Category : News Talk

California could require age verification to visit porn sites

By Ryan Sabalow (CALMATTERS) – Republican Assemblymember Juan Alanis, a former Stanislaus County sheriff’s sergeant, and San Ramon Democrat Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, a women’s rights advocate, may not have a lot in common. But last week they stood...

The Long Beach Juneteenth Celebration supports local artists, vendors and Black-owned businesses

The Long Beach Juneteenth Celebration returns June 15 with a musical performance lineup headlined by Anderson .Paak and a day full of interactive activities at Rainbow Lagoon Park. This year’s event marks the fourth annual Long Beach Juneteenth fes...

Policy Matters for Black Youth Mental Health

In a recent op-ed, we described the present challenges Black youth are facing regarding mental health. Sadly, these statistics continue to be alarming as rates remain high in comparison to their same-age white peers. These trends stubbornly persist,...

California pushes forward on slavery reparations

The California Senate passed three reparations bills on Tuesday that aim to atone for the state’s legacy of slavery and discrimination against African Americans. They include one that would create the California Freedmen Affairs Agency to help...

Reparations Requires Changing the System – Non Profit News

The following is a transcript of the video above, from our webinar “Remaking the Economy: How to Change Our Stories about the Economy.” View the full webinar here. Jeremie Greer: So, I think one of the biggest misunderstandings about the raci...

Detroit’s Best Chance at Black Representation in Congress Just Got Kicked Off the Ballot

Former state senator Adam Hollier won’t be on ballots across Detroit’s 13th Congressional District in this August’s primary election. Wayne County Clerk Cathy Garett officially disqualified the democratic congressional candidate for Detroit fro...

Michigan Senate’s “Building Up Michigan” Budget: Forging a Path to Prosperity

The Michigan Senate Democratic Majority has shattered expectations with the passage of the groundbreaking 2025 “Building Up Michigan” state budget. This historic budget isn’t just a financial plan; it’s a manifesto for equity, innovation, and prosper...

A Reparations Effort in Palm Springs

Black and Latino families whose neighborhood was razed in the 1960s are seeking compensation from the city. Pearl Devers, 73, grew up in Section 14. She remembers that when she was about 10, the family began moving from house to house, “trying to...

Reparations Committee Recommends Guaranteed Income

Asheville – Buncombe County Commissioner Al Whitesides chastised them for doing injustice to the community they claimed to represent and all those who sacrificed so much to abolish slavery and segregation. That was before both Asheville City Council...

Black Businesses Are Getting Crushed Under The Biden-Harris Economic Agenda

Vice President Kamala Harris’s multistate economic tour stopped in Michigan this month to tout the administration’s record for black Americans. The start of the tour coincided with National Small Business Week. The Biden administration tries to hide...

Mackinac Policy Conference Cancels U.S. Senate Debate After Slotkin, Rogers Decline Participation

The Mackinac Policy Conference was set to host a highly anticipated debated between the top three Democrat candidates and the top three Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate seat that will soon be vacated by Sen. Debbie Stabenow. But the Detroit...

(BPRW) Health Foundation of South Florida Hosts Third Annual Black Health Summit to Drive Positive Change in Community Health Equity | Black PR Wire, Inc.

(BPRW) Health Foundation of South Florida Hosts Third Annual Black Health Summit to Drive Positive Change in Community Health Equity (Black PR Wire) Miami, FL – The Health Foundation of South Florida www.hfsf.org is thrilled to announce its...

Cornel West joins DC reparations protest against Wells Fargo Bank

EXCLUSIVE: Unaffiliated presidential candidate Cornel West joined a group of protesters picketing in front of Wells Fargo Bank in downtown Washington, D.C., on Tuesday afternoon – bolstering their demands for reparations. West, who was initially run...

Shunned for centuries, Vodou grows powerful as Haitians seek solace from unrelenting gang violence

By Dánica Coto | The Associated Press Believers dance during the St. George vodou celebration in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File) PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Vodou faithful sing, their voices rising ab...

A Burial Site Reveals the Healing Power of Living Histories

By Renata Sago | Word In Black (WIB) – Deep in the brush of Seneca Creek State Park in Maryland, a group gathered on a small field to clear overgrown trees and shrubs. They stood together in a circle and read the names of deceased loved one...