Category : News Talk

Detroit’s Newest Billboard Promotes Gun Safe Storage Law

Detroit is taking a stand. In a city all too familiar with the echoes of gun violence, the community is rallying together, determined to put an end to the senseless loss of life. It’s a call to action that hits home for many, sparked by the tra...

UN Sec Gen says Africans must be honoured, supports reparations

March 9, 2024 – In her remarks to the opening ceremony on 4 March 2024, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, told more than 400 ministers, senior government officials, and other dignitaries from across the world’s six...

Total Solar Eclipse Today: What You Need to Know

Mark your calendars for April 8, 2024, a day poised to be etched in the memories of many across the United States and beyond, thanks to the awe-inspiring natural spectacle known as the total solar eclipse. This event, aptly named the Grea...

The Evolution of the Black Vote and Projections for the 2024 Election Cycle

1960s photo of A large group of African American children gathering around a sign encouraging people to register to vote. Image via Kheel Center at Cornell University. After more than 100 years of voting, Black Americans continue to navigate against...

California Democrats come to agreement on $17.3 billion deficit reduction plan

SACRAMENTO (AP) — California Democratic leaders announced Thursday they had come to an agreement on a plan that would reduce the state’s staggering multibillion-dollar shortfall by $17.3 billion through a combination of spending cuts, delays and def...

Andor Health Earns Highest Client Experience Ranking in Black Book Hospital Survey for Virtual Care Collaboration Solutions

Andor Health Earns Highest Client Experience Ranking in Black Book Hospital Survey for Virtual Care Collaboration Solutions FREE Breaking News Alerts from StreetInsider.com! StreetInsider.com Top Tickers, 4/8/...

Sacramento State alumnus Brent Tracye Sands brings Black superhero culture to the big screen

By Malcolm Curry | Special to The OBSERVER Comic book writer Brent Tracye Sands says he is hoping to add to the Black superhero culture with his character Anthony “Impound” Endsley. Sands owns iMPOUND COMICS in downtown Sacramento. Russell Stiger...

Yes, we’re divided. But new AP-NORC poll shows Americans still agree on most core American values

By Gary Fields and Amelia Thomson Deveaux | The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite the country’s deep political polarization, most Americans share many core beliefs about what it means to be an American, according to a new poll. The po...

Jay-Z’s Made In America festival canceled for the second year in a row

By Maria Sherman | The Associated Press FILE – Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter appears after a news conference at Philadelphia Museum of Art on May 14, 2012, in Philadelphia, announcing his two-day music festival. Jay-Z ’s annual Made in America festi...

Police say use of racial slur clearly audible as they investigate racist incidents toward Utah team

FILE – Players and staff on the Utah bench react toward the end of a second-round college basketball game against Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament in Spokane, Wash., Monday, March 25, 2024. Police investigating racist incidents directed toward t...

Black Veteran Educators School Next-Gen Teachers

This& post& was originally published on& Defender Network By Laura Onyeneho | Houston Defender | Word In Black (WIB) – The first years of teaching can be scary, lonely times, and with the public education system consistently...

Tennessee tears itself apart over slavery reparations

Reverend Earle Fisher launched a petition against a Tennessee bill banning the study of reparations In just two days, the Memphis pastor’s petition amassed more than 500 signatures from other Tennesseans State Senator Brent Taylor, who sp...

Andor Health Earns Highest Client Experience Ranking in Black Book Hospital Survey for Virtual Care

TAMPA, FL / ACCESSWIRE / April 8, 2024 / Black Book Research unveils leading innovators in virtual health solutions utilizing AI and ML, based on top customer ratings. A comprehensive six-month user survey covered 20 technology competitors providing...

Democratic Senate Candidate Speaks Out on FDP’s Disconnect with African Americans

Democrat Stanley Campbell voiced a pressing concern regarding the Florida Democratic Party’s relationship with its African American leadership and with its base.This political revelation comes in the wake of the controversial ousting of two African A...

For Your Health: 2024 Black Maternal Health Week, impact of doula support

Every year, California recognizes a week in April as Black Maternal Health Week. It is a week-long campaign founded and led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance to build awareness, activism and community-building to amplify the voices, perspectives...