Category : News Talk

Awareness of Black mental health crisis ‘comes at a great cost’

“Heartbreaking” is how Falon Ensley, a student and former student government president at Lincoln University, described her feelings reading Antoinette Candia-Bailey’s final email to LU president John Moseley. On Jan. 8, Candia-Bailey, former vic...

Celebration Arts Opens Season Of ‘Black Girl Magic’

By Williamena Kwapo | OBSERVER Staff Writer Diana Cossey, Rhonda Anderson, Brooklyn T. Solomon, Rachel Powell at the Guild Theater. Douglas Carter, OBSERVER Celebration Arts, Sacramento’s premiere Black Theater, proudly kicks off its “Black Gir...

The Growing, Fracturing Landscape of Indian American Politics

You can tell that an ethnic group is really flourishing in the United States when they start to produce prominent xenophobes and racists, particularly of the anti-Black variety. The trajectory from victim to victimizer is one of the surest m...

49ers’ Would-Be QB Also Spurned By Fate

By Mardeio Cannon | OBSERVER Columnist The pain San Francisco 49ers fans feel from the 25-22 overtime loss to Niners killer Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in Sunday’s Super Bowl LVIII still lingers. This loss was extremely painful...

(BPRW) The ByBlack Platform and BLK + GRN Joins Forces to Empower Certified Black-Owned Businesses with The ByBlack Bundle Gift Box | Black PR Wire, Inc.

(BPRW) The ByBlack Platform and BLK + GRN Joins Forces to Empower Certified Black-Owned Businesses with The ByBlack Bundle Gift Box (Black PR Wire) District of Columbia – ByBlack, a dynamic initiative powered by U.S. Black Chambers, Inc., and...

Black Catholic nuns: A compelling, long-overlooked history

By David Crary | The Associated Press This 1898 photo provided by the Sisters of the Holy Family (SSF) shows members of the religious order of African-American nuns in New Orleans. One of the oldest Black sisterhoods, the SSF, formed in New Orlea...

St. James Episcopal Church Is More Relevant Than Ever

By Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware | Word In Black Undated photo of the interior of St James Episcopal Church in Baltimore. St. James Episcopal Church& in Baltimore is one of many Black churches that has been around for more than 200 years. This...

Addressing Hypertension in the Black Community: Improving Care and Closing the Health Disparity Gap

Understanding the Importance of Hypertension Management in the Black Community Hypertension is a persistent health challenge among Black adults, and it calls for an urgent need for physicians and health professionals to improve care for Black patien...

The HHS Black Health Forum 2024: Efforts to Advance Health Equity and Access in the Black Community

Introduction to the HHS Black Health Forum 2024 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is organizing a pivotal event that will put the spotlight on health disparities affecting the Black community. The HHS Black Health Forum, set to occur...

Advancing Health Equity through Clinical Trials in Black and African American Communities: A Discussion

Identifying Health Disparities in Black and African American Communities In a recent webinar, Dr. Christine Lee from @FDAHealthEquity and Dr. Claudia Baquet from the University of Maryland engaged in an enlightening discussion about the ongoing rese...

Advancing Health Equity through Clinical Trials in Black and African American Communities

In a recent webinar, Dr. Christine Lee from the University of Maryland and Dr. Claudia Baquet extensively discussed their research on health equity issues in Black and African American communities. This conversation, hosted by @FDAHealthEquity, unde...

Activists call for Boston to pay $15 billion in reparations for slavery

Local News “Our ultimate goal is repair and reconciliation in Boston, a city plagued by racial strife,” Rev. Kevin Peterson said. Boston City Council members voted in favor of holding a he...

Appointees to study slavery reparations in N.Y. to be named by month’s end

State legislative leaders are expected to name the nine people who will study reparations for descendants of enslaved people and consequences of New York’s impacts on the slave trade before Black History Month ends, lawmakers said Monday. Gov....

Black Bostonians group calls for $15 billion in reparations for slavery, discrimination

As Boston’s Task Force on Reparations continues to mull a path forward, a local group of Black Bostonians is calling for $15 billion from the city as reparations for slavery and centuries of discrimination. “It’s really difficult to put a right or w...

Proposed reparations bills leave out cash payments; Bakersfield leaders say closing wealth gap should be priority

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Last week, a slate of reparations bills was introduced by state lawmakers to address reparations and the legacy of racial inequity in California. Some proposals to address reparations include policies like the state iss...