Category : News Talk

Only 2% of Wisconsin restaurants are Black-owned, this couple is changing that with an ingenious idea

Only 2% of Wisconsin restaurants are Black-owned, this couple is changing that with an ingenious idea – Face2Face Africa...

Trump’s Wrong: Gun Owners More Likely to Vote

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Gun rights candidates often falsely exaggerate their opponent’s position, claiming they want to confiscate weapons from law-abiding citizens. Mark R. Joslyn, professor of polit...

Assemblymember Ward proposes bill to ban parental notification policies in California schools

(US MEDIA GROUP) – The fight over parental notification policies in California schools saw new developments on Wednesday as Assemblymember Chris Ward announced updated legislation to ban such policies. Several school districts, including th...

Wellness Wednesday: The importance of SEEKing professional mental health treatment in the Black community

Wellness Wednesday: The importance of SEEKing professional mental health treatment in the Black community | DC News Now...

‘Michigan should be the innovation hub of the Midwest’: Pancakes & Politics Forum III Recap

PHOTO: Dennis Archer Jr., Johnnie Turnage co-founder BTS, CEO of Michigan Central Josh Sirefman, Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist, Chief Growth and Marketing Officer of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation Hilary Doe Detroit is no longer...

Hamlin County Sheriff’s Office reports two weekend arrests

{KXLG – Hamlin County, SD} Over the weekend, South Dakota law enforcement officers were busy with two significant felony arrests. On Sunday afternoon, May 19th, the Hamlin County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a burglary report at a busines...

Bridging the Future Together’ at Mackinac Policy Conference

By Guest Columnist Daniel J. Loepp President and CEO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan At its core, diversity, equity, and inclusion is about seeing everyone, hearing everyone, and including everyone at the table. It’s one reason why the 2024 Macki...

Britain owes Caribbean nations £205 billion in slavery reparations, says Cambridge academic

A LEADING Cambridge academic has said that the United Kingdom owes the Caribbean £205 billion in reparations for slavery. Rev Dr Michael Banner described Britain as once being “the leading slaving nation in the world” and insists descendants of the...

Reparations: The Chance to Heal the Pain of African Enslavement – Keep The Faith ® The UK’s Black and multi-ethnic Christian magazine

Alton P Bell asks: “How will the £100m reparation fund, being made available by the Church of England, help to address legacy issues with Black British men?” Introduction At the heart of British Christianity is a stain – the transatlantic slave trad...

Historian defends need for reparations

Speaking to Lusa on the sidelines of the international meeting taking place in Lisbon under the theme “Making history in times of conflicting political demands”, the director of the Institute of Contemporary History at Universidade Nova de Lisboa ex...

2024 Howard Graduates Declared as Class of ‘Courage’

This& post& was originally published on& The Washington Informer By Bousaina Ibrahim | The Washington Informer | Word In Black (WIB) – A rainy Saturday morning turned bright and sunny as more than 20,000 supportive friends, p...

How the EPA Was Disarmed in its Fight Against Climate Racism

By Willy Blackmore | Word In Black Overview: Title XI is an EPA rule designed to keep big polluters from using minority communities as dumping grounds. But the tables have turned, and Title XI has become a paper tiger. (WIB) – In 1992, F...

Bill Addressing Cyberbullying, School Fight Pages Advances to Senate Floor for Vote

Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey‌ ‌|‌ ‌California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌ Sen. Henry Stern (CBM) – On May 16, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted 5-0 to advance legislation that would require social media platforms to report cyberbullying incidents...

With Medi-Cal Update, More Californians Can Tap Into Behavioral Health Care

Edward Henderson | California Black Media (CBM) – As the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) continues to transform Medi-Cal, the state is expanding coverage to include behavioral health needs, like mental health care and substance us...

Biden and Trump will fight for Michigan’s votes county by county in a state where little things matter a lot

President Joe Biden speaks alongside Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer while visiting a United Auto Workers phone bank in the metropolitan Detroit area on Feb. 1, 2024. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images by Dante Chinni, Michigan State University Between...