Category : News Talk

How to Live Frugally and Still Enjoy Life to Its Fullest

Sponsored by JPMorgan Chase & Co. We live in a world that often glorifies excess and materialism. Adopting a frugal lifestyle is a refreshing and empowering choice focused on finding meaning beyond possessions. Living frugally doesn’t m...

Fani Willis Forgot Black Women Are Always on Trial

By Hiram Jackson | Word In Black (WIB) – Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis appeared to be a promising prosecutor who was exceptionally qualified to bring former President Donald Trump to reckoning for seeking to overturn election...

Can an Oscar Win Fix Unequal Access to School Music Classes?

By Joseph Williams | Word In Black (WIB) – It was a quintessential Hollywood feel-good story. A short documentary spotlighting a small group of technicians selflessly fixing 80,000 instruments for student musicians in Los Angeles’ underfund...

New panel to study reparations for Black New Yorkers includes Westchester nonprofit leader

Linda Tarrant-Reid saw firsthand what racial injustice looked like as a young girl in 1950s New Rochelle, which had a separate school for Black children until a federal judge ordered the city to integrate its schools in 1961. Today, Tarrant-Reid, an...

Has Rishi Sunak met his NHS waiting lists pledge in the Black Country? New numbers reveal the answer

In January last year, Rishi Sunak made five pledges to the British public – including a promise that “NHS waiting lists will fall and people will get the care they need more quickly”. But with figures now available for January, the PM has...

NY’s reparations panel under fire over tweets on Israel and police

Controversial reparations commission is under fire over members’ remarks attacking the police, Israel, and Black Republican Senator Tim Scott New York is considering compensation to the descendants of enslaved people But remarks by panel membe...

NY reparations panel members blame whites for climate change, blast…

Two representatives appointed to a committee considering paying reparations claimed whites were responsible for climate change, slammed Israel and pushed to defund the police. Ron Daniels and Lurie Daniel Favors — both appointed to New York’s commis...

Bam Adebayo’s Buzzer-Beater Propels Heat Over Pistons, 104-101

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo entered Sunday afternoon’s game against the Detroit Pistons having made just three three-pointers all season. But he left Little Caesars Arena having made four. And it was the game-winning basket as time expired, giving...

Improved Digestive Health To Weight Management; Benefits Of Drinking Black Coffee Every Morning

Black coffee is low in calories and can help boost your metabolism, making it easier to burn calories and maintain a healthy weight. Caffeine in black coffee stimulates the central nervous system, helping the production of adrenaline, a hormone that...

Michigan Gears Up for Statewide Tornado Drill on March 20

As spring approaches, bringing with it the onset of severe weather in Michigan, the state gears up for its annual statewide tornado drill. Scheduled for 1 p.m. on March 20, Michigan gears up for a statewide tornado drill amidst Severe Weather Awarene...

Detroit Honors Late Bus Driver Jason Hargrove with New Transit Center: A Legacy of Courage and Commitment Amidst Pandemic

Detroit witnessed a heartfelt moment as Mayor Mike Duggan announced the naming of the city’s new transit center in honor of Jason Hargrove, a Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) bus driver who tragically passed away from COVID-19 in 202...

Viral TikToks on Housing Affordability Put Wall Street On Blast

This post was originally published on Word In Black By: Joseph Williams No question about it — the rent, and the mortgage for that matter, is too damn high. Spend just five minutes on TikTok, and you’ll come across videos like these, racking up tens...