Category : News Talk

Giving Black businesses a chance to go global

MICHAEL EKPECHUE is the director of Adanian Labs, an ecosystem of partners which provide a shared economy offering to technology companies looking to scale across Africa, and he has a plan to help Black businesses be more prosperous. The Windrush Sta...

HBCUs Could Be Left Out in the Cold in NCAA Profit-Sharing

By Terrance Harris | Houston Defender | Word In BlackThis post was originally published on Defender Network(WIB) – A seismic shift in the world of college athletics took place late last week when the NCAA Board of Governors decided to settle an old n...

Empowering Youth Through Hair Education

This post was originally published on& Michigan ChronicleBy Miss AJ Williams | Michigan Chronicle | Word In Black(WIB) – In the heart of our community, a transformative new program is taking root, aimed at empowering young Black girls through the...

Four Years After George Floyd’s Murder, Cities Have Paid Nearly $150 Million for Police Misconduct

By BlackMansStreet.Today | Trice Edney Wire(TriceEdneyWire.com/BlackMansStreet.Today) – In the four years since& George Floyd’s killing sparked mass protests, U.S. cities have settled over 130 lawsuits related to police misconduct, paying out nea...

Edmunds: The best used vehicles for young drivers under $20,000

By Christian Wardlaw | The Associated Press (AP) – Safety is critically important when choosing a vehicle for a younger driver. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of deat...

The Jackson Water Crisis Could Have Been Avoided

By Willy Blackmore | Word In Black (WIB) – When Michael Regan, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, went to Jackson, Mississippi, in 2021, he was supposed to visit a school. But when he went to Wilkins Elementary on a M...

Asm. Reggie Jones-Sawyer on reparations-related legislation

(Inside California Politics) — California Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer, D-Los Angeles, joined Inside California Politics co-host Frank Buckley to discuss reparations-related legislation making its way through the state Capitol. The conversatio...

Man sentenced for Killeen murder requests to hold his baby for first time

BELTON — Chubby, smiling babies are not often among the attendees at sentencing hearings in criminal district courtrooms, which typically are grim occasions; but this week, the child of a murder defendant was present so that he — the child’s father...

BBQs for Biden-Harris: Cooking Up Voter Engagement in Michigan

The Biden-Harris campaign has taken a flavorful approach to voter engagement in the heart of Detroit, where the echoes of industry and Motown blend with the aroma of… barbecue. Their recent initiative, “BBQs for Biden-Harris,” ingeniously melds...

The Impact of Project DIAMOnD Expansion: A Blueprint for Michigan’s Innovative Future

Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently announced a landmark commitment by Oakland, Wayne, and Macomb counties to expand Automation Alley’s Project DIAMOnD. This initiative, which stands for Distributed, Independent, Agile Manufacturing on Demand, leverag...

24 Hours in Highland Park: Highland Park Mayor Glenda McDonald Says City’s Water Debt Issues Are Nearly Resolved

The city of Highland Park has been grappling with a water debt crisis for years, owing millions of dollars to the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA). The debt has left many residents struggling to pay their water bills, fearing shutoffs and further f...

24 Hours in Highland Park: The City of Highland Park: A History to Cherish…a Future Worth Fighting For

Perhaps the best way to describe Highland Park is to view the 2.97-square-mile city through polar-opposite lenses. In essence, the Highland Park story is a riveting tale of two very different cities: one filled with prosperity; the other gripped in...

N.C. health care system is making changes to help Black mothers

GREENSBORO, N.C. — North Carolina health care system is working to close the gap on health disparities when it comes to Black maternal health. A Winston-Salem-area OBGYN said there are policies and training in place to make sure patients are seen an...

Sycamore & Oak: A Thriving D.C. Retail Village For Black Businesses

by Daniel Johnson June 3, 2024 The retail space opened in June 2023. In June 2023, Washington, D.C.’s Mayor, Muriel Bowser, announced the opening of Sycamore & Oa...

24 Hours in Highland Park: 50 Years of Legacy and The Reggie McKenzie Foundation’s Enduring Impact on Highland Park

It all started in 1974 with a couple dozen kids, a six-foot four-inch NFL offensive lineman, a bag of footballs, and a few stacks of small orange cones. Now, 50 years later, imagining the city of Highland Park without the Reggie McKenzie Foundation w...