Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
Years after Massachusetts and the federal government moved to make Juneteenth an official holiday in the United States, local leaders urged policymakers Wednesday to keep pushing for reforms on education, reparations, freedom, and equality. The holi...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
California is struggling to figure out how to deal with a massive budget deficit and reparations the state Democrats are looking to turn into law. The Golden State is currently contending with a $68 billion deficit, a loss mostly due to a decline i...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation recognizing May 2 as Negro Leagues Day in Michigan, a significant move to honor the contributions and legacy of African American baseball players who played in the Negro Leagues. & “I am...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
Juneteenth is a day of celebration and reflection, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. One meaningful way to honor this historic occasion is by supporting black-owned businesses. Here are ten remarkable...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
An 81-year-old man was arrested Tuesday morning after Chattanooga police say he held a prostitute against her will in a home in the Glenwood area. It happened shortly before 11:00am at 210 Glenwood Circle. Police responded to the home following a r...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
By Gina Cavaliere Chief Community Impact Officer, Downtown Detroit Partnership& Executive Director, Downtown Detroit Business Improvement Zone& In the heart of Downtown Detroit, there is a team that quietly but profoundly has shaped the lan...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
Finding freedom in a place known as the land of the free. On Jan. 1, 1863, Union soldiers entered plantations in the American South to announce the end of slavery by reading the Emancipation Proclamation. But freedom would not become a reality for th...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
A group of formerly enslaved people gather on a South Carolina plantation during the Union occupation in 1862. Corbis/ Getty Images × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
4 hours ago By Barbara Noe Kennedy, Barbara Noe Kennedy The stout, jug-like building rises 35ft above the greenery of Arlington, Virginia’s Metropolitan Park, a green, path-laced oasis set amid Amazon’s new HQ2 headquarters....
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
The Juneteenth celebration in Potsdam in 2022. Photo taken by Laura Bolduc. Jun 19, 2024 — The official Juneteenth holiday was earlier this week, but the celebrations continue this weekend. The 5th annual Juneteenth Celebration in Potsdam is Satur...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
Wayman Chapel, an AME church, located at 402 S. 25th Street in Billings, Montana. Behind it, sits the parsonage for the congregation (Photo by Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan). Society has mythologized the West as a romantic and heroic era ful...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor is considering establishing a city reparations program to address historical injustices and discrimination against Black residents. Such programs can include direct financial restitution, policy reforms, community investmen...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
Ameka Coleman knew she would win the top prize of $200,000. She had prayed for it. As she woke up on Friday at the Residence Inn in Downtown Dallas, she felt calm. God had prepared her for this moment. She filled the hotel bathroom with steam from th...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 6 months ago
SAVANNAH, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun 19, 2024– Citi Trends, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRN), a leading specialty value retailer of apparel, accessories and home trends for way less spend primarily for African American and multicultural families...
