Category : News Talk

How California Dems Are Finding Workarounds to Cash Payment Race Reparations

Experts say the proposals may be unconstitutional California state senator Steven Bradford (R) (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images) California Democrats are finding ways to make reparations to black descendants of slaves that don’t include dire...

South African apartheid victims demand reparations

Dianne Hawker 04/25/2024April 25, 2024 As South Africa prepares to celebrate 30 years of democracy, a group of elderly citizens is demanding reparations for apartheid era crimes. Many victims are still being ignored, they say, even though the gover...

Elk Grove Educator Charged With Assaulting Student, 9, During Recess

Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff Writer A parent educator at Arlene Hein Elementary School, part of the Elk Grove Unified School District, was charged Wednesday with assaulting a child after allegedly grabbing a 9-year-old boy by the neck. Th...

Teacher’s Aide Charged With Allegedly Assaulting Arlene Hein Elementary Student

Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff Writer: A parent educator at Arlene Hein Elementary School, part of the Elk Grove Unified School District, was charged yesterday with assaulting a child after allegedly grabbing a 9-year-old boy by the neck.The teach...

Draft Day Spotlight: Beyond the Field, the NFL and Detroit Embraces Urban Agriculture

The excitement of the draft has truly permeated the city, bringing energy and enthusiasm that extends far beyond downtown festivities and the general passion for football. Importantly, this event has also shone a light on something less expected but...

Mother of seven creates mobile travel guide to connect visitors to Black-owned businesses

CINCINNATI (WXIX) -A local mother of seven has created a digital travel guide to connect visitors to different cultural events and Black businesses in the area, paving the way for independent Black women. Azizah Nubia created the Cincy Black Travel...

UK’s first LGBTQ+ veterans memorial to be created

Minister for veterans’ affairs, Johnny Mercer with chair of Fighting With Pride Craig Jones. (Fighting With Pride) Fighting with Pride has been awarded a grant to help create the UK’s first memorial to LGBTQ+ veterans, but the charity has cal...

Better heart health at midlife linked to less cognitive decline in Black women

Better heart health at midlife linked to less cognitive decline in Black women...

U.S. to Withdraw Troops From Chad, Dealing Another Blow to Africa Policy

The departure of U.S. military personnel in Chad and Niger comes as both countries are turning away from years of cooperation with the United States and forming partnerships with Russia. The Pentagon will withdraw dozens of Special Operations for...

Tennessee House tables bill that would have banned consideration of reparations

Tennessee’s Republican-dominant House on Wednesday spiked legislation that would have banned local governments from paying to either study or dispense money for reparations for slavery. The move marked a rare defeat on a GOP-backed proposal initially...

Slavery isn’t just a Southern story. The North benefitted from stolen labor.

In the years leading up to the Civil War, some of the biggest enslavers in the United States were not Southern plantation owners, as one might expect, but Wall Street bankers. Northern capitalists like James Brown and his brothers provided lines of...

President of Portugal calls for slave trade reparations

Apr 25, 2024 10:06 4 min read For the first time in the country’s history, a president of Portugal has suggested that the country should pay reparations for the horrific crimes it committed during its colonial era and the Atlantic sla...

Bichotte Hermelyn, Webb address maternal and infant mortality crisis during Black Maternal Health Week

Asseemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn with her son, Daniel, Sen. Lea Webb, third from left, Sen. Roxaane Persaud, left, and other elected officials and advocates. Photo courtesy Office of Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn Si...

Q&A: Championing Black-owned businesses in partnership with the Black Equity Organisation

Black entrepreneurs continue to face significant barriers that can hinder their success. Research by Extend Ventures showed that between 2009 and 2019, only 0.24% of capital in the UK was allocated to Black founders with just 0.02% to Black female e...

Legacy Story: African American Moms: Community Must Invest in Youth (1998)

Lurline Baker-Kent, left, and Katie McWatt are two of more than 20 members of the newly organized local group Black Mothers United for Youth. “The total commitment and the total passion of women coming together for a common goal has created a strong...