Category : Lifestyle

Apology but no cash payments: California reparations for slavery start incrementally

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a package of reparations legislation, including a formal apology to African Americans for the state’s role in perpetuating slavery and its legacy – and budgeted $12 million to pay for it. The effort – touted...

Black Doula’s Reproductive Health Startup, LOOM, Gets Acquired By Perelel

Women’s health company Perelel has acquired LOOM, a sexual and reproductive health information platform co-founded by Erica Chidi. Chidi, a doula and health educator, joins Perelel as a strategic advisor, where she will use her expertise to advance...

New mural honors Sacramento’s railroad legacy

By Marie-Elena Schembri | Solving SacramentoKevin Hecteman, Sacramento Southern Railroad conductor and California State Railroad Museum marketing and communications manager, traded in his conductor cap for a paintbrush on Sunday, Sept. 15 as one of d...

Darryl George Is Back, and He’s Still Fighting for His Dreadlocks

By Aziah Siid | Word In Black(WIB) – A metro Houston teenager who was suspended from school for refusing to cut his dreadlocks has urged a judge to let him go back to that school so he can spend his senior year “like a normal teenage student”...

Pras Michel Files Lawsuit Against Lauryn Hill Alleging Fraud and Breach of Contract Over Fugees Reunion Tour

By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA(NNPA) – Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, a founding member of the iconic hip-hop group The Fugees, has filed a lawsuit against his former bandmate Lauryn Hill and MLH Touring, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern Di...

Helene’s Floods: Climate Change’s New Normal

By Willy Blackmore | Word In Black(WIB) – When Helene reached northern Georgia as a tropical storm at the end of last week, its wind speeds had dropped to the point that it was no longer a hurricane. Huge and comparatively slower-moving too, th...

Breaking Barriers: Ovarian Cancer Study Expanded to Africa

By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA(NNPA) – Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers Dr. Sophia George and Dr. Matthew Schlumbrecht are leading an ambitious study focused on ovarian cancer treatment for women of African descent. Their work, based...

Welcome to first place: Atlanta Falcons move to 2-0 in division

Atlanta Falcons receiver Darnell Mooney (1) caught two touchdowns during the game against Tampa Bay on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Photo by One Circle Entertainment/The Atlanta VoiceWith Tampa ahead 30-27 on another of kicker Chase McLaughlin’s three fie...

Mixed verdict for 3 Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating

By ADRIAN SAINZ, KRISTIN M. HALL and JONATHAN MATTISE, Associated Press Three former Memphis police officers were convicted Thursday in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, but were acquitted of the harshest charges they faced for a death that spa...

Third Annual DTW Golf Classic Raises Over $280K for LAHC, Advancing Empowerment and Social Impact

Image courtesy of DTW The Third Annual DTW Golf Classic, hosted by the Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA), raised over $280,000 for Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities (LAHC). Held in September at Eagle Crest Golf Club in Ypsilanti, the even...

5 Stretches for Better Lovemaking

Stretching has not only been proven to aid sexual performance (through improved flexibility, stamina, and strength) but also to increase the quality of sperm, boost fertility, and enhance sexual activity and desire while reducing stress and anxiety....

Atlanta Community Food Bank, Mayor Andre Dickens hosts cooking class with seniors

The event included discussions on food insecurity affecting Atlanta’s senior community, as well as Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens’ commitment to supporting and strengthening Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP). Photo by Isaiah Singleton/The Atlan...