Category : Lifestyle

Op-Ed: A Flavorful Enemy in Fight Against Health Disparities in Black Communities

By JEWEL HARRIS SMOKING Photo courtesy of Jan Michael Dimayuga via Flickr Although it has long been known that smoking cigarettes poses a serious risk to public health, flavored cigarettes have become prevalent in our communities and have begun to...

It’s time the Highlands and Islands got reparations for the sins of the clearances

It’s round about this time some patriotic soul sitting in his pants in his mum’s back room takes to social media to announce CalMac sailings have a 97% service and reliability rating and by comparison half the Staten Island ferries didn’t ru...

Video: Junior Health Science Academy from the Black Nurses Association of Central Illinois

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NYS Reparations Commission meets in Buffalo

More Videos $5 million has been set aside for the commission to research the impact that slavery and racism have had on the African A...

New York State reparations commission holds first public hearing

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Slavery was not limited to the South. Tuesday night, the New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies began its public hearing series in Buffalo explaining the region and the state’s complicated history. Commissi...

Posts Falsely Claim CBS News Reported ‘Cheating’ in Election

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Some social media posts falsely claimed that CBS News reported there was “cheating” in the 2024 presidential election that benefitted President-elect Donald...

Detroit Cultural Center Association Earns Inaugural 2024 Bay Urban Visioning Award for Partners in Progress

The Detroit Cultural Center Association (DCCA) has taken a bold step into the global spotlight, receiving the prestigious “Partners in Progress” Award at the 2024 Bay Urban Visioning Awards. Presented at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, on Oct...

Trump To Pay Reparations To ‘White’ Victims Of ‘Racial Discrimination’? Claims Surface

US President -elect Donald Trump Photo : AP Several social media users on Tuesday wondered if President-elect Donald Trump would pay reparations to “White” people who have suffered “racial discrimination” due to “diversity initiatives” i...

Bay Area lacks Black, Latino health care workers. $5M grant could help

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — In East Oakland, Dr. Noha Aboleta founded Roots Community Health Care to serve the underserved. She particularly wanted to make sure the mostly Black residents receiving care at her clinics were treated by providers who...

Harriet Tubman Posthumously Named General Nearly 160 Years After Service

Photo: Getty Images Harriet Tubman, a revered abolitionist who led a group of Union soldiers during the Civil War, was posthumously honored as a general roughly 160 years after her service. On Monday (Nov. 11), Tubman was posthumously named a one-s...

Dallas natives Shedeur Sanders and Kevin Jennings eye college football playoff opportunities

By Jamal Baker NDG Contributing Writer Under the Friday night lights of a Texas high school football game is where you will find some of the most elite talent on the gridiron. Shedeur Sanders played his high school ball at Trinity Christian High Scho...

Community Power on Social Media Secures $10,000 Donation for Life Remodeled

Image courtesy of Life Remodeled In a powerful display of community spirit, The Dearborn Agency has transformed hope into action, awarding a $10,000 donation to Life Remodeled—a Detroit nonprofit dedicated to breathing new life into neighborhoods by...

Both Sides Distort Incomplete Vote Counts to Falsely Suggest Election Fraud

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Ballots were still being counted in the days following the 2024 election, but a claim that there was a suspicious gap of 15 million to 20 million votes as compared with...

Black Folk’s Guide to the Four Stages of RA

While some studies suggest that Black Americans get rheumatoid arthritis (RA) at around the same rate as white people, some doctors are concerned that might not be the case. One possible reason is that fewer Black people are included in randomized s...

Have a smoke-free Thanksgiving: The dangers of cigar smoking

This article is in partnership with Parkland Health.As individuals gather with family and friends for a Thanksgiving feast, there are those who push away from the dinner table and light a cigar while they digest. But while puffing on the cigar may be...