Category : Lifestyle

Oregon Man Who Attacked Black Food Truck Owner And Hurled Racial Insults Gets 36 Months In Prison

An Oregon man who shouted racial slurs while repeatedly punching a Black food truck owner has been sentenced. On Wednesday (Feb. 21), Daniel Thomas Warren, 40, was sentenced to 36 months in prison in connection to the June 2023 attack on LoRe...

J. Pharoah Doss: Would conservatives prefer a Super Bowl rendition of ‘If We Must Die?’

JAMES WELDON JOHNSON Once again, the “Black National Anthem—Lift Every Voice and Sing” was performed before the Super Bowl, and, once again, conservatives expressed their displeasure as soon as the singer finished. Megyn Kelly, a talk show host, post...

Local woman’s story highlights dangers of Black maternal health crisis

Published: February 27, 2024, 7:59 AM Black women are two to three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women. Doctors and even lawmakers are ringing the alarm on what’s being called a Black maternal health cri...

Rethinking Public Health: The Urgent Need for Tobacco Harm Reduction in Black Communities

The vibrant streets of Harlem, once the backdrop for America’s Black Renaissance, now tell a different story—one of resilience against a new adversary. The issue at hand isn’t just about smoking; it’s about the right to healthier alternatives and the...

Rethinking Public Health: The Urgent Need for Tobacco Harm Reducti…

An administrator at HBCU Lincoln University died by suicide. It’s raising painful questions about Black mental health

CNN — Editor’s Note: If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988 to connect with a trained counselor...

Dying to be pregnant: Local woman’s miracle story highlights deadly dangers of Black maternal health crisis

JACKSONVILLE, Fla – Black women are two to three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women. Doctors and even lawmakers are ringing the alarm on what’s being called a Black maternal health crisis. News4JAX is digg...

Survivor Creates Organization To Fight Human Trafficking

By Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff Writer Emily Sanders, left, and Paulette Wyllie at Bishop Gallegos. (Courtesy of Emily Sanders) “I believed this man loved me and I loved him,” said Emily Sanders about the man who turned her into a sex work...

Jill Rahman: Create a better Chicago by investing in Black businesses

For more than 30 years, I guided businesses and brands built for growth and profit. Now I work for an organization focused on social change — specifically, ending hunger. Along the way, I’ve participated in many well-intentioned programs aimed at cr...

After Lincoln U leader’s death, Black mental health crisis awareness ‘comes at a great cost’

“Heartbreaking.” That is how Falon Ensley, a student and former student government president at Lincoln University, described her feelings reading Antoinette Candia-Bailey’s final email to LU president John Moseley. On Jan. 8, Candia-Bailey, former...

Bill that creates Community Impact Districts near Georgia’s HBCUs passes out of Georgia Senate

Senate Bill 235 passed the Georgia Senate by a margin of 46-7 Monday afternoon. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Sonya Halpern, a Democrat from Atlanta, seeks to establish the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Innovation and Eco...

Legislature must address Black maternal health crisis in post-Roe era

Almost two years have passed since the overturn of Roe v. Wade, and Floridians are suffering. During those two years, the struggle for reproductive freedom for Black women has deepened. Black women between the ages of 15 and 44 are more likely to hav...

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