Category : News Talk

Atlanta company providing mental health care for Black men and women

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – An Atlanta-based platform is connecting Black men and women to Black therapists in their area. “I want them to feel like family,” said founder of Black Female Therapists, Amber Dee. “That also is very thera...

FactChecking Walz’s Interview on Fox News

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz repeated some of the same false and misleading talking points that he and his running...

Local coalition renews call for California reparations

LOS ANGELES — A coalition of community organizations is once again advocating for policies that will bring about positive change and equal opportunities for descendants of slaves after two important reparations bills were prevented from advancing to...

Henry Ford Health Names Denise Brooks-Williams New Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

Denise Brooks-Williams is a name that carries power, grace, and unwavering dedication. Her recent promotion to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Henry Ford Health stands as a monumental moment—not just for her but for the entire...

Pittsburgh Pension Trust Invests $20 Million in African American-Owned Brightwood Capital for Diversity in Management

Pittsburgh’s Comprehensive Municipal Pension Trust Fund (CMPTF) has earmarked $20 million to Brightwood Capital Fund V for private credit investment management, signaling an increased emphasis on diversity among investment managers. This move...

African Americans and the 2024 presidential election

The upcoming presidential election is predicted to be a tight race in which the outcome will likely be determined by several thousand votes across a handful of states. In many of those battleground states African American voters will be a key voting...

Edward “Ed” Vaughn, owner of Detroit’s First Black-Owned Bookstore and Civil Rights Icon, Dies at 90

Image courtesy of Bentley Historical Society of University of Michigan When Edward “Ed” Vaughn opened Vaughn’s Bookstore on Dexter Avenue in the 1960s, he wasn’t just selling books but creating a haven for Black Detroiters in search of kn...

Trump’s False Claim of Stolen Disaster Relief Funds

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said that no funds intended for disaster relief have been used to pay for programs that respond to illegal immigration. But former President D...

Baltimore voters to consider reparations fund for communities impacted by anti-cannabis prosecution

Baltimoreans will vote Nov. 5 on whether to create a city fund that would use state money to compensate communities whose residents were disproportionately targeted for arrest or prosecution under Maryland’s anti-cannabis laws. The charter amendment...

Edward “Ed” Vaughn, owner of First Black-Owned Bookstore and Civil Rights Icon, Dies at 90

A Conversation About Black Mental Health and How CBT Can Be a Powerful Tool for Healing

primipil/AdobeStock THE BECK INSTITUTE CLINICAL CONVERSATIONS When my father, Aaron T. Beck, MD, developed cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) in the 1960s and 1970s, most research in the social sciences was being conducted on college students—...

‘Dirty Delta’: California’s largest estuary is in crisis. Is the state discriminating against people who fish there?

Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. More than two dozen fishing rods were braced against the railing of San Francisco’s Pier 7, their lines da...

Syracuse, New York, honors its own major piece of Black history

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As the country braces for a tumultuous presidential election that will affect civil and human rights, body autonomy, immigration, and more, this medium-sized city is reflecting on a political and racial landmark event that took place...

Driving Innovation: Michigan Central, CEDAM, and Wayne State Launch 15-Month Fellowship to Advance Mobility for the Next Generation

Image courtesy of Michigan Central and Wayne State University In collaboration with Michigan’s Office of Future Mobility Electrification, Community Economic Development Association of Michigan (CEDAM), and Wayne State University, Michigan Centr...

How will Black voters impact 2024 election? Depends which generation you ask.

It’s no secret that Black Americans, particularly Black women, helped President Joe Biden secure a seat in the Oval Office nearly four years ago. This year started out differently. More young Black men in America’s swing states say they plan to back...