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Black Maternal Health challenges in Georgia

More Videos As the nation marks Black Maternal Health Week, Georgia is once again highlighted for having one of the worst Black Mater...

U.S. Rep. Kamlager-Dove Leads Discussion on Improving Black Student Learning, Test Scores

(CBM) – On April 8, U.S. Congressmember Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37) moderated a roundtable focused on Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) strategies to improve Black student performance in classrooms. Kamlager-Dove, who r...

Sacramento State Honors Dean Emeritus Dr. Otis Scott With Prestigious President’s Medal

By Williamena Kwapo | OBSERVER Staff Writer In a ceremony at Sacramento State’s Julia Morgan House on April 4, Sacramento State presented Dean Emeritus Dr. Otis Scott with the university’s 2024 president’s medal for distinguished service. The...

Better Mental Health for Black Youths, Via Mobile App

With only a few taps on their phones, Black teens could soon find effective ways to cope with the roughly five acts of racism they experience each day—many of them on those same devices. Henry Willis, an assistant professor in the University of Mary...

Black people in NJ twice as likely to die of treatable causes than white patients. Why?

Despite a world-class health care system that has turned its focus in recent years to bridging inequalities, New Jersey has more severe racial and ethnic disparities than other states in the region, a report released Thursday found. The report by Th...

Why is the reparations movement gaining momentum in the U.S.?

The call for reparations for people of African descent to compensate for slavery has a long history, but it has been discussed more broadly and gained support in recent years. Illinois, California and New York have established commissions to examine...

Beyoncé is bringing her fans of color to country music. Will they be welcomed in?

By Gary Gerard Hamilton | The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Dusty, worn boots. Horses lapping up water. Sweat dripping from the foreheads of every shade of Black skin as country classics blare through giant speakers. These moments are frequent...

How A Big Win By Swiss Activists Can Help Black Communities

By Willy Blackmore | Word In Black (WIB) – A group of Swiss women who are disproportionately at risk to the effects of climate change won a landmark legal case today when a European court agreed that their human rights are being violated b...

New leader of Jesse Jackson’s civil rights organization steps down just months on the job

By Sophia Tareen | The Associated Press FILE – The Rev. Frederick D. Haynes III sits before speaking, Feb. 1, 2024, in Dallas. The Dallas pastor who took over leadership of the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s longtime civil rights organization resigne...

Caring for the Ancestors’ Land

By Levi Perrin | Word In Black (WIB) – Bevelyn Afor Ukah is coming home to herself. A space on a quiet street, surrounded by trees and greenery — where storytelling, community, and the earth come together to build a new future. With the...

Loving and Embracing the Differences in Our Youngest Learners

By Dr. Calvin E. Moore, Jr. | NNPA (NNPA) – Every parent has certain preconceived ideas of how their child will fit into our complex world. The unexpected joy of parenthood is accepting that each child has unique abilities and challenges —...

“Black Shero”: C-Note’s Revolutionary Art Tribute to Black Women in the Age of Neo Jim Crow

Art and Activism Collide in a Groundbreaking Online Exhibition This April, as we navigate the complexities of modern racial dynamics, Black Shero: C-Note Celebrates Black Women History Month emerges as a beacon of light and resistance. Donald ...

This Week In Black History April 17-23, 2024

APRIL 17 1872—Activist and fiery journalist William Monroe Trotter is born on this day in Boston, Mass. A close friend of W.E.B. Du Bois, Trotter was one of the most militant Black leaders of the late 1800s and early 1900s. He helped found the N...

Black Maternal Health Week amplifies experiences of Black mothers, addresses disparities in healthcare

Black Maternal Health week runs from April 11-17 ROCKFORD — Black...

South Jersey mom shares her pregnancy experience during Black Maternal Health Week

MOORESTOWN, New Jersey (WPVI) — By all accounts, having a baby should be a joyous time, but bringing life into the world could cost some moms their lives. Raising awareness of that fact is the focus of Black Maternal Health Week. According to...