Lifestyle / Parenting/ Health - 9 months ago
Facts are facts! Without higher levels of participation among Black Americans, we will never unlock the root causes of the disparate impact of illnesses, diseases, and ailments plaguing Black communities today. Every day that African Americans conti...
Lifestyle / Hot Topics Talk - 9 months ago
Kansas City, MO – As the April 2 vote draws near, the battle lines are clearly drawn in Jackson County over the proposed stadium sales tax, with KC Tenants, a 10,000-member-strong citywide tenant union, leading the charge against billionaire spo...
Lifestyle / Hot Topics Talk - 9 months ago
KC Tenants leaders after a forum on the stadium sales tax at the Plaza Library on March 19. Credit: KC Tenants KANSAS CITY, MO – On April 2, voters in Jackson County will be asked to tax themselves $2 billion for over 40 years. And for what...
Lifestyle / Parenting/ Health - 9 months ago
Are you suffering from insomnia? Do you find yourself tossing and turning at night trying to fall asleep? Or perhaps you fall asleep easily only to wake up hours before your alarm is set to go off. Whether you experience a sleepless night occasiona...
Lifestyle / Hot Topics Talk - 9 months ago
(**)& Godzilla and King Kong used to have a beef. Now that they’ve kissed and made up, there’s no real meat in this generic big creature smackdown. Also, any production involving Godzilla or Kong now stands in the shadow of the Oscar-win...
Lifestyle / Latest Current Topics - 9 months ago
There is a narrative that many of us heard when we were children. This story tells how Joshua and the Israelites “Fought the Battle of Jerico.” According to one writer, “The story of the Israelite conquest of Jericho (Joshua 2-6) is one of the best k...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
Activist leaders in Boston demanding “White churches” pay reparations to the city’s Black community “is really absurd,” said a pastor from the South Side of Chicago. “They’re playing on people’s guilt...
Lifestyle / Parenting/ Health - 9 months ago
Did you know that there may be a silent killer on your plate? High blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar are still killing the Black community at a disproportionate rate. These diseases are not hereditary, but the recipes get passe...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
NEW YORK — Much can be said about Langston Hughes. The Harlem Renaissance poet, novelist, playwright, journalist and social activist was also an influencer, inspiring and encouraging some of the most creative minds of the century. Among them w...
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(CNN) — Caitlin Clark stands alone on the Iowa Hawkeyes’ home floor, with 15,000 fans transfixed by the moment — and more than three million viewers watching on television. She drains a free throw. Effortless. Then another. The home crowd erupts....
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Caitlin Clark and Iowa are back in the Final Four again. So are Dawn Staley and undefeated South Carolina. The women’s basketball world will descend on Cleveland for the national semifinals on Friday and the championship game...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
Fourteen state representatives from metro Detroit are navigating the shifting sands of political representation, faced with the prospect of appealing to a dramatically altered electorate come this fall’s elections. This change, stemming...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
Comcast has elevated Shannon Dulin to the position of Senior Director of Community Impact for the company’s Central Division, entrusting her with the leadership of philanthropic strategies and initiatives within 13 U.S. states, incl...
Lifestyle / Latest Current Topics - 9 months ago
When was the last time you immersed yourself in a book, captivated by its narrative, that provoked deep thought, whether for personal growth or simple leisure?& On Thursday, March 28, at 7 p.m., Exile in Bookville and the Historic Studebaker The...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
This post was originally published on Word In Black. By: Sylvester Brown Jr. In 2022, Dr. Love Holt, at the time a reproductive freedom organizer with Pro Choice Missouri, shared a courageous commentary with the Riverfront Times, titled: “My Abortion...
