Category : News Talk

Kim Porter’s children say she didn’t write bestselling memoir about Diddy

By Kaitlyn Huamani | The Associated Press FILE – Sean “P. Diddy” Combs directs photographers as they sing “Happy Birthday,” to him as his date Kim Porter, left, listens, after Combs arrived for his 35th birthday celebration at Cipriani on Wall...

Jared Goff’s Perfect Game, Detroit’s Potent Offense Lead Lions to 42-29 Win Over Seahawks on Monday Night Football

Image Courtesy of the Detroit Lions Jared Goff threw a perfect game with no incompletions, setting an NFL record for most passes without an incompletion to finish a game. Amon-Ra St. Brown threw a touchdown pass and caught one, too. David Montgomery...

Trump, Vance Wrong About ‘Illegal Immigrant Murderers’

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In campaign appearances over the weekend in the swing state of Pennsylvania, former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, falsely accused Vice President Kamala...

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ new book compares Israel’s treatment of Palestinians to the Jim Crow South

Ta-Nehisi Coates, the public intellectual whose writing has sparked national conversations about reparations and race in the United States, has written a book indicting Israel for its mistreatment of Palestinians and occupation of their territory....

In Focus SoCal: California reparations bills; Paralympian returns home

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have helped Black families reclaim or receive compensation for land that was seized unfairly by the government. This was a blow to a key part of a package of reparations bills that the California Legislativ...

Here’s Why LA’s Top Law Enforcement Official Wants to Ban the Death Penalty

By District Attorney George Gascón | Word In Black(WIB) – The execution of Marcellus Williams serves as a stark reminder of the injustices of the death penalty. Today, as we reflect and mourn this death, we must consider the facts of the final hours...

Newsom signs reparations bill, including state apology for slavery

The headliner bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom requires officials to sign and display a plaque in the state Capitol that includes the following: “The State of California apologizes for perpetuating the harms African Americans faced by having i...

Dikembe Mutombo, an NBA Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate for basketball, dies at 58 from brain cancer

Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced. He was 58. His family revealed two years ago t...

NY reparations panel to meet in New Rochelle, Syracuse to plan study on slavery remedies

New York’s reparations commission will hold its third meeting in New Rochelle and Syracuse on Tuesday as it prepares to study the lasting harms of slavery and discrimination on Black New Yorkers and recommend solutions. The webcast meeting is i...

Trump’s Misleading Warning About Overseas Voters

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Former President Donald Trump claimed that Democrats are “getting ready to CHEAT” by encouraging overseas citizens to vote, falsely saying that ballots are being sent ove...

Tiffani Bailey Lash and Tashni-Ann Dubroy Are Revitalizing The Nation’s Only Black-Owned Beach

by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors September 30, 2024 Their mission extends far beyond real estate By Dr. Dionne Mahaffey In the heart of South Carolina’s coastline lies a...

Children are addicted to technology created in California. Let’s clean up our mess

By Samuel Chapman OPINION (CALMATTERS) – At last, California families who have lost a child or had one hurt by social media will see some changes in the dangerous landscape of online harm. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed Senate Bill 976 by s...

Use it or lose it: California schools race to spend the last of their pandemic funds

By Carolyn Jones (CALMATTERS) – Despite the dire forecast for education funding, some California schools may soon find themselves doing something counter-intuitive: returning money to the government. The deadline for committing federal COVID-1...

Harris-Walz campaign trolls Trump and Vance, warns Black voters on threats to health care

The Harris-Walz campaign is putting Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, on defense when it comes to their record on health care, a top policy issue after the economy for many Black voters. With only five weeks left until Election Day on Nov....

Real Times Media Partners with Nate Jacobs Productions and the Music Hall to Amplify Untold Black Stories

Michigan Chronicle to Present “Ruby” Musical in February 2025 Real Times Media, the parent company of the Michigan Chronicle, in partnership with the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, proudly announces the Detroit premiere of ...