Category : News Talk

Sacramento’s MADE Studio fosters creative equity and accessibility

By Marie-Elena Schembri | Solving Sacramento Gina Lujan is the CEO of MADE Studio in Oak Park, which prioritizes equity and access for BIPOC and women. Janine Mapurunga, Solving Sacramento Paige McCafferty, a woodworker and owner of craft busin...

Juneteenth: Celebrating the Best Decision America Ever Made

By Kevin Cohee | Word In Black (WIB) – Many Americans are confused about the significance of our country’s 11th national holiday, Juneteenth, perceiving it to be a holiday only for Black Americans. Juneteenth, which was made a federal holid...

Why I Reported on Obesity and Diet Culture in Black America

By Annissa Durham | Word In Black (WIB) – I was 8 and remember thinking my thighs were too big. I was 11 when I started my first diet. At 13, I was obsessed with the plant-based and vegan “culture” of dieting. Rarely did anyone question me...

California 2024 Budget Agreement Includes Funding for Reparations Bill Implementation, Victim Services and Mor

& Joe W. Bowers Jr.& | California Black Media (CBM) – In a move supporting vulnerable communities, the 2024 California budget agreement has earmarked $103 million in one-time funding for victims’ services programs. This allocation...

California 2024 Budget Agreement Includes Funding for Reparations Bill Implementation, Victim Services and More

& Joe W. Bowers Jr.& | California Black Media In a move supporting vulnerable communities, the 2024 California budget agreement has earmarked $103 million in one-time funding for victims’ services programs. This allocation is designed to...

Vice President Kamala Harris: ‘I Feel at Home in Atlanta’

By The Atlanta Voice | Word In Black This post was originally published on Atlanta Voice (WIB) – United States Vice President Kamala Harris took a few moments before taking the stage at the first annual Rocket Foundation Summit to talk e...

Here Are 7 Commencement Speeches You May Have Missed

By Aziah Siid | Word In Black (WIB) – To a college graduate, a commencement speech might feel surreal. Hearing living legends deliver life lessons, sometimes with quirky comedic undertones and memorable lines can be inspiring, leaving them ...

Caitlin Clark and the WNBA are getting a lot of attention. It’s about far more than basketball

By Deepti Hajela | The Associated Press FILE – Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) passes the ball from under the basket while being defended by Seattle Storm guard Jordan Horston (23) and center Mercedes Russell (21) during the first ha...

Larry Elder – Obama vs. Rustin on affirmative action, reparations and Israel

“Rustin” is a Netflix biopic produced by Barack and Michelle Obama. Bayard Rustin, the underappreciated black 1960s civil rights activist, certainly deserves an ambitious film about his life. After all, the 1963 “March on Washing...

California Assemblyman Tearfully Defends Reparations Bill

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman June 23, 2024 The bill advanced despite the criticisms of one Republican lawmaker. A Democratic assemblyman in California went viral after tear...

More Florida Black farmers can get marijuana licenses under a new health law

At least three additional Black farmers could be in line for medical marijuana licenses as part of a wide-ranging Department of Health law that Gov. Ron DeSantis signed this week. The legislation (SB 1582) can help at least three Black farmers who s...

Philadelphia Invests $8 Million to Address Black Maternal Health and Extend Paid Parental Leave for City Employees

Philadelphia City Council’s Majority Leader Katherine Gilmore Richardson announced an $8 million allocation in the city’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget to bolster Black maternal health and enhance paid parental leave for city employees, as rep...

Biden-Harris Invests $1.5M in Black Press, Aiming for Key African American Votes

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia To help bolster reelection efforts, the Biden-Harris Campaign announced a $1.5 million advertising deal with the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA). Jasmine...

One-on-One with Mary Waters and Her Bid for Congress

These days, Mary Waters, Detroit City Councilmember At-Large, is facilitating a delicate but impressive political balancing act. While continuing her active public servant role as one of the City Council’s most progressive members, Waters is also ru...

Street Naming Ceremony Honors Late Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon

In a heartfelt tribute to the life and times of the late Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon, more than 200 city and county officials, community leaders, family, and friends were on hand to witness the secondary street naming in honor of the longtim...