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Detroit Public Schools Alumni Gala Sparks Unity and Pride in City’s Renaissance

The Detroit Public Schools Community District Foundation’s Third Annual Hall of Fame Alumni Gala wasn’t just an event; it was a testament to the resilience and spirit of Detroit and its people. For a city that has faced advers...

Detroit Public Schools Community District Foundation Alumni Gala Sparks Unity and Pride in City’s Renaissance

Should California be able to require sobriety in homeless housing?

BY MARISA KENDALL (CALMATTERS) – Desperate for a way to help the tens of thousands of people living in tents, cars and RVs on California’s streets, lawmakers are attempting to upend a key tenet of the state’s homelessness policy. Two new bills...

Elected officials, new ‘Honor Space’ mark second anniversary of racially motivated mass shooting in Buffalo

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Tuesday marked the second anniversary of the fatal mass shooting at Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo’s predominantly Black Cold Springs neighborhood, where 10 lives ended violently at the hands of white supremacist Payton Gendron. The...

Statewide Effort Empowers Youth In Suicide Prevention

By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer Add depression, isolation, anxiety, peer pressure and the pervasiveness of social media to all the other challenges of being young and Black in America and one doesn’t have to look far to explain the...

Black Hawk County Health: How Exercise Makes Your Cells Supercharge Your Health. Doctor Explains

In this article, Dr. Adriana Davis, Family Medicine, shares her expert insights of the findings and provides Iowa residents with evidence-based recommendations for protecting their health. Why This Matters to You New research reveals a detailed mol...

How to Have a Healthier Relationship with Your Phone

This& post& was originally published on& Defender Network By Laura Onyeneho | Houston Defender | Word In Black (WIB) – Cell phones have become an undeniable extension of ourselves. A 2023 study revealed Americans spend a stag...

Brittney Griner still adjusting after Russian prison ordeal. WNBA star details experience in book

This cover image released by Knopf shows “Coming Home” by Brittney Griner, with Michelle Burford. (Knopf via AP) (AP) – Brittney Griner continues her efforts to settle into a normal routine following her release from a Russian prison 17 mont...

Equity in the Capital: Stacey Chimimba Ault and Darcy Totten on finding balance between advocacy and rest

By Nick Brunner | Solving Sacramento Somewhere someone has told you how important it is to get a good night’s rest. Sure, all fine and well. But how and when, when you’re busy and if you have kids, multiply that busyness by how many k...

An actor and a life coach talk mental health in the Black community

HEALTH (25News Now) – According to a 2023 Report from the CDC, Black people were the leading demographic for mental health emergency room visits. Curtiss Cook appears in the showtime series, “The Chi”, and says his mental health journey hasn’...

Uganda: International Court Reassures Uganda LRA Victims On Reparations

Kampala — An official of the International Criminal Court has promised victims of Uganda’s rebel Lord’s Resistance Army that the court will provide reparations that were promised after the conviction of a top LRA leader. However, the Trib...

Addressing health disparities in Black men

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Groove into History: Motown Museum’s Rocket Plaza Ignites Founder’s Day Festivities May 19th

Photo Credit: Motown Museum The Motown Museum is hosting its annual Founder’s Day celebration on Sunday, May 19, 2024, from 12 to 5 p.m. This significant event, held in honor of Esther Gordy Edwards, the museum’s late founder, is a testament to...

Entrepreneur Launches Black-Owned Mental Health Insurance Credentialing Business to Address Mental Health Disparities

Nationwide — Meet Frances Latimer, Founder and CEO of Open Door Billing LLC, an MBE-certified, Black-owned company that aims to address the systemic credentialing disparities that disproportionately affect minority mental health providers, creating...

Dwight Mullen, chair of the Community Reparations Commission, steps back from his role

Asheville and Buncombe County Community Reparations Commission Chair Dwight Mullen announced Monday he will take a step back from his leadership role. “The time and stress has taken its toll,” Mullen said. “You can hear it in my voice. That’s not em...