Category : News Talk

6th Annual Pink Awards Celebrates Black Women’s Health And Breast Cancer Advocacy In Star-Studded Event

by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors October 21, 2024 Hosted by Carl Payne and Kenny Burns, the star-studded event gathered leaders in the fight against breast cancer, with a particular f...

Be Young, Gifted, and Vote

By Tracy Chiles McGhee | Word In Black(WIB) – “I speak with you on this occasion because you are young, gifted, and Black. I for one can think of no more dynamic combination a person might be…Look at the work that awaits you!”Those inspirationa...

Nepotism debates surrounding LeBron and Bronny James stem from a longstanding stigma in America

By Alanis Thames | The Associated Press FILE – Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, left, and guard Bronny James warm up before a preseason NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, in Palm Desert, Calif. (AP Photo...

How three women are advocating for economic equity

By Aaris A. Schroeder | Solving Sacramento When first looking at the phrase “equity and inclusion in business,” one may draw the conclusion that they are synonymous, but the terms have clear-cut differences in the world of business — and both are equ...

What ‘training to failure’ means and how to incorporate it into your workout

By Maria Cheng | The Associated PressLONDON (AP) — No pain, no gain, as the old exercise adage goes. But just how much pain do you have to endure to benefit from weight training? That depends on what you’re trying to accomplish, fitness experts say.F...

Starmer urged to open reparations talks at Commonwealth summit

Keir Starmer is under pressure from Labour MPs and Caribbean governments to open the door to reparatory justice when he travels to Samoa this week. The UK prime minister is due to visit the small Pacific island state for the Commonwealth heads of go...

The Case for Reparations: Addressing Centuries of Injustice Against Black Americans

The debate over reparations for Black Americans has gained increasing prominence in recent years as the nation continues to grapple with its long history of racial injustice and the ongoing effects of systemic racism. This article examines the histo...

Here and Now 10/20/24: ‘Black Minds Matter’ explores growing mental health challenges in community

NEW YORK (WABC) — On this edition of Here and Now: the growing mental health challenges in the Black community. According to a Columbia University study, there is growing evidence that rising psychological difficulties in the Black community...

Black Conservative Radio Host Draws Outrage For Saying ‘Field African Americans Are Voting For Trump’

by Jeroslyn JoVonn October 20, 2024 Shelley Wynter claims he was referencing a famous Malcolm X quote. A Black conservative radio host is facing backlash for referring...

Advocates aim for turning point in black maternal health this election

Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak during her visit to a Planned Parenthood clinic in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on March 14, 2024.—AFP November 5 election is being used by advocates to to raise awareness about reproductive health dispariti...

Resistance in the Black Community to Mental Health Services

I met with a group of approximately 40 Black women and proposed this simple question to them: “What Is It?” In my clinical experience, I frequently listen to comments from other mental health professionals and agency representatives about why the Bl...

Area Briefs: Book discussions, five-session class on reparations coming up

Daily Hampshire Gazette – Area Briefs: Book discussions, five-session class on reparations coming up...

Headline: Commission to explore 1921 Race Massacre reparations in the form of housing for north Tulsa

A commission exploring reparations for descendants of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre survivors and north Tulsans has been formed, and it has a clear initial focus: housing. The Beyond Apology commission, announced in August, is based on a survey of the sa...

Reparations are wrong on every level. We must reject the divisive politics of national grievance

‘As Caribbean people, we are not going to forget our history,” David Lammy, then a backbencher, told Parliament in 2018. “We don’t just want to hear an apology. We want reparations.” It was, to say the least, an infelicitous use of the word “we”, a...

Black Folks React To Kamala Harris During Charlamagne Tha God’s Town Hall, VP Harris Finally Speaks on Reparations, Mark Robinson Sues CNN, Trump’s Crazy Comments on Black and Hispanic Voters —And More of This Week’s Political News

On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris sat down for a wide-ranging interview with “The Breakfast Club” host Charlamagne Tha God. The hour-long town hall comes three weeks before Election Day, and covered everything from reparations to...