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Better heart health at midlife linked to less cognitive decline in Black women

Better heart health at midlife linked to less cognitive decline in Black women...

U.S. to Withdraw Troops From Chad, Dealing Another Blow to Africa Policy

The departure of U.S. military personnel in Chad and Niger comes as both countries are turning away from years of cooperation with the United States and forming partnerships with Russia. The Pentagon will withdraw dozens of Special Operations for...

Tennessee House tables bill that would have banned consideration of reparations

Tennessee’s Republican-dominant House on Wednesday spiked legislation that would have banned local governments from paying to either study or dispense money for reparations for slavery. The move marked a rare defeat on a GOP-backed proposal initially...

Slavery isn’t just a Southern story. The North benefitted from stolen labor.

In the years leading up to the Civil War, some of the biggest enslavers in the United States were not Southern plantation owners, as one might expect, but Wall Street bankers. Northern capitalists like James Brown and his brothers provided lines of...

President of Portugal calls for slave trade reparations

Apr 25, 2024 10:06 4 min read For the first time in the country’s history, a president of Portugal has suggested that the country should pay reparations for the horrific crimes it committed during its colonial era and the Atlantic sla...

Bichotte Hermelyn, Webb address maternal and infant mortality crisis during Black Maternal Health Week

Asseemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn with her son, Daniel, Sen. Lea Webb, third from left, Sen. Roxaane Persaud, left, and other elected officials and advocates. Photo courtesy Office of Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn Si...

Q&A: Championing Black-owned businesses in partnership with the Black Equity Organisation

Black entrepreneurs continue to face significant barriers that can hinder their success. Research by Extend Ventures showed that between 2009 and 2019, only 0.24% of capital in the UK was allocated to Black founders with just 0.02% to Black female e...

Legacy Story: African American Moms: Community Must Invest in Youth (1998)

Lurline Baker-Kent, left, and Katie McWatt are two of more than 20 members of the newly organized local group Black Mothers United for Youth. “The total commitment and the total passion of women coming together for a common goal has created a strong...

Reggie Bush is reinstated as 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, with organizers citing NIL rule changes

By Greg Beacham | The Associated Press FILE – Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush of the University of Southern California smiles while posing for photos after a news conference in New York, Dec. 10, 2005. Reggie Bush has been reinstated as t...

‘Send Him to Angola’: White Lawmaker Attacks First Black EPA Chief

By Willy Blackmore | Word In Black(WIB) – No one has run the Environmental Protection Agency quite like Michael Regan has. Since his appointment by President Biden in 2021, Regan has overseen what has at times been an aggressive, climate justice-mind...

Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson pledged $10M for Maui wildfire survivors. They gave much more

By Thalia Beaty | The Associated Press FILE – Dwayne Johnson attends the world premiere of “Black Adam” in New York on Oct. 12, 2022, left, and Oprah Winfrey appears at the Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans on June 30, 2023. The no...

Yonkers event calls attention to disparities’ impact on Black maternal health

Yonkers-based organization Sister to Sister International, Inc. (STSI) held its Day of Recognition, Education and Action on Saturday, which included events addressing health disparities that impact Black communities. Black maternal health was one of...

Good Heart Health May Protect Against Cognitive Decline in Black Women

WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Middle-aged Black women with better heart health are less likely to show a decline in mental function, according to a study published online April 24 in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Imke...

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Vale expects to reach final agreement for Mariana dam reparations in first half of year

RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – Mining company Vale expects to reach a final agreement with authorities for reparations for the collapse of the Samarco tailings dam by the end of the first half of this year, the company told Reuters in a sta...