Category : News Talk

The Franchise Player Creates Business Opportunities In Black Communities

Establishing franchise businesses in Black communities presents a transformative economic growth and empowerment opportunity. On average, Black-owned franchises generate over double the revenue compared to independent Black-owned enterprises. Approx...

Slavery-reparation activists demand $15 billion from Boston, perhaps $50 million more from white churches

Activists at a recent meeting demanded the City of Boston allocate billions of dollars in slavery reparations and also called for local white churches to invest millions more. On Saturday, approximately 200 people gathered at the Bolling Building in...

Health care workforce challenges must be addressed to support Black mothers

This commentary is from Adtalem Global Education. Blake Simpson is Adtalem’s senior vice president, chief communications and corporate affairs officer. Karen Cox, PhD, RN, FACHE, FAAN, is president of Chamberlain University. The health care industr...

Will Hill Harper’s Grassroots Surge Be Enough to Close the Gap in Michigan’s Senate Race?

By Cody Yarbrough, Contributing Writer For almost a year now, Hill Harper has been running an intense grassroots political campaign for Michigan’s senate seat. He’s stopped at every small business opening he could. He’s visited a new church almost ev...

Slum Village Drops ‘F.U.N.’ – First Album in Nearly a Decade Revives Hip-Hop Legacy

Image source: Photographer Frankie Fultz (Slum Village members (left-right) T3 and Young RJ) With a triumphant return to the hip-hop scene, Slum Village breaks a decade-long silence with their latest studio offering, ‘F.U.N.’ This highly...

Studying Sacramento History with an Eye Toward Reparations

A groundbreaking public history partnership examines past discrimination against the Black community. A parcel of land awaits development after being cleared by the City of Sacramento’s Redevelopment Agency in this photo...

Black farmers to get $5 billion in reparations – Independent presidential candidate RFK Jr. pledges

Black farmers to get $5 billion in reparations – Independent presidential candidate RFK Jr. pledges – Face2Face Africa...

Council Unanimously Approves ‘Plus One’ Initiative to Boost Public Safety Amid Staff Shortages

{KXLG – Watertown, SD} After a presentation from Watertown Police Chief Tim Toomey, the City Council approved an additional Police Office that will be called a “Plus One.” Chief Toomey gives the Council some background on the request…. Y...

‘This is a marathon, not a sprint’: For Boston reparations task force, redress is a work in progress

When Mayor Michelle Wu tapped 10 activists, historians, scholars, and students to study Boston’s complicated relationship with slavery last year, the appointments were hailed as a crucial step in addressing the city’s strained race relations and in...

Cove man found guilty of assaulting guard at hospital; gets probation

#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } A Copperas Cove man was found guilty this week of assaulting a security guard in the...

California is on track for another record year spent on lobbyists

By Jeremia Kimelman (CALMATTERS) – Special interest groups spent more than $114 million to lobby California officials and legislators in the first quarter of this year, matching the pace last year when a record $480 million was spent to influe...

The President’s Visit to Detroit Was as Much Anti-Trump as it Was Pro-Biden

President Joe Biden’s trip to Detroit Sunday, May 19, marked his second official trip to the city this year. The first came in February, when he stopped to meet with UAW leaders as a follow-up to his 2023 visit to stand on the picket lines with strik...

MUSC Health Black River Medical Center announces newest DAISY Award recipient

The DAISY Award winner Kim James, Nurse Practitioner for MUSC Black River Medical Center....

RFK Jr. has $5 billion reparations plan to top Biden and Trump in November

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised black farmers he would make good on a $5 billion reparations plan that was watered down after white farmers complained it infringed on their constitutional rights. RFK Jr., speaking on his podcast with John Boyd Jr.,...

Michigan’s Bold Move to Ensuring Equal Coverage for Mental and Medical Health Care

Michigan is on the brink of a significant transformation in healthcare, making a move that could set a powerful example for the rest of the country. Governor Gretchen Whitmer is set to sign Senate Bill 27 into law this Tuesday, a bold move that ensur...