Category : News Talk

How Austin’s Ying Maguire is helping minority-owned businesses compete in a global market

Austinite Ying McGuire, the president and CEO of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC), is the latest guest on In Black America. As the first non-Black and first Asian CEO in council’s 51-year history, McGuire is in charge of ele...

Biden admin to pay millions in climate change reparations

The United States will contribute $17.5 million to a Climate Impact and Response Fund after reaching an agreement with other global leaders on Thursday at the COP28 conference in Dubai. The deal was a historic one, reached on the first day of COP28 p...

Texas woman creates first HBCU doll line, now sold at Walmart and Target

When a Texas woman searching for an HBCU doll to gift a friend couldn’t find any, she decided to created her own line. Brooke Hart Jones, the creator of HBCyoU dolls said she was shocked she couldn’t find any dolls representing students...

‘Hypervisible and invisible’: Olin College president discusses journey as a Black woman in engineering

Gilda Barabino is the president of Olin College of Engineering in Needham. Here, she talks about the challenges and responsibilities of being one of the first Black women in the country to enter the field of chemical engineering — as told to Bosto...

Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality and Robert S. Chang to join UCI Law

The renowned Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality and its executive director Robert S. Chang, professor of law, will be joining the University of California, Irvine School of Law, starting July 1, 2024. Chang founded the center — named for...

FedEx Faces Second Lawsuit Seeking $5M for Black Former Delivery Driver Targeted in Mississippi Shooting

A Black former FedEx delivery driver in Mississippi, D’Monterrio Gibson, is pursuing a second civil lawsuit seeking at least $5 million in damages after surviving a terrifying encounter with two white men. Brandon Case and his father, Gregory Case, f...

Something Big Just Happened at COP

Today, on the opening day of COP28, the UN climate summit in Dubai, the host country pushed through a decision that wasn’t expected to happen until the last possible minute of the two-week gathering: the creation and structure of the “loss and dama...

KaLeigh Long, Westwin Elements, and Lawton’s uncertain future in nickel and cobalt

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) – Westwin Elements founder and CEO KaLeigh Long, 28, recently spoke to KSWO about what drove her to bring the very first nickel and cobalt refinery to the United States. She claimed patriotism and human rights abuses by co...

Mitchell-Walthour makes her mark as an expert in Brazilian racial politics

While growing up in Kannapolis, N.C., Gladys Mitchell-Walthour became interested in Latin America because of her curiosity about the growing number of Latino immigrants moving into her town. “I would meet people that were my complexion, or darker, sp...

The Strategy Netflix, Google, And Walmart Use To Grow, That Most Brands Reject

Smart marketers look for ways to get their products, services, and experiences into the hands of as many of their ideal customers as they can. Netflix has paying customers in 190 countries around the world, and has it’s content available in 62 lang...

Bill Euille To Join 2023 Del Ray Holiday Tree And Menorah Lighting

ALEXANDRIA, VA — Former Alexandria Mayor William “Bill” Euille will help Del Ray kick off the holiday season with a holiday tree lighting on Sunday, Dec. 3. The Del Ray Holiday Tree and Menorah Lighting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Sun...

Disaster Loan Program: SBA Should Include Key Issues in Its Review of How the Program Affects Underserved Communities

Disaster Loan Program: SBA Should Include Key Issues in Its Review of How the Program Affects Underserved Communities | U.S. GAO Skip to main content Breadcrumb...

Governor Hochul Announces $5.1 Million to Establish School-Based Mental Health Clinics

The satellite clinics operate at each school’s main location and will be staffed by mental health practitioners regularly throughout the academic week. Through establishing a physical space within a school building, these clinics will be part of the...

Gaza War Politics Goes Local

(CALMATTERS) – The loud political debate over the Gaza war didn’t end with what happened at the California Democratic Party convention this month. It’s now reverberating in more city halls. For instance, the Oakland City Council, in a marat...

If Kenya wants to help Haiti, it should push for colonial reparations

As the security situation in Haiti deteriorates, Kenya has offered to lead a new sort of UN mission to the country from 2024. In early October, the UN Security Council authorised a Multinational Security Support mission led by Kenya to confront the p...