Category : News Talk

Strategic Neighborhood Fund Expands: $40M Investment to Deepen Detroit’s Revitalization

Detroit’s neighborhoods are the heart of the city—where the vibrancy of everyday life unfolds and where change, when it happens, has a real and lasting impact. That’s why the recent announcement of the third phase of the Strategic Neighborhood...

California to Formally Apologize for Complicity in Slavery

California’s state flag.Source: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Governor Gavin Newsom signed several laws on Sep. 26, 2024 to atone for California’s discriminatory policies against Black residents. The laws include “measures to strengthen existing st...

Community-Led Solutions: FORCE Detroit’s $100,000 Grant to Tackle Gun Violence Head-On

Change begins at the ground level, where community voices rise in unison to confront the challenges we face. Gun violence is one of the most pressing issues of our time, and its impact ripples through our neighborhoods, claiming lives and leaving...

California Celebrates Native American Heritage with New Laws Addressing Violence, Hate and Social Supports

Antonio‌& ‌Ray‌& ‌Harvey‌& ‌|‌& ‌California‌& ‌Black‌& ‌Media‌(CBM) – As Native Americans celebrated 100 years of citizenship and the right to vote at the State Capitol, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a proclamation declaring...

Detroit Fire Department Hosts Fire Safety Week with Free Smoke Alarms and Family Fun

Detroit’s Fire Department (DFD) is stepping up its game this October, focusing on saving lives through community outreach and education during National Fire Prevention Week. The theme, “Smoke Alarms: Make them work for you!,” puts a critical spotligh...

Sensational Seniors: Seniors Walk To Address Health, Well-Being

By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff WriterGoing at their own pace, several local seniors have discovered that walking helps them stay active and stay ahead of health issues that often plague older individuals.In South Sacramento, they gather for...

Newsom Cites Reparations Bill As ‘Unimplementable,’ Issues Veto

By Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff WriterGov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 25 vetoed a reparations bill that would have established a process for compensating individuals whose property was taken through racially motivated eminent domain.“This bill assign...

With Helene, History Repeats Itself for the Vulnerable

By Parisa Fitz-Henley | Word In Black(WIB) – “Katrina.” A word I’ve hesitated to say aloud because of its weight, it’s gravity. A word that’s been quietly repeating in my mind. Not a name anymore. A symbol. People standing on rooftops, frantica...

Sacramento’s first hi-fi bar debuts with tracks pressed to vinyl

By Katerina Graziosi | Solving Sacramento It’s a quarter to 2 p.m. when Purple Disco Machine’s “Devil in Me” fills a bar on the corner block of 4th and L Streets in Downtown Sacramento with a rhythmic funk-house beat.& & The sound is crisp, e...

How Black leaders in New York are grappling with Eric Adams and representation

By Aaron Morrison and Matt Brown | The Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — It wasn’t a shock to many Black New Yorkers that Mayor Eric Adams has surrounded himself with African American civil rights leaders, clergy and grassroots activists since his indi...

Groundbreaking Study Links Whole-Genome Duplications in Black Cancer Patients to Worse Outcomes and Environmental Carcinogen Exposure

By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA(NNPA) – A comprehensive new study published in Nature Communications has revealed a significant link between whole-genome duplications (WGDs) in cancer and the higher mortality rates observed among Black patients in the...

Greenwood Plan will host sixth annual Greenwood Week Conference on Black entrepreneurship

click to enlarge CP Photo: Colin Williams The Pitt Building on Smithfield St. Greenwood Plan is set to host their sixth annual Greenwood Week Conference from Oct. 10 to 13 at Emerald City in Downtown Pittsburgh. The conference aims to cre...

Ottawa faces calls to extend funding for Black entrepreneurship programs in fall economic statement

Open this photo in gallery: Tiffany Callender, chief executive officer of the Federation of African Canadian Economics (FACE), poses for a portrait in Montreal on Oct. 4. Callender and other leaders of government-funded programs for Black entrepre...

Black Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians are Boosting Their Visibility in Politics − a Shift from the Past

Worshippers listen as President Joe Biden speaks at Mount Airy Church of God in Christ on July 7, 2024, in Philadelphia. Joe Lamberti for The Washington Post via Getty Images by Dara Delgado, Allegheny College Many Black leaders are swinging into ac...

‘A deeper understanding’: Black history and tourism in SC coming into focus

Charleston is praised by hospitality publications for its rich culture, history and preserved landmarks. What many don’t realize is how much influence African American and Gullah-Geechee cultures had, and still have, on the region’s to...