Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. Around 15 Black students gathered at 119 Euclid — now the Barner-McDuffie House — Wednesday night for a mental health talk titled “Mind your Matter.” Attend...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
FEBRUARY 21 1933—Song stylist and activist Nina Simone is born Eunice Waymon in Tryon, N.C. She was a child prodigy who was playing the piano by age 4. She had numerous songs to her credit, but one of the most memorable was “Mississippi Goddam”...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
WILKES BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Local business professionals gathered this evening at a networking event focused on supporting black-owned businesses within northeastern Pennsylvania. Wilkes-Barre Power meets monthly to network with fellow...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
Black people comprise more than 14 percent of the nation’s population but only 2.3 percent of businesses are Black-owned, according to recent U.S. Census Bureau figures. The most recent American Communities Survey shows that while Black busine...
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Washington (CNN) —& Nearly 153,000 student loan borrowers currently enrolled in a new repayment plan launched by the Biden administration are expected to get an email Wednesday notifying them that their remaining federal student loan debt will b...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
.fb-comments,.fb-comments span,.fb-comments span iframe[style]{min-width:100%!important;width:100%!important} Dr. Sika Dagbovie-Mullins, Dr. Joan Morgan and Dr. Regis M. Fox speak on a panel at the conference. (Layla Reese) Tulane University hosted t...
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By Terri Schilchenmeyer The envelope on the table is addressed to you. It caught your attention because – who, besides politicians, utilities, and creditors sends anything in the mail these days? Still, it was a nice surprise, no matter what, like a...
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By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Senior National Correspondent Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison’s political odyssey mirrors a narrative of triumph over adversity. Raised by his grandparents in Orangeburg, South Carolina, as the son of a singl...
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It’s a weekend of culture, with music, food, dance, storytelling and so much more at this family-friendly event produced by volunteers from the Southwest Celtic Music Association It’s almost time to kick up your heels and dance a jig: The North Texas...
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The National Juneteenth Museum announced a founding donation of $2 million from Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF Railway). One of North America’s leading transportation and logistics companies, its contribution underscores BNSF’s commitment...
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Irving City Council called the city’s general municipal election for City Council Districts 4, 6 and 8, as well as a special bond election for a City Hall Complex on May 4. In addition to the City’s general election, the ballot also includes a propos...
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(Newswise) — ANN ARBOR – While it’s not surprising to spot teens wearing headphones and earbuds, it’s also becoming a widespread trend among younger children, a national poll suggests. Two in three parents say their child ages 5-12 uses personal audi...
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Teachers, social workers and other public servants among those to benefit By Charlene Crowell Teachers, social workers, and other public servants are among those expected to benefit from recent Biden Administration efforts to expand eligibility for f...
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By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Senior National Correspondent A scathing report released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz unveiled a disturbing pattern of operational and managerial deficiencies within the Federal Burea...
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The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) public art program Artbound, in collaboration with the Atlanta Department of City Planning (DCP), Westside Future Fund, and Living Walls, has extended the deadline on the call for artists and...
