Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
By Jaime Harrison | Word In Black (WIB) – Having worked on Capitol Hill for several years, I’ve seen the work that goes into getting a bill signed into law. It can be grueling, but it gives us an opportunity to transform the lives of millio...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
By Nick Brunner | Solving Sacramento Kendra Macias Reed is the deputy director with the Franklin Neighborhood Development Corporation (Photo courtesy Kendra Macias Reed) We can see how Sacramento gets to work. We get to school, we get to the gr...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
By Collin Binkley, Annie Ma and Noreen Nasir | The Associated Press Hillary Amofa listens to others member of the Lincoln Park High School step team after school Friday, March 8, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) CHICAGO (AP) —...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
By Ali Hickerson | Stacker fizkes // Shutterstock (Stacker) – More than 39 million adults with a substance use disorder did not receive treatment in 2022, according to the latest data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Servi...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – According to the US 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 st...
Lifestyle / Hot Topics Talk - 9 months ago
Visual depiction of what a downtown stadium would have looked like. Photo from the KC Royals KANSAS CITY, MO – In a historic victory and demonstration of collective power, the citizens of Kansas City have rejected a proposal that threatened...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
Tulsa, OK (74129) Today Clear. Lows overnight in the low 40s.. Tonight Updated: April 2, 2024 @ 10:17 pm
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – The Las Vegas Raiders proudly celebrate the Raiders Foundation inaugural Silver & Black Gala, a momentous event aimed at championing mental health awareness and raising funds for the Legal Aid of Southern Nevada’s Res...
9 months ago
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of James A. Washington, Publisher emeritus of the Dallas Weekly. James was one-of-a-kind. His wit, incredible storytelling and extensive business acumen made him one of the best – from publi...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
Attorneys for the last two survivors of the 1921 Race Massacre presented oral arguments Tuesday to the Oklahoma Supreme Court in hopes of getting their reparations case back to trial. Viola Fletcher and Lessie Benningfield Randle are the two remain...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
Friends, family and supporters are mourning the passing of The Atlanta Voice president and general manager James Washington who died on Tuesday, April 2.& Washington, 73, was a respected veteran of the Black Press, having established himself ear...
9 months ago
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens held a youth town hall on Tuesday at& The Gathering Spot& where students at& Atlanta Public Schools& and Atlanta universities got the opportunity to ask the mayor and city officials questions concernin...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
OKLAHOMA CITY — The last two remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre went before the Oklahoma State Supreme Court on Tuesday to make their case for reparations. The last two survivors, Mother Lessie Benningfield Randle and Mother Viola F...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
Tulsa, OK (74129) Today Mostly sunny and brisk. Winds N 15-30 mph.. Tonight Updated: April 3, 2024 @ 1:10 am
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
Lessie Benningfield Randle and Viola Ford Fletcher, both 109 years old, went to the Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon to appeal the dismissal of their lawsuit against the City of Tulsa for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. “We are gratefu...
