Category : Lifestyle

2024 Detroit Lions Season Tickets Are Already Sold Out

It’s safe to say that the roar was restored for the Detroit Lions. After putting together an incredible 12-5 record during the 2023 season, winning two playoff games in Detroit for the first time, and falling just short of the franchise’s first Super...

Advice to Employers: Please Create Policies Assuming All Worker Are Single

Me and my daughterMotherhood is harder than it needs to be. This is partially because of the inexcusable work/life policies in the U.S., but also because of our own outsized expectations. We are living in an age when the ideal mom is a mash-up betwee...

DA’s Homelessness Suit Against City Dismissed

By Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff Writer Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho speaks to reporters and Sacramento residents Sept. 19, hours before serving the city with a lawsuit over homeless encampments. Robert J. Hansen, OBSERVER A...

Disney’s Tiana’s Bayou Adventure to open on June 28, offering immersive experience

Get ready for an exciting new addition to Walt Disney World as “Tiana’s Bayou Adventure” is all set to open on June 28. This thrilling attraction will take you on a journey through the mystical world of Disney’s beloved chara...

Congress (Finally) Talks Black Male Mental Health

By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer Screenshot of the May 1 briefing, livestreamed on social media for those who couldn’t attend the D.C. event in person. Seen here are Congressmembers Lucy McGrath, left, and Frederica C. Wilson. Wit...

VOICES Heard: New Cancer Study Will Center Black Women

This post was originally published on Word In Black. By: Jennifer Porter Gore Called “the emperor of all maladies,” cancer strikes tens of thousands of Americans each year. But while the death rate from the disease has declined during the past two de...

Detroit’s Neighborhood Renaissance: Gilbert Family Foundation Fuels $15 Million Investment

Detroit’s revitalization efforts received a significant boost with a $15 million infusion into the Strategic Neighborhood Fund (SNF) from the Gilbert Family Foundation. This marks a new chapter in the partnership between the City of...

Texas’ DEI ban almost ended cultural graduations. Latina students at UT-Austin fought to keep theirs.

Texas’ DEI ban almost ended cultural graduations. Latina students at UT-Austin fought to keep theirs. By Sneha Dey, The Texas TribuneMay 10, 2024 “Texas’ DEI ban almost ended cultural graduations. Latina students at UT-Austin fought to k...

Detroit Accelerates Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Exceeding Targets with State Grant

Detroit’s Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) is intensifying its lead service line replacement initiative. The department aims to remove over 1,000 aging lead lines per month, funded in part by an $85 million state grant. Last yea...

TSU’s Duanté Abercrombie Aims to Bring the HBCU Experience to Hockey

Duanté Abercrombie, a former coach with the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs, is building a first-of-its-kind hockey program at the HBCU Tennessee State University (Photo Provided). By Evan F. Moore The first thing newly hired Tennessee State Universi...

Confederate Names Of Two Schools Being Restored Following Board Vote

Photo: Getty Images A Virginia school board has reversed its decision to rename two public schools honoring Confederate military leaders. On Friday (May 10), the Shenandoah County, Virginia school board voted 5-1 in favor of a proposal that will re...