Category : News Talk

Elias: Budget too tight this year for cash reparations to Black Californians

Try taking an apology to the bank and see what the teller says, or even the bank president. One thing’s for sure: No apology will directly produce a bank deposit. Thousands of Black Californians knew this when they attended hearings across the s...

Milwaukee Public Schools, Marquette host mental health day for Black and Latino students

About 200 Black and Latino young men from 10 Milwaukee Public high schools spent Monday morning doing what many people don’t expect of them. The students practiced breathing techniques. They learned about generational trauma. And they talked about a...

Listas: One Black Woman Is Making California Emergency Prep Effort a Family Affair

Manny Otiko | California Black Media&  & (CBM) – California is admired for its beautiful weather. But the Golden State is also susceptible to natural disasters because of the frequency of earthquakes, landslides, forest fires,...

Free mental health resources in California: New apps and community solutions

By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer If you, or someone you know, has mental health concerns and needs help or wants to be involved in finding community solutions, Senior Staff Writer Genoa Barrow has compiled a brief list of resources....

Is Voting Still Worth it to Young Black People?

By Houston Defender | Word In Black This post was originally published on Defender Network (WIB) – Voting is not just a civic duty but a crucial tool for shaping the future. Yet, polling data suggests a troubling trend among young Black...

Mary J. Blige, Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, A Tribe Called Quest and Foreigner get into Rock Hall

By Mark Kennedy | The Associated Press FILE – Mary J. Blige onstage during the MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Blige, Cher, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool & The Gang and...

Trained in Rites of Passage, Now They’re Training Black Male Youth

By Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware | Word In Black (WIB) – It’s no secret that America has long promoted a narrative of inferiority about Black boys and men. It’s a steady drip of poison that parents, caregivers, and community members have to coun...

Is the Church paying reparations on a false premise?

In January last year, the Church Commissioners, who run the Church of England’s investments, published a report into one of their main predecessors, Queen Anne’s Bounty. The report said the Bounty had invested the rough equivalent of £440 million...

Black-owned business adds to Raleigh’s economic development

RALEIGH, N.C. — New businesses in North Carolina are bouncing back after taking a dip during the pandemic, according to the North Carolina Secretary of State’s Office. So far this year, the state has added nearly 15,000 new businesses. What You N...

Shades of Motherhood Network kick off Black Maternal Health Week

Spokane, WA (99201) Today Clear to partly cloudy. Low around 35F. Winds light and variable.. Tonight Clear to partly...

House Majority PAC

Political leanings: Democratic 2022 total spending: $181.6 million The House Majority PAC was founded in April 2011 by Alixandria Lapp, a former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee official. In 2023, Lapp stepped down as the politic...

Spring 2024 Black Health Seminar Series: Building Bridges, Connecting Community

Date: Wednesday, April 24Panel Discussion: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pmNetworking: 1:00 pm to 1:30 pmLocation: UCLA Health Equity Hub CHS 71-242BLunch will be served. The Collaborative Research on African American Wellness & Longevity (C.R.A.A.W.L.)...

Three Strikes will mean ‘unjust sentences and accelerate mass incarceration of Māori and Pasifika’

Te Pāti Māori MP Takuta Ferris. Photo / RNZ The decision to reintroduce Three Strikes is a destructive and ineffective piece of law-making that will only exacerbate an inherently biased and racist criminal justice system, says Te Pāti Māori justice...

Nourishing the roots of Black maternal health

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — April is National Minority Health Month, dedicated to spreading awareness about health disparities that persists among racial and ethnic minorities. The “Nourishing our Roots: Nutruring Conversations on Black Maternal Health ev...

Díaz and Moore: How young Black leaders are addressing mental health and pushing for change

Jean Clare Sarmiento/KJZZ The Cut’n Corners & Convos Barber Shop in Tempe. Faith Johnson’s mother, Joy, owns Cut’n Corners & Convos Barber Shop in Tempe. The 22-year-old University of Arizona graduate is using it now to help start convers...