Category : News Talk

Fact-Checking the Biden-Trump Debate

SummaryThe much-anticipated first debate of 2024 between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump featured a relentless barrage of false and misleading statements from the two candidates on immigration, the economy, abortion, taxes and m...

FactChecking the Biden-Trump Debate

Summary The much-anticipated first debate of 2024 between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump featured a relentless barrage of false and misleading statements from the two candidates on immigration, the economy, abortion, taxes...

Two cheers for identity politics

NEW YORK – Critics of identity politics argue that close attention to matters of race, gender and sexuality distracts from “real” politics — by which they typically mean the struggle between labor and capital over the distribution of material resou...

Medicare’s Part D policy is blocking progress needed to achieve Black health equity

A new and effective class of anti-obesity medicines, along with lifestyle interventions and sometimes bariatric surgery, can help stem the rising tide of obesity in the United States. But outdated rules set by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid S...

The Strange History of White Journalists ‘Becoming’ Black

By Alisha Gaines, Florida State University | The Conversation | Word In Black (WIB) – A peculiar desire seems to still haunt some white people: “I wish I knew what it was like to be Black.” This wish is different from wanting to cosplay...

The best albums of 2024 so far: AP’s picks include Beyoncé, Chief Keef, Kali Uchis, Waxahatchee

By Maria Sherman | The Associated Press This combination of album covers shows, top row from left, “Act II: Cowboy Carter” by Beyonce (Parkwood/Columbia/Sony), “Brat” by Charli XCX (Atlantic), “Almighty So 2″ by Chief Keef (43B), “Hit Me Ha...

How Black Music Is Redefining Itself in the Streaming Age

By Laura Onyeneho | Houston Defender | Word In Black This& post& was originally published on& Defender Network (WIB) – Black music has always been a powerful force, a constant evolution reflecting the times and shaping them,...

2 Years After Roe, Abortion Access a Patchwork for Black Women

By Anissa Durham | Word In Black (WIB) – Two years ago, this week, the Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, which protected the right to have an abortion. As a result, varying levels of state abortion restrictions and...

Federal Judge Halts Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan: Administration Vows to Fight On

By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA (NNPA) – President Joe Biden’s ongoing efforts to alleviate the burden of student loan debt have hit another significant obstacle. U.S. District Judge John A. Ross, an Obama nominee, issued an order halting further...

Biden’s debate performance spurs Democratic panic about his ability to lead party against Trump

#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } ATLANTA – Above all, Joe Biden ‘s allies wanted him to demonstrate strength and...

‘Focus: Black Oklahoma’: immigration, menstrual health, rodeos

In May, Gov. Kevin Stitt signed House Bill 4156, the controversial immigration legislation, into state law. The United States Justice Department reacted quickly by keeping its promise to file a lawsuit deeming the measure unconstitutional under the...

Did Biden Label Black Americans ‘Super Predators’? Fact-Checking Trump’s Debate Claim

Super Predators Comment – Fact Check Photo : iStock In a recent attack on President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump inaccurately claimed that Biden had referred to African Americans as “super predators” during h...

DC reparations bill for descendants of slaves advances in City Council

Council spends $1.5 million to create task force to study how best to address reparations in the District WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — It was a day Jocelind Julien said she’d hoped she would would see. This week, D.C. City Council advanced a bill t...

Reparations for the people of Kenya, not debt!

Workers World is in full solidarity with the people of Kenya, who have been carrying out a popular rebellion for almost a week. They are protesting a bill passed by the parliament to raise taxes on basic necessities of life, such as food, gas, health...

Newsom helps California go broke over reparations

California does not have the money to pay for many of its budget items, but Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) found millions to set aside for the woke industrial complex. California is putting $12 million toward slavery reparations, even as the state is sti...