Category : News Talk

A movement is growing across Africa and diaspora demanding reparations for the impacts of slavery and colonialism

Slavers bringing captives on board a slave ship on Africa’s west coast. Image by Joseph Swain from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED) The wounds of slavery, colonialism, and their enduring legacies remain unhealed in Africa. Now a growing moveme...

The Fallacy Of The Small Talent Pool: Winning The War For Diverse Candidates (Part 4 Of The Time Capsule Project Series)

When we have a problem, we create a solution. Sounds easy, right? Consider restoring mobility to a person who is missing a hand by allowing them to control a robotic hand. Elon Musk’s Neurolink aims to solve this problem by embedding a microchip int...

John Walsh: The Operative Who Paved the Way for Obama’s 2008 Win

The game of politics had been shifting for years. A new class of political types were increasingly abandoning old school grassroots campaign strategies in favor of a less personal style that relied on flashy ads, focus groups and marketing tag line...

Ruby McFarland is gone, but her legacy lives on

#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } This is a story about a family business and the woman who was its heart and soul for...

Cost of Reparations: What Israel owes Gaza

As the number of people killed in Gaza has exceeded 14,000, according to Gazan health officials, Israel faces worldwide condemnation for its offensive, which was paused last week. Israel insists that it is doing all it can to protect civilians, give...

Sistas that Care: prioritizing Black women’s mental health

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – Women of color at Michigan State University are banding together, sharing their stories and supporting one another. Sistas that Care is a new organization on campus that prioritizes the mental health of black women...

Latest cyberattack on health care system has Illinois hospitals on edge

(The Center Square) – Hospital systems in Illinois and around the country continue to be attacked by cyber criminals. According to the Institute for Security and Technology, about 300 hospitals have suffered ransomware attacks this year alone. Cyber...

Health Anxiety and the Black-or-White Thinking Error

People with health anxiety often see health and illness in rigid, inflexible terms. Thinking errors, or cognitive distortions, are inaccurate, biased thoughts. All of us have these distorted thoughts at times. However, people with health anxiety tend...

FactChecking DeSantis-Newsom Debate

Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom — who head two of the largest states in the country — squared off in a debate on Nov. 30 on Fox News. The govern...

Black man says he is victim of racist assault in Portsmouth. Supporters to hold protest.

PORTSMOUTH — A local bank executive says he was the victim of a racist attack in downtown Portsmouth the night before Thanksgiving. State police are leading an investigation.Mamadou Dembele, a vice president with Bangor Savings Bank, who is Black, al...

World AIDS Day 2023 | Black women account for more than half of the HIV cases seen in women.

More Videos The CDC says there are different PREP medications approved for use, but Truvada, it’s generic version Apretude shots are...

St. Pete’s historic cemeteries and a time for reconciliation

There are thousands of unmarked graves in Lincoln Cemetery, and since the topsoil moves over time, the graves with headstones could be a foot or two away from the actual vault. BY WILL MICHAELS | Northeast Journal ST. PETERSBURG — There has been muc...

Anthony Anderson Cracks Jokes For Charmin’s ‘Re-Engineered’ Square-Free Toilet Paper

by Jeroslyn JoVonn December 1, 2023 Actor/comedian Anthony Anderson brought on the funny while promoting his new partnership with Charmin Ultra Soft. Anthony Anderson...

Karen Schaefer: Community Member, Environmental Journalist

A longtime resident of Oberlin, Karen Schaefer has been a reporter for radio, print, and broadcast television for 30 years. She has worked for WCPN-Cleveland, Environmental Health News, Daily Climate, and as a freelancer. She’s had pieces published...

NYC property owned by first black man to clinch a Tony for…

There’s no business like show business — in the real estate business. In uptown Manhattan, 6 Hancock Place — alongside the neighboring lot at 4 Hancock Place — have listed for sale for a combined value of $10 million. The properties, totaling ove...