Category : News Talk

Police reports: Assaults in Killeen; accidents abound in Copperas Cove

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Senate Approves Sen. Geiss’ Bill for Parole of Medically Frail Inmates

Today marks a significant step forward in Michigan’s journey towards a more humane and effective criminal justice system. Senate Bill 599, sponsored by Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor), has successfully passed the Senate. This bipartisa...

Sharing Mental Health Trials, Triumphs

By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer “Women Who Dared” panelists emphasized the transformative power of sisterhood and community healing. From left to right are Toni McNeil, Allisha Crockett, Isale Rahotep, and Adwoa Akyianu. Louis Brya...

The Black-Owned Business Of Travel

MinkeeBlue Although Black people are a minority—the Pew Research Center notes that only 14.4 percent of the U.S. population is Black—we have a lot of purchasing power. In a report by CNBC, Black people’s buying power in 20...

Feds seek person who left bag of $120,000 with promise of more at home of food fraud juror

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A Renaissance at Risk: Detroit’s Iconic Center Faces Uncertain Future

Detroit, a city famed for its resilience and transformation, stands at another crucial crossroads. This time, the focal point of uncertainty is none other than the iconic Renaissance Center (RenCen), a towering symbol of the city’s skyline and...

Major League Baseball’s recognition of Negro Leagues stirs hostility from white Americans

As a baseball fan, sports historian, and someone who believes in fairness and equality, I applauded (albeit with some reservation) the inclusion of Negro League statistics into the Major League Baseball record book.And so now, legendary Homestead Gra...

Addressing stigma in Black mental health

Black people’s aversion to seeking the help of mental health professionals has been discussed endlessly – and maybe it needs to be discussed even more, because far too many of the roughly 37 million people in the United States who identify as Black...

Black People Were the Victims of Weaponized Justice. Now Trump Is One of Us

To formerly incarcerated felons like me in the Black community, Trump’s mug shot made him relatable. His multiple indictments made him worthy of sympathy. But his felony conviction on 34 counts makes him one of us—literally. I used to be a Blac...

Potentially Problematic Reserved List ‘Meme’ Spikes Over 900%!

MTG finance is a funny thing. Sometimes price movement is driven by logical factors, such as a card’s popularity or scarcity. Other times, a card’s price jumps on account of it being a ‘meme,’ much like the now-infamous Gamestop incident of 2021. Thi...

Get your health care through Covered California? Beware of this tax peril

By Ana B. Ibarra (CALMATTERS) – Every tax season hundreds of thousands of Californians are hit with an unexpected bill: They owe hundreds of dollars or more to the IRS because they accepted more money in subsidies for health insurance than th...

City sued for paying hundreds of Black residents $25,000 in reparations

Evanston, a Chicago suburb, has been credited with launching the country’s first government-funded reparations program for Black Americans. It has paid out nearly $5 million to 193 of the town’s Black residents over the past two years. But now a...

Streamer gag sees MTG card spike in price by 600%

The MTG card Reparations has seen an enormous price spike in the past week, jumping from $3.40 to $25 in just seven days. This Reserved List card, from the old 1996 set Mirage, is an Azorius enchantment that lets you draw a card whenever an opponent...

The Detroit Medical Center and Detroit City Council Partnership Renewed Amidst Controversy and Commitment

The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) will continue to receive significant tax exemptions following the Detroit City Council’s decision to approve a 15-year extension of the Renaissance Zone Act. This pivotal move was unanimously passed last month after a...

Sacramento Press Club Awards 2024 Scholarships To 11 Aspiring Journalists

By Madelaine Church | OBSERVER Correspondent The Sacramento Press Club hosted its annual luncheon to celebrate and award scholarships to 11 journalists on Thursday, May 23. The event took place inside the State Building and Construction Trades Co...