Category : News Talk

Voices for Change in Black Maternal Health

After learning about alarmingly high mortality rates of Black women before, during and after pregnancy, two Seattle University undergraduate nursing students decided they needed to do something. Working with the then CEO of Byrd Barr Place, a nonprof...

9 Facts About the Racial Wealth Gap

By Bria Overs | Word In Black (WIB) – Five hundred years. That’s how long experts say it would take for Black people to reach economic parity with white people and close the racial wealth gap, given current trajectories. That’s 100 years...

Black Business Expo returns for third year

By Benjamin Shinault For the third consecutive year, the Black Student Union hosted a Black Business Expo to help promote locally-owned Black businesses. On Feb. 20, Rider welcomed students and potential customers to take a stroll through the expo t...

Black heart health: What’s being done?

Stopping to catch your breath after running a 5K, playing a wind instrument, the rapid acceleration of your heartbeat when you enter a job interview. Our hearts work hard every day to keep us alive and power our daily lives, but we usually don’t thi...

Tim Scott Believes in Systemic Bias—But Only Against Republicans

Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), speaks at the Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the Birth of Frederick Douglass, in Emancipation Hall of the U.S. Capitol, on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images) TIM SCOTT, AMERI...

History lesson: State senator discusses the need for reparation laws

History lesson: State senator discusses the need for reparation laws – El Camino College The Union Close Modal Window

Revealed: Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Obama and the Kenyan connection

On October 15, 1964, Malcolm X addressed the Kenyan Parliament. Before he left for Africa, Malcolm addressed a Harlem rally and asked his followers to form “Mau Mau” groups in New York to liberate the Blacks. “As I mentioned today – what we need...

8 Black-owned businesses to support in Athens

The month of February marks Black History Month, and the origins of this celebration date back to 1915. Carter G. Woodson and Jesse E. Moorland founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. Now known as the Association for the St...

Highlighting locally owned Black businesses and offering guidance on reaching prospective entrepreneurs

LAFAYETTE, La. — February is known as black History month, and during this month KATC sat down with Black cafe Owner Trey Ware about his thoughts on how black-owned businesses play in driving innovation and entrepreneurship in the city. “Bl...

Highlighting the success of Rochester Black-owned businesses

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – February is the celebration of Black History Month, and its an ample time to recognize successful and growing Black on businesses in our community. All Braids and Hair Care, as well as Boss the Barber, are two Rochester-bas...

BLACK ENTERPRISE Promotes Health Equity and Black Wealth Creation at the Second Annual Health is Wealth Weekend

Powered by Walmart, the event will empower attendees to improve their physical, mental, and financial health for the benefit of the Black community. NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — This month, BLACK ENTERPRISE, the No. 1 Black digital me...

‘Come one, come all’: Local Black business panel to come together Thursday

PALMER TWP., Pa. — Networking, shared experiences and business strategies in an ever-changing economy — all while surrounded by art. The African American Business Leaders Council of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold “Black Wall...

CDC, Experts Say Fluoridated Water Is Safe, Contrary to RFK Jr.’s Warnings

The mineral fluoride, at the right dose, has been shown to& reduce& the risk of tooth decay. Based& on studies demonstrating this in children drinking naturally fluoride-containing water, individual cities in the U.S. began to add fluori...

No Suspects After Mother Of Two Is Killed At A Well-Trafficked Greenhaven Shopping Center

By Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff Writer Chasity Sparkman, 26, was shot and killed on Feb. 14 in the Sacramento neighborhood of Greenhaven, according to her family. Courtesy of Vanessa Renee-Adams A woman was shot at Florin Road and Greenhav...

Black-owned grocery store in west suburbs opens doors to Black entrepreneurs: ‘We very seldom get awareness’

As part of Black History Month, one entrepreneur offered space in her west suburban grocery store Saturday to other Black small business owners, giving them a venue – and opportunity – to reach more potential customers. Melody Winston, senior execut...