Category : News Talk

CA budget woes are hitting hard

(CALMATTERS) – On Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered sobering news to lots of groups that rely on state funding, proposing billions in budget cuts to ongoing programs. Later this week, more bad tidings are on the way: Dozens of bills with...

Actor Courtney B. Vance and Dr. Robin L. Smith Center Black Men’s Mental Health In Their Book ‘The Invisible Ache’

Give Black Alliance May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, and renowned actor Courtney B. Vance and award-winning psychologist Dr. Robin L. Smith have co-authored the book “The Invisible Ache: Black Men Identifyin...

FBI/CISA Warning: ‘Black Basta’ Ransomware Gang vs. Ascension Health

Russian ransomware rascals riled a healthcare organization, forcing them to turn away ambulances. Ascension Health Alliance, a nonprofit Roman Catholic health ministry, was breached by ransomware scum last week. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastruc...

2024 Detroit Lions Season Tickets Are Already Sold Out

It’s safe to say that the roar was restored for the Detroit Lions. After putting together an incredible 12-5 record during the 2023 season, winning two playoff games in Detroit for the first time, and falling just short of the franchise’s first Super...

DA’s Homelessness Suit Against City Dismissed

By Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff Writer Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho speaks to reporters and Sacramento residents Sept. 19, hours before serving the city with a lawsuit over homeless encampments. Robert J. Hansen, OBSERVER A...

Congress (Finally) Talks Black Male Mental Health

By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer Screenshot of the May 1 briefing, livestreamed on social media for those who couldn’t attend the D.C. event in person. Seen here are Congressmembers Lucy McGrath, left, and Frederica C. Wilson. Wit...

VOICES Heard: New Cancer Study Will Center Black Women

This post was originally published on Word In Black. By: Jennifer Porter Gore Called “the emperor of all maladies,” cancer strikes tens of thousands of Americans each year. But while the death rate from the disease has declined during the past two de...

Detroit’s Neighborhood Renaissance: Gilbert Family Foundation Fuels $15 Million Investment

Detroit’s revitalization efforts received a significant boost with a $15 million infusion into the Strategic Neighborhood Fund (SNF) from the Gilbert Family Foundation. This marks a new chapter in the partnership between the City of...

Detroit Accelerates Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Exceeding Targets with State Grant

Detroit’s Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) is intensifying its lead service line replacement initiative. The department aims to remove over 1,000 aging lead lines per month, funded in part by an $85 million state grant. Last yea...

Feds, Groups Warn Health Sector of Black Basta Threats

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Once again: Police cruelly killed someone Black under the guise of their self-governing authority

Since I read about a sheriff’s deputy who, according to civil rights attorney Ben Crump, went to investigate a disturbance at the wrong apartment in Fort Walton Beach in the Panhandle, then shot and killed 23-year-old U.S. Airforce Senior Airman Rog...

OP-ED: A Win for Black Entrepreneurship: Is the New FTC Ban Good for Black Businesses?

By Taalib Saber | the AFRO Historically, non-competes have been used to restrict employees from working in the same industry after leaving their former employer. Though the intention is to protect the intellectual property of businesses, non-compete...