Category : Lifestyle

Detroit symposium aims to tackle health disparities facing Black men

Black men, facing higher risks of premature death from heart disease and other chronic health conditions, are often hindered by systemic barriers including educational inequalities and socioeconomic factors. To address these health disparities, the...

Black men’s health symposium in Detroit, 20th annual Bookstock returns

This Week on American Black Journal: Detroit symposium aims to tackle health disparities facing Black men Black men, facing higher risks of premature death from heart disease and other chronic health conditions, are often hindered by systemic...

Philanthropic Black Women of Memphis Offers Grants up to $5,000 to Local Nonprofits

The Philanthropic Black Women of Memphis (PBWM) announced Thursday that it is offering grants of up to $5,000 to local nonprofits focused on economic self-sufficiency within Shelby County. Eligible organizations, which must possess a 501(c)(3) status...

Catch Me If You Can: The World’s Most Traveled Woman is Detroiter Jessica Nabongo

When we think of female pioneers of color, many names come to mind: Shirley Chisolm, Ida B. Wells, Sojourner Truth, Madame CJ Walker, and Rosa Parks, amongst others. As a community, we are forever indebted to the bravery, strength, and courageous act...

Catch Me If You Can: The First Black Woman to Visit Every Country is Detroiter Jessica Nabongo

By Sean Copeland, Contributing Writer When we think of female pioneers of color, many names come to mind: Shirley Chisolm, Ida B. Wells, Sojourner Truth, Madame CJ Walker, and Rosa Parks, amongst others. As a community, we are forever indebted to the...

Should slave descendants get reparations in Georgia?

ATLANTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – According to the U.S. Census, Atlanta is the top city with the largest wealth disparity between white and Black families. Lawmakers called the legislative session a missed opportunity to bridge a divide that started...

14,000 Black Patients Move Up Kidney Transplant List Due To Racist Testing

Photo: Science Photo Library Over 14,000 Black patients have been moved up kidney transplant lists following revelations of racist medical testing. One of those patients, 29-year-old Jazmin Evans, was put on a kidney transplant list in 2019 and had...

She Reps: Twyla Marks

Twyla M.Marks #1 Encouragement Expert – the host of the Talks with Twyla show/the creator/founder/host of the Picking Up the Pieces EXPO, which is all about helping men and women heal and move forward after trauma. She is a Presidential Lif...

Tennessee Student Becomes First Black Homecoming Queen In School History

Photo: Getty Images A Tennessee student made history as her school’s first Black homecoming queen. Jayla Miller, a senior at Independence High School in Williamson County, Tennessee, was crowned as homecoming queen earlier this year, per the...

Beyoncé’s ‘Blackbiird’ breathes new life into a symbol that has inspired centuries of Black artists, musicians and storytellers

By Katie Kapurch, Texas State University and Jon Marc Smith, Texas State University Tanner Adell is one of the four Black, female country singers featured on ‘Blackbiird.’ Michael Hickey/Getty Images Prior to the release of “Cowboy Carter...

‘Overwhelmingly supported’: Berkeley school district Reparations Task Force presents survey results

The Reparations Task Force of Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, found overwhelming support for reparations in their community engagement survey last week. The survey was conducted as part of the Task Force’s process to make recommendations...

Last chance for ‘justice in their lifetime’: survivors of Tulsa race massacre push for restitution

The two remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, thought to be the worst single act of white supremacist violence against African Americans in US history, attended a momentous hearing on Tuesday. The supreme court of Oklahoma considered a...

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