Category : News Talk

Running with Purpose: The Inspiring Journey of an Elite Marathoner, Coach, and Community Leader

By: Xavier Donajkowski, Earlier this year, a Michigander and elite marathoner raced against 199 of the nation’s best athletes for a spot on the 2024 Olympic Marathon team. He finished the race in two hours and eleven minutes, missing the requisite to...

South Africa Celebrates Freedom Day as Country Prepares for Critical Elections

April 27, 2024, was Freedom Day in South Africa and marked the 30th anniversary of the country’s historic General Elections, in which Black South Africans voted for the first time following the dismantlement of apartheid. From April 26 – 29, 1994,...

Black voters won a big victory in Louisiana. Some White voters said it violated their ‘personal dignity’

In a dissent, Bill Clinton-appointed Circuit Judge Carl Stewart said that the court should have let the most recent map stand. Stewart, who is Black, noted that “none of the plaintiffs in this case demonstrated that (the map) had a discriminatory ef...

Fewer Black voters plan to vote in 2024, Post-Ipsos poll finds

Black Americans’ desire to vote in this year’s election is down sharply compared with four years ago, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll conducted last month — a potentially troublesome sign for President Biden, whose ascent was powered by Bl...

Top Five Methods to Prepare Your Child for Pre-K and Kindergarten

By Sabreen Dawud | The Afro | Word In Black This& post& was originally published on& Afro (WIB) – The time leading up to a child’s enrollment into an academic institution is vital. While it is the responsibility of early educ...

Supreme Court Addresses Homelessness: The issue is key in a Sundown Town, Where Blacks Couldn’t Live

By BlackMansStreet.Today | Special to Trice Edney News Wire (TriceEdneyWire.com/BlackMansStreet.Today) – The U.S. Supreme Court is taking on the issue of homelessness, which affects large numbers of Black people nationwide because, as a gr...

Faith Leaders Raise Call for Housing, Not Hand Cuffs

By Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware | Word In Black (WIB) – It’s a scene that plays out far too often across America — people living on the streets, with nowhere to call home, face fines, tickets, and even jail time simply for existing in public sp...

As Weed Gets Stronger, More Black Teens Are Using It

By Jennifer Porter Gore | Word In Black Overview: Decriminalization has led to cannabis that’s several times more powerful than it was decades ago — and researchers are worried. (WIB) – Sweeping changes in laws decriminalizing marijuana...

Will AI Change How Black Women Date?

By Apryl Williams | Word In BlackOverview: Dating apps promise love and romance, but they use algorithms tuned to racist standards of beauty and attractiveness that leave Black women out in the cold.(WIB) – When I first set up my Tinder profile a cou...

While Police Agencies Grapple with Shrinking Force, Departments Nationwide are Experiencing a Turnaround

By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA(NNPA) – In the nation’s capital, the Metropolitan Police Department reached a half-century low in size in 2023, with officers leaving the force faster than they could be replaced. The shrinking force pushed the department to...

Katt Williams Cracks Jokes About Reparations, Ukraine War & ‘Club Shay Shay’ Appearance in ‘Woke Foke’ Netflix Special

Katt Williams‘ new Netflix stand-up comedy special, Woke Foke, is here and the comedian covers a wide range of topics, including reparations, Ozempic, his explosive Club Shay Shay appearance, and more. The special aired live on Saturday night...

Uganda-DRC Reparations Verdict Raises Questions About The Price Of Justice

(MENAFN– The Conversation) In 2005, the International Court of Justice found that Uganda had committed serious violations of international law during the 1998-2003 war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The court found that Uganda ha...

Jacksonville mental health counselor addresses overcoming stigmas around Black mental health

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Asking for help can be hard to do, especially in Black or African American communities. Research shows many Black adults–especially older generations view mental health conditions as a personal weakness. RELATED: Push for...

Conference sheds light on healthcare disparities for Black women

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Black women are at a disproportionate rate of having unfair treatment with it comes to medical issues. That includes high infant mortality rates and even struggles to get proper health insurance coverage from providers. A loca...

Sacramento inches closer to implementing reparations

Any sensible American should adopt an unambiguous moral judgment against slavery. Chattel slavery was a sinful impediment to human progress and a stain upon our nation. Almost two centuries after the institution of race-based slavery was abolished,...