Category : News Talk

City of Akron weighing $750k shot in the arm to help nonprofits assist small businesses

The city of Akron wants to provide $750,000 in American Rescue Plan Act federal funds to area nonprofit organizations to serve the city’s small businesses. Suzie Graham Moore, the city’s director of economic development, told the Beacon Journal that...

Asheville, Buncombe reparations commission votes unanimously for guaranteed income

Gannett Joel Burgess, Asheville Citizen Times May 8, 2024 at 5:25 AM The Reparations Commission of Asheville held a Community Reparations Jamboree at Pack Square Park in Asheville, April 27, 2024. ASHEVILLE – The city and county r...

Digital health black hole

The AFR View The Productivity Commission’s report on the failure of the federal government’s My Health Record portal should concern all Australians not only as taxpayers, but as health care consumers in a rapidly ageing society. May 8, 2024 – 6...

A Lifetime Of Challenges

By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer Theodore Walker’s mental health journey began before he took his first breath.& “I was born with a prenatal injury,” Walker says. “There was a prenatal rupture of the amniotic sac. That’s wha...

Medi-Cal Expands Services to Provide More Help to Unhoused Californians

Edward Henderson | California Black Media (CBM) – Medi-Cal, California’s version of Medicaid, is currently transforming to expand coverage for unhoused and at-risk individuals across the state. The rollout for these changes began on Ja...

Commentary: University Leaders Grapple with Balancing Safety and Free Speech Amid Pro-Palestine Protests on Campuses

Joe W. Bowers Jr.& | California Black Media OPINION (CBM) – In recent weeks, California’s mostly tranquil college quads have erupted into epicenters of pro-Palestine and anti-Israel activism. At Stanford’s White Plaza, dozens of...

Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud — the biggest beef in recent rap history — explained

By The Associated Press (AP) – In one of the biggest beefs in recent hip-hop history, Drake and Kendrick Lamar are feuding — to the point that police were asked about their feud after a security guard was shot outside Drake’s Toronto mansio...

Halle Berry shouts from the Capitol, ‘I’m in menopause’ as she seeks to end a stigma and win funding

By Amanda Seitz | The Associated Press Oscar-winning actor and women’s health activist Halle Berry joins Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., second from left, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, right, and other women of the Senate as they introduce new l...

Demand for sustainability, AI, and equity and inclusion courses are on the rise globally among prospective business students

By Bennett Leckrone | Stacker Yuri A // Shutterstock (Stacker) – Sustainability and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are vital values for prospective business students, according to a new survey. According to BestColleges, a...

Why Are Lunchables Even on The School Lunch Menu?

By Aziah Siid | Word In Black (WIB) – Kraft Lunchables, the prepackaged mini-meals that fed generations of children — and some adults — are a popular, convenient option for schools feeding students from low-income families. But the famil...

5 Steps to Organize a Lay-Led Eucharistic Reparation Prayer Event

In 2020, Bishop Athanasius Schneider called for a lay-led ‘Crusade for Eucharistic Reparation’ in response to profanity against the Eucharist which has become increasingly more evident, especially during and since Covid. Answering this call, l...

Tornadoes, Grapefruit-Sized Hail Rip Through Southwest Michigan; Whitmer Declares State of Emergency

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has declared a state of emergency for Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, Branch, and Cass counties following a string of severe storm systems that ripped through the southwestern part of the state on Tuesday, May 7. The storms produced...

Detroit Institute of Arts Seeks Artists for 12th Annual Ofrendas Exhibition: Celebrating el Día de Muertos

Photo Credit: Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) The 12th annual Ofrendas: Celebrating el Día de Muertos exhibition has been announced by the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) in collaboration with the Consulate of Mexico in Detroit, the Southwest Detroit...

Congress, Senate Races Shape Up After Filing and Withdrawal Deadlines Quietly Pass

Two critical deadlines have passed with little media fanfare but significant political implications. & & Candidates vying to run for the U.S. Congress and Senate had until Tuesday, April 23, to officially file for their names to appear on th...

Michigan in the Spotlight: The Biden-Harris Campaign’s Strategic Push and the Quest for the Black Vote

As the campaign season unfolds, the Biden administration is actively engaging on the ground, particularly in Michigan—a state familiar with their presence. Recently, Biden-Harris campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond visited West Michigan to mobilize vot...