Lifestyle / News Talk - 8 months ago
A California lawmaker wants to tax gold, cotton, and other items linked to slavery and use the money for reparations for black people. The bill introduced by Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer is one of 12 bills backed by the California Legislative Bl...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 8 months ago
Lifestyle / Parenting/ Health - 8 months ago
Photo: Health Care IT Dorothy Lavinia Brown, MD, broke new ground as the first Black female surgeon in the South while facing insurmountable odds. She was a trailblazer in medicine and an inspiration to future generations because of her tenacious per...
8 months ago
By Jennifer Porter Gore Originally appeared in Word in Black When she died during childbirth, Krystal Anderson became the latest reminder that Black women are at the center of a global maternal health crisis.& Krystal Anderson seemed t...
8 months ago
ATLANTA (March 21, 2024) – Butter.ATL Founder Brandon Butler and Monday Night Brewing Brewmaster Peter Kiley announce the launch of The 404 Fund – a donor-advised fund created in partnership with Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. Guided by an...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 8 months ago
Basketball center Wilt Chamberlain performed many amazing feats during his career that included stints with the Philadelphia Warriors, the San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers “Wilt the Stilt” led t...
Lifestyle / Hot Topics Talk - 8 months ago
On a cold wintery day in January, where the temperature was 12 degrees and people had the option to stay home and watch the football playoff games, state and city leaders, private sector executives, retirees and about 50 other people came to honor an...
8 months ago
There’s an expression that justice is blind, impartial, and objective. It treats strangers just like it treats family. As an attorney and advocate, however, I’ve found when judges and juries decide the merits of a case, they consider how their choic...
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Experiencing an automobile from Alfa Romeo was highly anticipated, and this 2024 Alpha Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio did not disappoint. For those seeking a sedan that provides luxury, power, and captivation, this vehicle flaunting the highly recomm...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 8 months ago
On February 28, judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced their decision on reparations to victims in the case of Dominic Ongwen, a former Ugandan rebel commander. A total of more than 52 million euros, to be distributed among 50.0...
Lifestyle / Latest Current Topics - 8 months ago
By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D. The events you read about and hear about sometimes make you say, did that really happen? It makes you wonder out loud, that can’t be. Our America is going through it right now. At every corner, our sensibilities are being...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 8 months ago
Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was 87.Gossett’s first cousin Neal L. Gossett told The Associated Press that the actor died in...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 8 months ago
A California Democrat wants to tax sales of gold, cotton, tobacco and other goods linked to slavery — and to divert the money to black residents, in the latest bid to turn reparations into reality. The bill by Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer i...
8 months ago
A Texas appeals court on Thursday overturned the illegal voting conviction of Crystal Mason, who was given a five-year prison sentence for casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 election while on supervised release for federal tax evasion.The deci...
Lifestyle / Parenting/ Health - 8 months ago
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic condition that may cause individuals of any age to have severe symptoms that can be incapacitating. Because inflammation is the primary source of pain, the good news is that there are a number of treatment options a...
