Category : News Talk

Outside groups are spending millions in California’s swing U.S. House races. Will it make a difference?

By Yue Stella Yu (CALMATTERS) – Voters began seeing dueling ads last month in one of California’s most contested congressional districts — a rematch between former Democratic Assemblymember Rudy Salas and GOP Rep. David Valadao. Only a sliver...

Detroit’s Black Men Are Leading the Charge for Change—And It’s About Time

On Monday night in Detroit, Black men gathered with purpose. Leaders, activists, and influencers came together for a critical discussion. Hosted by the Harris-Walz campaign and the Michigan Democratic Party, the event focused on what lies ahead for B...

Shreveport-Bossier Black-Owned Restaurant Week returns. Here’s everything to know.

It’s that time again — time to visit your favorite Shreveport-Bossier area Black-owned restaurants or find some new ones. The Shreveport-Bossier African American Chamber of Commerce’s Shreveport-Bossier Black Restaurant Week will...

Shreveport-Bossier Black-Owned Restaurant Week returns

Dr. Tabbye Chavous: ‘A Battle for Truth: Setting the Record Straight on DEI at U-M’

By Dr. Tabbye Chavous, Vice Provost for Equity & Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer& I have posted previously about the national attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across a variety of public and private sectors, including h...

Barack Won’t Be the Only Obama Campaigning for Kamala Harris in Michigan This Month

In the home stretch of the campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris will join the former President and First Lady Barack and Michelle Obama on the trail for major get-out-the-vote events in battleground states Georgia and Michigan. This will be the fir...

Black Mafia Family Co-Founder Demetrius ‘Big Meech’ Flenory Gets Early Release from Prison

Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory, co-founder of the infamous Black Mafia Family (BMF), has been released from federal prison and transferred to a halfway house in Miami. Flenory, who was originally ordered in 2008 to serve a 30-year sentence, was jailed...

SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Boxer Jack Johnson arrested in wake of relationship with white woman

Jack Johnson was one of the best boxers of his time. Back in the early 1900s, his power and domination made him a formidable foe for anyone who opposed him in the ring. But as great as a fighter he was, he could not beat the racism and prejudice that...

How Black-owned beauty brands find funding

Crentsil and Bronfman add that the new normal requires Black beauty brands to present high returns and numbers, and strong product sell-throughs and retail traction, at a minimum. They must, most importantly, also showcase innovation or provide a so...

WATCH: Mormon choir, Morehouse and Spelman glee clubs, make music together in surprise collaboration

ATLANTA — While some Americans spar over the presidential race, others are bridging the divide through music. The predominantly white group formerly known as Mormon Tabernacle Choir, now the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, is making& music wit...

Harris and Trump target Michigan as both parties try to shore up ‘blue wall’ votes

#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will both be scouring for votes i...

European Council says Russian assets should remain frozen until end of war, payment of reparations

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An Open Letter to Network Television on Behalf of the Black People You Cast

By Jocelyn Jackson Williams | Special to the OBSERVEROPINION – I remember being so hyped when MTV first came out. I told my mom with excitement that it was going to be a channel that played music videos all day. She was not enthused. She kne...

Report Reveals Black Students Face 84% of School Policing Assaults

By Houston Defender | Word In BlackThis& post& was originally published on& Defender NetworkCredit: Jordan Andrews/Unsplash(WIB) – In October 2015, a Black 16-year-old in Spring Valley High School, South Carolina, was trapped in a h...

Cissy Houston mourned by Dionne Warwick, politicians and more at longtime church

By Mark Kennedy | The Associated PressDionne Warwick speaks during a ceremony celebrating the life of Cissy Houston on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Dio...