Category : News Talk

Here’s Every Black U.S. Senator In American History

Circa 1870, from left: Sen. Hiram Revels of Mississippi with some of the first Black members of Congress, Benjamin Turner, Robert De Large, Josiah Walls, Jefferson Long, Joseph Rainey and Robert Brown Elliot. | Source: MPI / Getty UPDATED: 3:30 p.m....

WFU in the news: Sept. 25-Oct. 1, 2023

FEATURED NEWS US should change course in West Africa to avert loss of lifeBy Will Walldorf | Chicago Tribune OpinionAfter a brief hiatus following the coup there in late July, the United States has resumed military operations in Niger. Drones and ma...

Aiming for 500,000 subscribers by 2026, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution takes a big swing on growth

Many local publications have cut costs this year. But The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is dreaming big. The legacy media company is looking to grow its roughly 60,000 digital subscribers to 500,000 by the end of 2026. Publisher and president Andrew M...

LA City Council moves to ban cashless retail business

LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Los Angeles took a step toward banning cashless retail businesses Tuesday, as the City Council instructed staff to prepare a report examining cashless policies in other cities and providing recommendations for a similar policy he...

UAH Nursing researcher to study cardiometabolic disease among Black women in the Deep South

A researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has been awarded a $179,000 subcontract to explore community-based strategies for reducing high-burden chronic disease like obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer as part of an overa...

‘Bigly’ Mad: Donald Trump’s Civil Fraud Trial In 10 Fantastically Furious Photos

Trump in New York State Supreme Court on October 2, 2023, in New York City. | Source: Pool / Getty If photos from the start of Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York City are any indication — and they most certainly are — the...

Meet Laphonza Butler, the EMILY’s List president and Kamala Harris ally entering the U.S. Senate

African-American history murals vandalized in Tampa; police seeking suspect

TAMPA, Fla. — Police are investigating after artwork showcasing African-American history in Tampa was vandalized Monday night. The Tampa Police Department said the four works, which depict the story of the African-American community and Historical...

PERSPECTIVE: Rising Black suicide rate demands attention

Chico State’s College of Business to Host University Sales Center Alliance Annual Fall Conference

Faculty from nearly 50 USCA-Accredited Universities Will Descend on Chico State to Discuss Industry Best Practices and Name a New President The Chico State College of Business’ renowned Seufferlein Sales Program (SSP) will host the University Sale...

Fergus heads National Committee on Reparations

Dr. Claudius Fergus has been appointed the chairman of the reconstituted National Committee on Reparations (NCR). His appointment came in keeping with a mandate by Caricom where each member will establish National Committees on Reparations and whos...

Anacostia group honors LGBTQ advocate Pannell for 30 years of service

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the world’s largest HIV/AIDS healthcare organization with its headquarters in Los Angeles, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 27 to mark the official opening of its Capitol Hill Healthcare Center. The new center,...

Diane Feinstein, the ‘Year of the Woman’ and the evolving landscape of Pa. politics

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! The death of U.S. Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) calls to mind her election to the upper House in 1992, which is remember...

Alabama Gets One Step Closer To Congressional Map Changes And Majority-Black Voting Districts

Source: Susanne Neumann / Getty UPDATED: 11:00 a.m. ET, Oct. 3 Alabama residents are one step closer to finally getting a majority-Black voting district, something Republicans have fought against for decades. According to AP, on Tuesday a three-judge...

As an interfaith leader in St. Pete, I am moved by the mayor’s and Rays’ Gas Plant plan

Mayor Ken Welch raised the Tampa Bay Rays flag over City Hall on Tuesday, the crowd cheered, smiled and celebrated. The fall breeze was blowing, and our team was in the playoffs for a fifth straight year. The excitement reflected the team’s play on t...