Category : News Talk

Detroit Chamber Unveils 2024 Education Report, Highlights Shifting Views on Higher Ed

Image courtesy of The Detroit Regional Chamber The Detroit Regional Chamber has recently published its highly anticipated 2024 State of Education and Talent report, offering an in-depth analysis of the region’s progress in educational attainme...

In five years, Chicago has barely made progress on its court-ordered police reforms. Here’s why.

Stay Safe from Holiday Scams

Sponsored by JPMorganChase & The holidays are a time to celebrate with loved ones, not falling victim to scams that can steal your cheer. Falling for a scam can lead to losing money and putting your account and personal information at risk, whi...

Reparations Roundup: November 2024

Lawmakers across the country are proposing reparations to black Americans for slavery and America’s history of racial discrimination. Proposals have included direct cash payments, grants, formal apologies from the government, and government programs...

Donald Trump has picked more white men called Doug than African Americans

More white men called Doug have been nominated for Cabinet positions in President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration than African Americans. North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and former Georgia Congressman Doug Collins will both head...

McCarty At Victory’s Doorstep

Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff WriterTwo political experts are calling the Sacramento mayoral race for Assemblymember Kevin McCarty.“It’s over,” Paul Mitchell, vice president of a bipartisan voter data firm Political Data, told The OBSERVER on Tue...

Calls Grows For Trump To Nominate A Black Person For His Cabinet

NewsOne Featured Video Donald Trump listens to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis in the Cabinet Room of the White House May 13, 2020, in Washington, D.C. | Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty Nearly two weeks after Donald Trump first began nomina...

Detroit’s Drinking Water Is Safe: Addressing Lead Service Line Concerns and Ongoing Replacement Efforts

Detroit residents have recently received federally required notifications about the material of their water service lines, sparking concerns about water quality. However, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) assure...

COTS Detroit’s Santa Shop Brings Hope to Families in Need

For many families in Detroit, the holiday season is a bittersweet reminder of joy interwoven with struggle. For parents experiencing or at risk of homelessness, the desire to provide a magical Christmas for their children can feel out...

Reviving Legacy: How Detroit’s Historic Higginbotham School Becomes a Beacon of Affordable Housing

Detroit’s Eight-Mile-Wyoming neighborhood witnessed a powerful moment on November 19, 2024, as the historic William E. Higginbotham School began its transformation into the Higginbotham Art Residences. This monumental project will provide 100 afforda...

Black families forced out of neighbourhood in California to be paid reparations

BLACK FAMILIES that were forced out of their neighbourhood in California during the 1960s will be paid nearly $6 (£4.7) million in reparations. The financial settlement agreed with the city, will be split among Black and Latino families who lived in...

Guardian apology to the Jamaican government at Emancipation Jubilee event

On the night of 31 July 2024 the Guardian participated in the Emancipation Jubilee Event in Jamaica to commemorate the end of the transatlantic trade in enslaved people. Joseph Harker of our Legacies of enslavement team, delivered an apology through...

Federal review ‘raises concerns’ about care for Black pregnant patients at Cedars-Sinai

Federal investigators looking into the treatment of Black pregnant patients at Cedars-Sinai Health System have found evidence that federal laws against discrimination may not have been followed, according to a “letter of concern.” “Our investigatio...

Black Health Network and CDU address workforce diversity

We need your support! Sign up for our free newsletter to receive The Observer directly in your inbox every weekday. Edward Henderson | California Black Media Only 3% of doctors in California are Black, compared to a...

Three Percent of Calif’s Doctors are Black. Advocates Want Increased Representation

Edward Henderson | California Black MediaOnly 3% of doctors in California are Black, compared to about 5% nationwide.The California Black Health Network (CBHN), Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) in Los Angeles and other health...