Category : News Talk

Vice President Harris Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza

Vice President Kamala Harris has made a compelling plea for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, highlighting the dire humanitarian situation resulting from the prolonged Israel-Hamas conflict. During a speech in Selma, Alabama, Harris emphasized the cri...

Kamala Harris Makes Plea For Cease-Fire In Gaza

Black Women Lead the Charge in Homeownership Surge

This post was originally published on Word In Black By Stacy M. Brown A report released on Feb. 17 by the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) revealed that African American women have emerged as trailblazers in Black homebuying, colle...

For Low-Income People, Fertility Treatment Can Be Out of Reach

This post was originally published on Word In Black By Michelle Andrews Mary Delgado’s first pregnancy went according to plan, but when she tried to get pregnant again seven years later, nothing happened. After 10 months, Delgado, now 34, and her par...

BDHEA Summit “Health Equity 2024: Charting Our Course” for Black Health March 4-5 in Washington

Greg A. Adams, Dr. Hugh Mighty Chair Black Directors Health Equity Agenda (BDHEA) Summit Addressing Racial Disparities in Health Care WASHINGTON, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Healthcare directors and CEOs will meet for a frank assessment of the...

Hochul chooses Syracuse leader to examine slavery reparations (Good Morning CNY)

Subscribe to get the Good Morning, CNY newsletter delivered to your email inbox weekday mornings. Weather High: 68; Low: 46. See the snow totals for Leap Day storm; 5-day forecast. Photo of the Day (Charlie Miller | cmiller@syracuse.com) Going ba...

Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend

By Mike Stobbe | The Associated Press FILE – Comirnaty, a new Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination booster for COVID-19, is displayed at a pharmacy in Orlando, Fla., on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Older U.S. adults should roll up their sleeves for anoth...

Health and Safety Risks Shouldn’t Be the Cost of Doing Business

By Jo Banner and Dr. Joy Banner | Word In Black (WIB) – For generations, our family has lived in Wallace, Louisiana, 50 miles upriver from New Orleans. Our community is steeped in history, culture, and, most of all, love handed down through...

Strategic Savings: Crafting a Plan for Major Life Purchases

Sponsored by JPMorgan Chase & Co. Making significant purchases, whether it’s a house, a car, or pursuing higher education, requires careful financial planning. Saving strategically is vital to achieving these goals without compromising...

Average auto loan debt grew 5.2% in 2023. How will it affect car buyers in 2024?

By Chris Horymski | Stacker Canva (Stacker) – The average auto loan balance held by consumers in the United States increased 5.2% to $23,792 in 2023, according to Experian data. As in 2022, this increase was broadly based, impact...

BDHEA Summit

Greg A. Adams , Dr. Hugh Mighty Chair Black Directors Health Equity Agenda (BDHEA) Summit Addressing Racial Disparities in Health Care WASHINGTON , March 4, 2024...

Columbia Renames Historic Intersection, Honors Zion Baptist Church…

COLUMBIA, S.C. — In a poignant homage to its rich African American heritage, the City of Columbia and Zion Baptist Church unveiled a new street sign on Sunday, marking a significant intersection as Zion Baptist Church Square. This event not o...

New York’s racial reparations idiocy

Gov. Hochul, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and state Senate chief Andrea Stewart-Cousins last week named their appointees to the state “reparations” commission, launching a process that’s guaranteed to worsen race relations in New York. Officially n...

Members appointed to NYS reparations commission

New York state lawmakers have appointed members to the Community Commission on Reparations Remedies, created through legislation Gov. Kathy Hochul signed in 2023. Its goal is to examine the legacy of slavery and its continuing impacts on black New Y...

Opinion | A superb rate of return on those proposed reparations

Jesse Van Tol suggested in his Feb. 26 op-ed, “Let the Freedman’s Bank debt come due,” that the amount to be distributed to descendants of the victims of the Freedman’s Bank failure be calculated, based on the $3 million depositors lost, by first a...