 billion through a combination of spending cuts, delays and def...

Woman Goes Viral After Slamming Man’s First Date Idea To Feed Homeless

Photo: Getty Images A woman went viral on social media for sharing her idea of a first date gone wrong. X user Big Mimosa said she had mentioned to her date that she feeds the homeless at least once a month. The woman revealed in a viral tweet that...

Andor Health Earns Highest Client Experience Ranking in Black Book Hospital Survey for Virtual Care Collaboration Solutions

Andor Health Earns Highest Client Experience Ranking in Black Book Hospital Survey for Virtual Care Collaboration Solutions FREE Breaking News Alerts from StreetInsider.com! StreetInsider.com Top Tickers, 4/8/...

Sacramento State alumnus Brent Tracye Sands brings Black superhero culture to the big screen

By Malcolm Curry | Special to The OBSERVER Comic book writer Brent Tracye Sands says he is hoping to add to the Black superhero culture with his character Anthony “Impound” Endsley. Sands owns iMPOUND COMICS in downtown Sacramento. Russell Stiger...

Yes, we’re divided. But new AP-NORC poll shows Americans still agree on most core American values

By Gary Fields and Amelia Thomson Deveaux | The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite the country’s deep political polarization, most Americans share many core beliefs about what it means to be an American, according to a new poll. The po...