Category : News Talk

ACS launches long-term study on Black women’s health

ACS launches long-term study on Black women’s health Cancer is one of the nation’s leading killers, and it affects certain populations more than others. It’s why the American Cancer Society is launching “VOICES of Blac...

4 The Record: Women-owned and minority-owned businesses

Megu Kolanko 4 The Record: Women-owned and minority-owned businesses Updated: 11:30 AM EDT May 26, 2024 WELCO...

Letters: Britain was not the only nation complicit in slavery

His eye-rolling about ‘what about the Vikings and the Romans, since these states don’t exist’ does not get away from the reality that the descendants of these powers occupy known geographical states today – it can’t be too hard to join the...

South African politics complicates BHP’s Anglo American discussions

May 26, 2024 – 1.27pm Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? BHP and Anglo American are split over how much value destruction could...

4th anniversary of George Floyd Death: Sheletta uses award to call for renewed investment in Black-owned businesses

Recognized for “using her pulpit to help Black entrepreneurs” and working to close the employment gap for Minnesotans with autism, Sheletta Brundidge was honored with a Twin Cities Business Community Impact Award. Her business, ShelettaMakesMeLaugh....

Trudeau meets with the Health Association of African Canadians at the Black Cultural Centre of Nova Scotia

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was at the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia in Cherry Brook, N.S., Saturday for a roundtable discussion with the Health Association of African Canadians and other community leaders. The roundtable comes after T...

Trudeau meets with Health Association of African Canadians at the Black Cultural Centre of Nova Scotia

Trudeau meets with Health Association of African Canadians in Cherry Brook, N.S.

US Politics

Washington — Every four summers in America comes the spectacle of nominating conventions for the two major political parties. This July, Republicans in Milwaukee are set to again place former President Donald Trump at the top of their ticket. The f...

Gordie Howe Bridge Nears Historic Completion: A Monument to International Unity and Economic Progress

As the sun rises over Detroit’s skyline, the Gordie Howe International Bridge inches closer to completion, a beacon of progress towering above the Detroit River. This spring, amidst the hum of machinery and the rhythm of relentless construction...

USA Today Ranks Detroit Ford Fireworks No. 2 Nationally for Best Show

It’s simple, the Ford Fireworks should be the number one spot for fireworks in the country. Recently, our very own Ford Fireworks clinched the second position in USA TODAY’s 2024 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards for the best fireworks displa...

Today in History: May 25, police kill George Floyd

Today’s Highlight in History:On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a Black man, was killed when a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck for about 9 1/2 minutes while Floyd was handcuffed and pleading that he couldn’t breathe; Flo...

Amina Taylor | Badenoch’s demeaning attempt to silence reparations talk

Colonialism and the slave trade were, at best, minor factors in Britain’s prosperity and may have been net loss makers, this according to newly published ‘research’ from right-wing think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA). Before I unpack...

Cal Thomas | Two contrasting congressional days

#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } On May 17 in Washington, there was evidence of why only 16% of the public approves of...

DTW Airport Brings Two New Detroit Businesses to Evans Terminal with SOAR Program

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) is making a significant move to support local entrepreneurship with the launch of its “Small Business Operators Arriving Ready” (SOAR) pilot program. This initiative welcomes Rebel Nell and Quix Chocola...