Category : News Talk

Second Thoughts in New York

When David Soares was elected district attorney in 2004 in Albany County, New York, he enjoyed united support on the left; even the radical Working Families Party had endorsed him. A childhood immigrant from Africa, Soares doesn’t lack for “lived exp...

Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Cord Jefferson deliver emotional speeches at Oscars wins for ‘The Holdovers,’ ‘American Fiction’; Kris Bowers wins for short documentary

“The Holdovers” actress Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “American Fiction” screenwriter Cord Jefferson, and “The Last Repair Shop” co-director Kris Bowers have joined the prestigious ranks of Oscar winners.& They won their first Oscars at the 96th annu...

Community Treehouse Center Detroit’s Solar Training Program Fuels the City’s Clean Energy Drive

Detroit’s Community Treehouse Center (CTCD) has announced a new initiative to bolster the city’s role in the clean energy sector, offering an eight-week Solar Pathways Workforce Training Program aimed at preparing participants for...

Church of England and the slavery reparations row

The Church of England is appealing for other organisations to help it establish a £1 billion fund to address its former connections to slavery. A £100 million sum was initially pledged by the Church to tackle the issue, but following a review by an...

African American Health Pioneers in Maryland

The Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Office of the University of Maryland Medical System recently shared profiles of African American Health Pioneers in Maryland as part of Black History Month. Among the featured African American healthcare leaders w...

News Meeting: Sathnam Sanghera on that Kate photo and reparations for slavery

News Meeting: Sathnam Sanghera on that Kate photo and reparations for slavery – Tortoise Hello. It looks like you’re using an a...

In deeds, people of color were barred from buying homes. Now, they could validate reparations programs.

The modest Cape-style homes on a side street in Beverly are the kind of starter homes with manicured lawns that could accommodate young families looking to settle down in a seaside community rich with New England history. But deep in their foundati...

District Attorney Thien Ho To Review Doshman Johnson Case

By Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff Writer Latoya Harper-Johnson, left, and Franki Jones asking District Attorney Thien Ho to review Doshman Johnson’s case at an Elk Grove town hall on Feb. 27. Robert J. Hansen, OBSERVER Sacramento County Dist...

Oldest Living Survivor of Tulsa Race Massacre Tells Her Story

By Alexis Taylor | The AFRO | Word In Black This& post& was originally published on& Afro Credit: AFRO Photo/Stephen Hopkins (WIB) – Viola Ford Fletcher was a mere seven years old when she was forced to reckon with hatred...

Vandals Desecrate Monuments Honoring Blacks

By BlackMansStreet.Today | Special to the Trice Edney News Wire A vandal was arrested for desecrating Mother Bethel AME Church in Philadelphia. (TriceEdneyWire.com) – The recent vandalism of a statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and ot...

Why does fentanyl exist? The history behind the substance driving record overdose deaths in the US

By Dom DiFurio | Stacker Toasted Pictures // Shutterstock (Stacker) – Fentanyl was the most promising medical advancement of its time. It’s now one of the leading causes of death in the United States. The highly addictive sy...

Proven Investment Strategies of the Past Decade

Sponsored by JPMorgan Chase & Co. Over the past decade, the financial landscape has undergone significant shifts marked by economic uncertainties, technological advancements, and global events shaping the investment world. Amidst these change...

An SAT Comeback in College Admissions? Don’t Believe the Hype

By Joseph Williams | Word In Black (WIB) – When Ivy League universities joined hundreds of other schools in dropping SAT and ACT scores as admission requirements in recent years, it seemed the high-stakes tests were going the way of pay ph...

Bishop of Croydon: ‘As a Windrush child, I was rocked by racism in the UK’

An early childhood spent in a chattel house in Barbados followed by the shock of racism in the UK imbued Rosemarie Mallett with a sense of historical injustice and disadvantage that has shaped her life’s work. Now in her mid-60s and bishop of Croydo...

Black New York residents spar over who should receive reparation payments

Black New Yorkers have conflicting ideas over who deserves reparations as a commission will soon begin to discuss the issue. In December, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill that established a commission to research the best ways to offer repara...