Category : News Talk

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...

NJ Reparations Council To Hold Public Hearing On Dec. 4

NEWARK, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of Rutgers University-Newark. Find out how to post announcements or events to your local Patch site. The New Jersey Reparations Council, co-chaired by Rutgers Law professor and Graduate Schoo...

Hanging In The Hall: Seeking compensation – The Philadelphia Sunday Sun

A new Philadelphia City Council task force focuses on reparations, and what form city residents would like to see them take. By Denise Clay-Murray By Denise Clay-Murray Right now, reparations, the concept of acknowledging a human rights violation...

Proposed amendment would prevent governments from paying reparations to descendants of slaves

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCJB) – A proposed constitutional amendment that would prevent the state and local governments from paying reparations to descendants of slaves was filed at the state capitol this week. The proposal would prohibit the state...

Enhancing Supply Chain Diversity: A Perspective from D.C.

Racial Equity MBE Spotlight: Mid-America Contractors and Gilbreath Communications 11/14/23 A core focus of the Greater Houston Partnership’s One Houston Together initiative is to enhance supplier diversity within the Houston region. Th...

5 takeaways from AP’s Black attorneys general interviews about race, justice and politics

BOSTON (AP) — At a moment of record visibility and influence for Black attorneys in the United States, debates over race, criminal justice and democracy are increasingly at the center of the public conversation. Many of these Black litigators and la...

Dateline Rice for Dec. 1, 2023

FEATURED ITEM Rice University president unveils top priorities, research initiativesAn article features remarks made by President Reginald DesRoches at the Greater Houston Partnership’s annual State of Education, which highlighted Rice’s...

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Majesty King Charles III Open Inaugural Business & Philanthropy Climate Forum

More than 1,000 private sectors leaders convene to align industry, finance, and country roadmaps to accelerate the achievement of climate targets Note to Editors: The following press release was distributed on November 30, 2023 at 23:30 on the COP2...

DA Threatens Charges Over North Sac Camping Shelter

By Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff Writer The safe parking shelter known as Camp Resolution on Colfax Street in North Sacramento on Nov. 20. (Louis Bryant III, OBSERVER) Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho has threatened to file cri...

LSU Health Shreveport and Grambling State Sign Memorandum of Understanding Establishing Guaranteed Interview Program with School of Graduate Studies

Above: LSU Health Shreveport Chancellor David Guzick, MD, Ph.D. (center) and Grambling State University President Richard J. “Rick” Gallot, Jr. (second from right) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a Guaranteed Interview Program...

South Seattle safety and bike projects are making exciting progress! | LEVY DOLLARS AT WORK

Crews work to install new smoother sidewalks along Martin Luther King Jr Way S. Photo: SDOT. Blog stats: 1,800 words | 9-minute read We are committed to building safety and mobility improvements in South Seattle. The four Levy to Move Seattle-funded...

Detroit Parent Network Marks Two Decades of Empowering Parents with Annual Meeting Breakfast

Celebrating a Legacy of Advocacy, Education, and Community Engagement Detroit Parent Network (DPN), Michigan’s leading non-profit organization dedicated to parent engagement, is gearing up for a momentous occasion as it celebrates its 20th anni...

Flu is on the rise while RSV infections may be peaking, US health officials say

NEW YORK (AP) — Flu is picking up steam while RSV lung infections that can hit kids and older people hard may be peaking, U.S. health officials said Friday. COVID-19, though, continues to cause the most hospitalizations and deaths among respiratory...