Category : News Talk

National Expert Visits Sacramento To Educate On How To Spot Fake News

By Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff WriterThe disinformation – false information deliberately intended to mislead by intentionally misstating the facts – that former President Donald Trump is spreading about how FEMA responded to hurricane Helene is...

UniverSoul Circus Celebrates 30 Years with ‘Cousins Around the World’ Tour, Opening Halloween Night at The Aretha

Image courtesy of courtesy Tim Pethel Step right up! The UniverSoul Circus is back in Detroit, and this year’s show is bigger, bolder, and spookier than ever. Celebrating 30 years of jaw-dropping entertainment, the “Cousins Around the World” tour bri...

Exhale Announces $2M in Grants to Empower Family Caregivers Across Southeast Michigan with Respite Programs

Image courtesy of Exhale, the Family Caregiver Initiative Exhale is giving family caregivers across Southeast Michigan a well-deserved breather. The Family Caregiver Initiative recently announced nearly $2.2 million in funding for 11 new respite prog...

Back in Black: Tower Health returns to financial stability after years of losses

When Sue Perrotty took over as CEO of Tower Health in 2021 the Reading-based health system was hemorrhaging money. The health system, anchored by Reading Hospital, acquired five regional hospitals in 2017 with the goal of integrating and improving...

Nominate NJ Export Businesses for International Trade Awards

The New Jersey District Export Council has opened nominations for the 2025 International Trade Awards, which honor businesses for their efforts to expand exports by growing in existing markets, penetrating new markets, and embracing new growth strat...

King Charles urged to confront the $37 trillion call for colonial reparations

With King Charles making his first trip to meet with Commonwealth leaders in Samoa this week, the question of reparations is being asked of the monarchy once again. The King largely met with supportive people in Australia — with the exception of inde...

CBM Special Interview: Rep. Barbara Lee Discusses Kamala Harris’ Plan for Black Men

Edward Henderson | California Black Media(CBM) – Last week, the Kamala Harris campaign released its Opportunity Agenda for Black Men.On Oct. 16, California Black Media (CBM) spoke with Harris-Walz campaign surrogate, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (...

Chris Emdin Breaks Down What ‘Rachetdemic’ Really Means

By Aziah Siid | Word In BlackDr.Chris Emdin/ photo courtesy of Instagram(WIB) – To young, K-12 hip-hop fans, and hip-to-it educators, the word is self-explanatory. To their parents, and tradition-minded teachers, the definition usually needs ju...

Why you shouldn’t store your money in payment apps

By Cora Lewis | The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Connor Tomasko grew up wary of credit cards. As she taught herself more about managing money, she realized that many people also have bad habits when it comes to payment apps.Tomasko, 31, a freelan...

Starmer faces reparations showdown next year as pressure on PM grows

Your support helps us to tell the story This election is still a dead heat, according to most polls. In a fight with such wafer-thin margins, we need reporters on the ground talking to the people Trump and Harris are courting. Your support a...

HBCU Football Legends Endorse Kamala Harris for President

(WIB) – There have certainly been Black athletes over the decades who risked their livelihoods and lives to speak out against injustices heaped upon Black people, including Muhammad Ali, John Carlos, Tommy Davis, Colin Kaepernick, and countless sist...

Check Your Fridge and Shopping Cart: Here Comes a Massive Food Recall

By Jennifer Porter Gore | Word In BlackOverview: The tainted products, served in foods like premade salads, packaged chicken strips and frozen taquitos, landed on grocery store shelves and in dining halls nationwide.(WIB) – In yet another alarming de...

King Charles to face climate protests and calls for reparations as he heads to Samoa

Nikole Hannah-Jones promotes racial politics and the “1619 Project” at the University of Michigan

On Thursday, October 17, Nikole Hannah-Jones, lead author of the New York Times’ “1619 Project,” appeared at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in an event titled, “Realizing Justice and Equity in the Long Arc of History.” Panel discussion at...

Opinion: Black Men, Do Not Be Fooled By Trump

By: Tarence Wheeler I can’t speak for every single Black man in this country, but I can lay out the facts for my brothers here in Detroit. Donald Trump is a lifelong racist. From discriminating against Black tenants in the 1970s to suggesting the Exo...