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Miracle-Ear Foundation Brings the Gift of Sound to Dallas

& The Miracle-Ear Foundation brought the gift of sound to Dallas through their 9th Miracle Mission. On Saturday, April 13th the Foundation gifted 500 hearing aids to 250 Dallas area residents in need and provided free hearing tests and hearing h...

Quinn Minute – A salute to my dentists

by Rix Quinn Every morning, when my mirror smiles back, I am grateful to two dentists who have helped me for decades. They must be darn good because, thanks to regular visits, I’ve retained excellent cuspids, bicuspids, plus a host of workable molars...

Chicago Sky Draft Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso, Creating Fan Buzz

A “Most Outstanding Player” and the Bayou Barbie are coming to “Skytown.”& In Monday night’s WNBA Draft, the Chicago Sky selected former University of South Carolina star Kamilla Cardoso and the equally electrifying Angel Reese from Louisiana St...

White Man Charged With Murder After Black Teen’s Leg Found In Park

Photo: Milwaukee Police Department, GoFundMe A white man was arrested after authorities found the remains of a missing Black college student in a Milwaukee park. On Friday (April 5), Maxwell Anderson, 33, was charged with homicide, mutilation of a c...

White Man Charged With The Murder Of Sade Robinson

A white man was arrested after authorities found the remains of a missing Black college student in a Milwaukee park. On Friday (April 5), Maxwell Anderson, 33, was charged with homicide, mutilation of a corpse, and arson in the murder of 19-year...

J. Pharoah Doss: Tennessee repeals local police reform: was the repeal Republican paternalism?

Members of Memphis’ SCORPION unit were behind the brutal beating of a suspect.& City of Memphis via AP George Lakoff’s book, Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think, makes a distinction between left and right through parenting appr...

Civil Rights Groups Want Baltimore Bridge Renamed Due To Slavery Ties

Photo: Getty Images Civil rights groups are urging political leaders to rename Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge following its collapse last month. According to NBC News, the caucus of African American Leaders, whose members include variou...

Word In Black, and Comcast NBCUniversal Welcomes 16 Journalism Fellows to Cover Black and LGBTQ+ Communities

Philadelphia (April 15, 2024) —& Today, News is Out and Word In Black, together announced the 16 fellows selected for The Digital Equity Local Voices Lab, a new initiative powered by Comcast NBCUniversal to place journalists at 16 Black and LGB...

President Biden Unveils Sweeping Student Loan Relief Plans, Targeting Racial Disparities

One of the central aims of the proposals is to address the disproportionate debt burden borne by communities of color, mainly Black and Latino borrowers. By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia President Joe Bid...

Preserved – The Answer You Need but not the One You want

A few years ago, I went through a frustrating email exchange with a coworker. It started with her having a few questions about what I taught in my classes. It wasn’t really her business but in the spirit of collegiality, I responded to her email. ...

Nearly 1 in 4 Adults Dumped From Medicaid Are Now Uninsured

Photo credit: vitapix from Getty Images Signature A new survey details how millions of Americans struggle to keep coverage in the government insurance program for low-income people. By& Phil Galewitz This article was originally published on&...

Dawn Staley Sets a Trailblazing Legacy for Black Women Coaches

For the third time in seven seasons, Dawn Staley, a 53-year-old Black woman from the Raymond Rosen Homes housing projects of North Philadelphia, has led her University of South Carolina Gamecocks to an NCAA national title.& The former WNBA star...

Get On a Path to Financial Success, Well-Being with the Chicago Treasurer’s Office “Money Smart Week”

To help Chicagoans make better financial and lifestyle choices, the Chicago Treasurer’s Office will present two financial education webinars and a support service webinar for the formerly convicted April 16-18, during “Money Smart Week.” These webina...

Bodycam Footage Shows Akron Police Shooting Black Teen Holding Fake Gun

Photo: Getty Images A family is seeking justice after Akron, Ohio police shot a 15-year-old Black teenager who was holding a fake gun, drawing parallels to the shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, per Newsone. The shooting unfolded on April 1 after...

The Motive and Conduct of a Man of God I Thessalonians 2:1-20 Part I

In this chapter, Paul’s critics were at their best. There are those who are always trying to undermine the good that you are doing. Paul had his critics during his lifetime, and so do we! The two main charges against this grand apostle were...