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The most common mental health diagnoses among teens in the US

By Ali Hickerson In January 2024, thousands of people earnestly responded to Elmo when the “Sesame Street” puppet prompted a mental health check-in on social media, asking, “How is everybody doing?” The same week, in te...

6 Loving Affirmations for Black Daughters

by Tracy Chiles McGhee Originally appeared in Word in Black From mundane moments to life’s greatest milestones, my affirmations for my daughter, Sasha, are an enduring prayer for her well-being. The thoughts and words are illuminated by our un...

The silent killer

Did you know that one person dies from heart disease every 36 seconds in the United States, according to the American Heart Association (AHA)? February is American Heart Month, and Parkland Health providers want your blood pressure down and your hype...

Missing Black Children Deserve Justice Too

MISSINGPERSONS: Hundreds of Chicago residents joined KOCO organizers at the 6th annual We Walk For Her march. June 7th, 2023. Photo by Sebastin Hidalgo for City Bureau& Credit: Photo by Sebastián Hidalgo for City Bureau by& Trina Reynolds-Ty...

Don Lemon To Receive $24.5 Million In Separation Deal With CNN

Photo: Getty Images Don Lemon and CNN have reportedly reached an agreement following his firing last year. According to TheWrap, the former CNN anchor will receive approximately $24.5 million from his former employer in a separation deal that equals...

The Carr Report: Elderly woman was told a whole lie about her Whole Life Insurance policy

I recently read an article from “Moneywise.” This article shares a story about a 72-year-old woman whose life insurance policy is being terminated despite her life insurance premiums being paid every month since 1987. It goes on to say that this is a...

MR. SONNY KNOWS for Feb. 28

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The Kansas City Chief’s Super Bowl Parade Marred By Gun Violence Was Sad And Tragic.

By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D. I can recall my parents telling me to get ready because we are going to a parade. There was a lot of joy attached to going to a parade as a child. Bands were playing and people all dressed up were waving from floats. In my...

Grammy-Nominated R&B Artist Rudy Currence Delights Tavern on LaGrange Crowd

By Rashad Alexander Rudy Currence stopped by Tavern on LaGrange in Countryside to serenade the crowd on a recent Friday evening. With the spirit of love still in the air for the month of February, the Grammy-nominated R&B singer shared some love...

Man Who Yelled Racial Slurs, Punched Black Food Truck Owner Gets 36 Months

Photo: Getty Images 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...

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...

Wendy Williams’ Brave Revelation: Living with Progressive Aphasia and Frontotemporal Dementia

By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Wendy Williams’ team has confirmed that the former daytime talk show host has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). In a...

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson paid campaign money to firm tied to his new Republican group • Everton Bailey Jr. The Dallas Morning News (TNS) Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson won reelection by a landslide in May then started paying a consulting firm run by his form

Everton Bailey Jr. The Dallas Morning News (TNS) Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson won reelection by a landslide in May then started paying a consulting firm run by his former chief of staff thousands of dollars a month in campaign funds, records show. Adept...

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson paid campaign money to firm tied to his new Republican group • Everton Bailey Jr. The Dallas Morning News (TNS) Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson won reelection by a landslide in May then started paying a consulting firm run by his form