Category : News Talk

Detroit’s Hidden Gem: How Detroit’s Hidden Radio Service, DRIS Keeps the Visually Impaired Connected to Community News

Imagine a woman sits quietly in her Detroit home, flipping through the local newspaper. She squints, trying to make out the letters that have become nothing more than blurs. For her, the words that tell the story of her community are just out of reac...

RVSHVD: Rising Country Star With Small Town Roots

By Christine Shelby | OBSERVER Staff WriterCountry music artist RVSHVD is making a name for himself. Pronounced “Rashad,” the artist grew up in a small town surrounded by country music influences but didn’t initially take to the music his father intr...

Tulsa’s Reparations Efforts Gain Momentum As ‘Beyond Apology’ Commission Meets For First Time

The City of Tulsa launched the most serious effort yet on reparations over the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre with the creation of a “Beyond Apology” Commission that met for the first time Friday. The group will meet regularly, as often as once a week, wi...

FactChecking Harris’ and Trump’s Fox News Appearances

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Both presidential candidates appeared on Fox News on Oct. 16 — former President Donald Trump in a town hall with women voters in Georgia and Vice President Kamala Harris in an...

Beyond Apology Commission holds first meeting toward reparations

The Beyond Apology Commission has officially launched and is focusing on reparations and economic restoration for survivors and descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. It’s a historic effort aimed at healing our community and setting a path f...

Black maternal health summit addresses racial discrepancies in health care: ‘It’s a moral imperative’

RICHMOND, Va. — The first multi-state summit on how to address Black maternal health care at the local, state, and federal levels took place at the Virginia General Assembly Friday. The Black Maternal Health Legislative Summit brought together...

Beyond Apology: Tulsa commission tackles housing and more in reparative efforts

TULSA, OKLA (KTUL) — Friday was the first meeting for a Tulsa commission looking at reparations for Tulsa Race Massacre descendants and north Tulsa. This comes after the city’s Beyond Apology report last year discovered a need for reparations...

Group tasked with looking into possible Race Massacre reparations holds first meeting

Kevin Canfield , Mike Simons Speaking before the first meeting of...

Will Tulsa pay reparations for the Tulsa Race Massacre? This group will answer that question

Kevin Canfield , Mike Simons Speaking before the first meeting of...

OBSERVER State Proposition Recommendations

STATE PROPOSITIONSPROP. 2 YESPROP. 3 YESPROP. 4 YESPROP. 5 YESPROP. 6 YESPROP. 32 YESPROP. 33 YESPROP. 34 NOPROP. 35 NOPROP. 36 NOThe post OBSERVER State Proposition Recommendations appeared first on The Sacramento Observer.

OBSERVER Endorses Cofer For Mayor Of Sacramento

The 2024 Sacramento race for mayor has been one of the most hotly contested races in this city’s history. Following the race of four candidates in the March primary, for the first time ever, two African American candidates emerged for the general ele...

“The Ribbon” Unveiled: $8M Affordable Housing Development Opens in East English Village

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of “The Ribbon”, (Photo Credit, Marquise D Burns, Social Media Manager, Michigan Chronicle) With the cost of living continuing to rise, in a significant boost to affordable housing in Detroit, city officials, inclu...

Detroit vs. Everybody: Tommey Walker Jr. and TG Grantham Host GOTV Fireside Chat on the ‘Opportunity Agenda’ for Black Men

(L-R)Terrance “TG” Grantham, Tommey Walker Jr. and Tony West, Image courtesy of Harris for President In a spirited last push to energize early voters, Detroit Vs. Everybody founder Tommey Walker Jr. and influential emcee Terrance “TG” Grantham hosted...

The St. Louis Reparations Committee calls on the city to pay $25,000 and expunge criminal records for descendants of slaves who suffer “systematic racism”

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‘Momnibus bill’ plans announced at Virginia’s Black Maternal Health Summit

Virginia lawmakers plan to introduce a “momnibus bill” in each chamber next year to help enhance maternal healthcare access, reduce mortality rates and address racial and unconscious bias. A play on the term, “omnibus,” the forthcoming legislation...