Category : News Talk

California Housing Finance Agency Launches Loan Program for First Gen Home Buyers

By Edward Henderson | California Black Media (CBM) – According to the California Association of Realtors 2023 buyer snapshot, 36% of homebuyers were first-time buyers. However, only 3% of homebuyers were African Americans. Nationally, as of...

Course for health-care providers aims to address anti-Black racism in health care

A family doctor who helped create an anti-Black racism course for health professionals says she hopes participants will “unlearn” long-standing discriminatory practices that contribute to inequitable care for a vulnerable group. Dr. Onye...

Have Diabetes? This Guide Breaks Down Insurance and Big Pharma

By Anissa Durham | Word In Black This is part two of “Life or Debt,”& Word In Black’s drug price series, exploring the ways Black folks living with chronic disease are forced to manage an expensive health care system.& Read the series.&am...

This tool can help protect you and your kids on gaming consoles

By Jon Keegan for The Markup | Stacker Photo Illustration by Stacker // Canva (Stacker) – If you’re someone who cares about privacy, you may have taken the time to limit the amount of data apps can collect from your phone, use...

Vashti Turley Murphy: From Delta Sigma Theta Founder to Family ‘Shero’

By Frances Murphy (Toni) Draper | Word In Black (WIB) – As we celebrate Women’s History Month, many of us can name countless women who had a profound impact on our lives. For some of us, it was a dedicated teacher or an attentive crossing g...

Calls for Investigations Into Shocking Mortgage Discrimination Claims in Class Action Lawsuit

A mortgage discrimination case that began with two plaintiffs last December was consolidated in late February with seven others to form a class action lawsuit alleging that Navy Federal Credit Union – the nation’s largest with 13.4 million members...

Black Med Students: 3rd Annual Community Health Fair

By Dianne Anderson Having to scale countless hurdles of the healthcare system is probably one reason why so many Black patients duck and dodge regular checkups, but an upcoming Orange County health fair may eliminate some of the disdain for what’s s...

Birmingham Therapists Share Importance of Mental Health Care for Black Women

From left: Adezza DuBose, founder, Black Mental Health: Let’s Pray and Talk; Dr. Nadia Johnson, founder and CEO of the Black Women’s Mental Health Institute and Tiffany Storey, founder and executive director of Storeyhouse Counseling and Consulting...

Southern to tackle racism in health care, medical support for Black moms at 2-day event

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A free two-day symposium in Baton Rouge will focus on health-related topics, including Black maternal health care. Southern University’s law center, university and museum of art and culture are hosting the Henrietta Lac...

Pistons’ Monty Williams: ‘We Have to Embrace Where We Are’ Following 122-103 Loss to Pacers

The Detroit Pistons played like the team with the worst record in the NBA Wednesday, March 20, as they lost 122-103 game to the Indiana Pacers and dropped to a league-worst 12-57 record on the season. The Pacers shot a red-hot 57 percent from the fie...

The oldest known survivor of the Tulsa race massacre says reparations are owed

Viola Fletcher is adorned in gold jewelry and dressed in a black and white printed dress with a tan blazer on top. Her lips are painted maroon and her silver hair is waved on her head. Her appearance is always a shock, because she is 109-years-old....

Black Restaurant Week Houston: Sunday, 3/31 to Sunday, 4/14: Focus on Strengthening Black-Owned Restaurants Who Experienced Lowered Profits in 2023

ABOVE: Derek Robinson, managing partner; Falayn Ferrell, managing partner; and Warren Luckett, founder The organizers of Black Restaurant Week Houston are hoping to receive the same support they have always received from Houstonians, as the organiza...

Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey honors first African American Master Distiller’s legacy – The Bay State Banner

Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey CEO Fawn Weaver (left) and Master Blender and great-great-granddaughter of Nearest Green, Victoria Eady Butler. PHOTO: UNCLE NEAREST INC. Banner Business sponsored by The Boston Foundation One of the most awarde...

NY reparations panel members should resign over ‘disturbing’…

Two appointees to a new state committee considering paying reparations should resign for making “disturbing” antisemitic and anti-police remarks, New York Republicans said Wednesday. GOP members of the state Senate called for Ron Daniels and Lurie D...

NY reparations panel members should resign over ‘disturbing’ antisemitic and anti-police views: GOP pols

Two appointees to a new state committee considering paying reparations should resign for making “disturbing” antisemitic and anti-police remarks, New York Republicans said Wednesday.GOP members of the state Senate called for Ron Daniels and Lurie Dan...