Category : News Talk

Remembering Rev. James Lawson, Pioneer Of Nonviolent Protest

By Joseph Williams | Word In Black (WIB) – As a schoolboy growing up in northern Ohio, when a white boy called him the N-word, James Lawson reacted the way many Black people would have in that situation: he slapped the other child. His moth...

Words of Wisdom for New Pastors

By Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware | Word In Black (WIB) – This is the time of year when connectional church bodies — like AMEs, United Methodists, and AMEZs — meet and renew their covenant, mission, and goals. They also send returning and new pas...

Reaction to the death of Jerry West, ‘a basketball genius’

By The Associated Press FILE – Former basketball players, from left, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jerry West and Bill Russell watch during the first half of an NBA All-Star basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, in Los Angeles. Jerry West, who was...

Howard University Revokes Honorary Degree, Returns $1M Donation Over Allegations Against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

This& post& was originally published on& The Washington Informer By WI Staff | The Washington Informer | Word In Black (WIB) – The Howard University Board of Trustees on Friday set aside an honorary degree given to music and...

What we know about the lawsuit filed by the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Attorneys for the two remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre said Thursday they will petition the Oklahoma Supreme Court for a rehearing in the case seeking reparations for one of the worst single acts of violence against Black people...

National Women’s Political Caucus to Host Free Film Screening and Discussion on Juneteenth

The National Women’s Political Caucus Greater Pasadena Area is hosting a free public film screening and discussion featuring the 85-minute documentary, “Respect My Crown: The Rise of African American Women in California Politics,” on Wednesday,...

Berkeley Unified school leaders commit to explore reparations following report

BERKELEY — A task force is recommending Berkeley schools consider providing financial payments to students who are descendants of slavery in the U.S. as part of a larger reparations program that could be funded by corporations, philanthropic foun...

Black community reacts to state Supreme Court decision on Tulsa Race Massacre reparations

In the wake of the state Supreme Court dismissing a lawsuit in which survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre sought reparations, some in the Black community said the court’s decision was expected but they remained disappointed. “It’s not surprisi...

Medvedev proposed to introduce reparations against former metropolises

OREANDA-NEWS Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev proposed to “beat” Western neo-metropolises on the most expensive – on their wallets, to introduce reparations, including for the slave...

As Juneteenth approaches, these screen offerings will immerse you in Black celebration

NEW YORK — The Juneteenth national holiday marks the joyful time when enslaved people in Texas, who had no idea slavery had ended, received word that they were free. It is a time to remember Black people’s continual fight for freedom and civil rights...