Category : News Talk

Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ lifts covers off of little-known Black history

Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” may have set a record this week by rocketing to number one on the Billboard country music charts. But the Houston-born Knowles Carter, now the first Black woman to top the country charts, clarified for CNN that her recording...

California’s Black Lawmakers are Advancing Different Sets of Reparations Bills

Some of the public enthusiasm for racial justice has since waned. Meanwhile, key legislative deadlines are approaching in late April and early May. For bills to stay alive this session, they must pass their first chamber by May 24. Some of Bradford’s...

Symposium in Salem County to raise awareness about Black maternal health issues

From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. A symposium on Black maternal health on Saturday will take place at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Salem,...

Taking private grief and transforming it into public action

Saleemah McNeil remembers when she was 19, giving birth and coming out of labor the survivor of a traumatic birth experience. Now, the Oshun Family Center she founded as a consequence of that, is leading Philadelphia’s plans for the seventh annual n...

Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” Gallops to No. 1, Making History on Billboard 200 Music Chart

By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA (NNPA) – Beyoncé has once again proven her dominance in the music industry as her latest album, “Cowboy Carter,” rides triumphantly to the top of the Billboard 200 chart. Released on March 29, the album’s debut at...

What’s Behind Gavin Newsom’s U-Turn on Worker Heat Protections?

By Willy Blackmore | Word In Black (WIB) – In late summer 2022, a heatwave set temperature records across California, with seaside Long Beach hitting 109 degrees and Sacramento reaching 116. During the 10-day period, at least 395 excess dea...

Area Scholarships Help Fund Educational Dreams; Deadlines Approach

By Williamena Kwapo | OBSERVER Staff Writer Numerous scholarships are available in the Sacramento area to students at various stages of their academic journey. These scholarships aim to alleviate students’ financial burden, enabling them to pursu...

Why Black Moms and Babies Are Dying So Often In Louisiana

By Jennifer Porter Gore | Word In Black(WIB) – Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade almost two years ago, the battle to women’s access to abortion and contraceptive healthcare has moved to the states. Some have enacted total or near total b...

Want to Reverse Learning Loss? Hire More Tutors

By Aziah Siid | Word In Black (WIB) – Nearly two years after students have returned to full in-person learning, teachers and administrators have been frustrated by “learning loss” — a decline in knowledge, skills and ability among students...

NBA Playoffs 2024: Playoff positioning fights continue, and see what games matter most

By The Associated Press Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James reacts during the second half of the team’s NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun) (AP) – The Dall...

Southern Illinois Black Maternal Health Fair to host speakers, giveaway

CARBONDALE — The 2024 Black Maternal Health Fair will offer speakers, food, resources and giveaways from 2 to 5 p.m. April 13 at New Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Hather Doula Services, The Little Resource Center, Southern Illinois Hospital an...

Black Maternal Health Week draws attention to troubling trend

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – April 11 to 17 is Black Maternal Health Week. The week is set aside to raise awareness that having a healthy pregnancy and healthy baby can be more of a challenge for Black women. Dr. Jacqueline Kenoly of Topeka’s Stormon...

Against the reparations racket: This progressive scheme compels us to make a false confession about our nation

I owe you nothing. Not a penny. Not for the sins of slavery or white supremacy or “structural racism” or Jim Crow or redlining or police brutality. Certainly not for the existence of racism, real or imagined. The idea of reimbursing contemporary bla...

Atlanta OB-GYN addresses challenges as Black Maternal Health Week begins

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – As Black Maternal Health Week begins, physicians are working to raise awareness about the importance of Black mothers’ health during pregnancy and in childbirth. “Pregnancy is one of highs and unfortunately...

Health, wellness come into focus during Black Maternal Awareness Week

This is Black Maternal Awareness Week, a time to make sure moms of color thrive after giving birth. BUFFALO, N.Y. — Black Maternal Awareness Week runs from April 11-18. This year, Buffalo Prenatal Perinatal Network is focusing on black maternal m...