Category : News Talk

Queen City: The lost Black community swallowed up by The Pentagon

4 hours ago By Barbara Noe Kennedy, Barbara Noe Kennedy The stout, jug-like building rises 35ft above the greenery of Arlington, Virginia’s Metropolitan Park, a green, path-laced oasis set amid Amazon’s new HQ2 headquarters....

Potsdam Juneteenth to celebrate Black history, Black-owned businesses

The Juneteenth celebration in Potsdam in 2022. Photo taken by Laura Bolduc. Jun 19, 2024 — The official Juneteenth holiday was earlier this week, but the celebrations continue this weekend. The 5th annual Juneteenth Celebration in Potsdam is Satur...

The forgotten pioneers: Walker Browning and Billings’ Black community

Wayman Chapel, an AME church, located at 402 S. 25th Street in Billings, Montana. Behind it, sits the parsonage for the congregation (Photo by Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan). Society has mythologized the West as a romantic and heroic era ful...

Ann Arbor council votes unanimously to explore reparations for Black residents

ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor is considering establishing a city reparations program to address historical injustices and discrimination against Black residents. Such programs can include direct financial restitution, policy reforms, community investmen...

From the archives: Photos of Giants great Willie Mays as a San Francisco cultural icon

T.D. Jakes and Wells Fargo award $500k to Black-owned businesses in pitch competition

Ameka Coleman knew she would win the top prize of $200,000. She had prayed for it. As she woke up on Friday at the Residence Inn in Downtown Dallas, she felt calm. God had prepared her for this moment. She filled the hotel bathroom with steam from th...

Citi Trends Announces 4th Annual Black History Makers Grant Winners

SAVANNAH, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun 19, 2024– Citi Trends, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRN), a leading specialty value retailer of apparel, accessories and home trends for way less spend primarily for African American and multicultural families...

Here’s where the conversation around reparations stands in Fulton County

A community advocate and pioneer of Fulton County’s efforts for reparations shares why the conversation is important. FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Marcus Coleman has deep roots in the South. “My family moved here in 1975. My grandparents wer...

North Carolina leaders introduce bill to focus on Black women maternal health

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Democratic Senator Natalie Murdock, Representative Zack Hawkins and other advocates joined together at the General Assembly Tuesday to call attention to black maternal health in North Carolina. The state leaders introduced Sen...

6 Black-owned businesses in Boston to support on Juneteenth

Freedom. It’s the seven-lettered word that almost defines Juneteenth, the annual holiday that celebrates the historic day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans were told they were liberated. This holiday has been long celebrated in the Afr...

5 Black-owned businesses to support in Springfield on Juneteenth

It has become a tradition on Juneteenth to highlight Black-owned businesses. Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans were informed of their liberation, is a celebration of freedom. In Springfield,...

Black-owned businesses to support in Worcester for Juneteenth

Juneteenth is a holiday to commemorate the historic day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans were told they were liberated. Many people honor this holiday by supporting Black-owned businesses. In Worcester, nearly 13% of the population is...

On Juneteenth, it’s our responsibility to celebrate Black achievement and honor the reality of Black struggle

As we commemorate Juneteenth — the annual celebration of Black freedom in America — I am awestruck when I contemplate our ongoing journey. On one hand, African Americans are seemingly locked in a permanent struggle as we seek to grab hold of the ri...

California-Hawaii NAACP Inducts Danny Glover, Rev. Amos Brown Into Hall of Fame

Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey‌ ‌|‌ ‌California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌ Actor and civil rights activist Danny Glover, left, social justice advocate the Rev. Amos C. Brown, center, and NAACP Cal-Hi State Conference President Rick Callender, right, at the 12th An...

California’s reparations dream faces stark reality

California made history when it convened a task force in 2021 to study how the state could atone for its legacy of slavery and discrimination. Last year, the task force approved its report with more than 100 recommendations and urged lawmakers to tur...