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Reparations: The Chance to Heal the Pain of African Enslavement – Keep The Faith ® The UK’s Black and multi-ethnic Christian magazine

Alton P Bell asks: “How will the £100m reparation fund, being made available by the Church of England, help to address legacy issues with Black British men?” Introduction At the heart of British Christianity is a stain – the transatlantic slave trad...

Historian defends need for reparations

Speaking to Lusa on the sidelines of the international meeting taking place in Lisbon under the theme “Making history in times of conflicting political demands”, the director of the Institute of Contemporary History at Universidade Nova de Lisboa ex...

2024 Howard Graduates Declared as Class of ‘Courage’

This& post& was originally published on& The Washington Informer By Bousaina Ibrahim | The Washington Informer | Word In Black (WIB) – A rainy Saturday morning turned bright and sunny as more than 20,000 supportive friends, p...

How the EPA Was Disarmed in its Fight Against Climate Racism

By Willy Blackmore | Word In Black Overview: Title XI is an EPA rule designed to keep big polluters from using minority communities as dumping grounds. But the tables have turned, and Title XI has become a paper tiger. (WIB) – In 1992, F...

Bill Addressing Cyberbullying, School Fight Pages Advances to Senate Floor for Vote

Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey‌ ‌|‌ ‌California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌ Sen. Henry Stern (CBM) – On May 16, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted 5-0 to advance legislation that would require social media platforms to report cyberbullying incidents...

With Medi-Cal Update, More Californians Can Tap Into Behavioral Health Care

Edward Henderson | California Black Media (CBM) – As the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) continues to transform Medi-Cal, the state is expanding coverage to include behavioral health needs, like mental health care and substance us...

Biden and Trump will fight for Michigan’s votes county by county in a state where little things matter a lot

President Joe Biden speaks alongside Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer while visiting a United Auto Workers phone bank in the metropolitan Detroit area on Feb. 1, 2024. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images by Dante Chinni, Michigan State University Between...

California Senate advances reparations legislation including bill to create reparations agency

The California Senate passed legislation Tuesday that, if approved by the state assembly, would create an agency to implement policies and facilitate reparations for descendants of chattel slaves, while also authorizing the compensation of Black fam...

Black Americans: A link between cognitive health and financial instability

A new study found that Black Americans trail white Americans when it comes to financial stability in midlife, which may impact brain health in old age. Having — or lacking — financial stability, especially for older Black Americans, can significan...

Can AI Help Improve Access To Mental Healthcare In Black Communities?

NewsOne Featured Video Source: Daniel Megias / Getty As Black folks, we know that racial disparities in healthcare have plagued the United States for centuries. Black communities face significant hurdles in accessing mental healthcare, le...

Detroit Metropolitan Airport Welcomes Two New Small Businesses as SOAR Program Takes Flight

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) is making a significant move to support local entrepreneurship with the launch of its “Small Business Operators Arriving Ready” (SOAR) pilot program. This initiative welcomes Rebel Nell and Quix Cho...

The Digital Divide In Black Mental Health: Can AI Bridge The Gap?

Get Up Erica Featured Video Source: Daniel Megias / Getty As Black folx, we know that racial disparities in healthcare have plagued the United States for centuries. Black communities face significant hurdles in accessing mental healthcare...

Health Spotlight | Saving Black babies & their moms

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — It should be one of the happiest times in a woman’s life, but for some, it can be one of the most life-threatening. Black women have the highest maternal mortality rate in the US, almost three times the rate for white women. An...

Rebecca O-G Eaddy Takes Baton as Principal Conductor for Detroit Opera Youth Chorus

Image courtesy of The Detroit Opera House, Rebecca O-G Eaddy Rebecca O-G Eaddy has recently taken on the role of Principal Chorus Conductor for the Detroit Opera Youth Chorus (DOYC). In this capacity, Rebecca will be guiding and training the young vo...

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