Category : Lifestyle

A grassroots effort in Michigan is raising reparations — while the government lags

JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: A grassroots reparations effort in Michigan is making progress where government-led attempts have stalled. Sophia Saliby of member station WKAR in East Lansing reports. SOPHIA SALIBY, BYLINE: 2020 was a turning point for Lansing,...

Asheville, Buncombe reparations effort has two months to wrap up recommendations

The historic, first-of-its-kind Community Reparations Commission is barreling toward a deadline for making recommendations to repair damage caused by public and private systemic racism. At last night’s meeting, the 25-member commission was split on...

Rural Jails Turn to Health Workers to Help the Newly Released Succeed

By Lillian Mongeau Hughes Originally appeared in KFF Health News MANTI, Utah — Garrett Clark estimates he has spent about six years in the Sanpete County Jail, a plain concrete building perched on a dusty hill just outside this small, rural t...

Parks in Downtown Detroit Gear Up for ‘Draft Day in the D’ Festivities

The upcoming Draft Day in the D event by Downtown Detroit Partnership promises to be a thrilling three-day celebration with something for everyone. Taking place from April 25th to 27th, this football extravaganza will be held at some of Downtown Detr...

‘Life Goes On’: How I Navigate HIV After a Partner’s Betrayal

Sandra Ford’s journey with HIV is a poignant tale of betrayal, resilience, and ultimately, empowerment. Her story is a reminder of the complexities and challenges faced by individuals living with HIV, especially when trust is shattered. Ford&#...

Biden To Deliver Commencement Speech At Morehouse College

Photo: Getty Images President Joe Biden is set to deliver a commencement address at Morehouse College next month. On Monday (April 22), the White House confirmed that Biden will speak at Morehouse College’s commencement, which is scheduled fo...

Why Blacks Aren’t Qualifying for Alzheimer’s Clinical Trials, And What Can Be Done About It

Despite the increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, African Americans and Hispanics are underrepresented in clinical trials. A recent USC study finds that some racial groups are underrepresented in Alzheimer’s studies, and that’s simply because they...

Big Sean, Detroit Youth Choir, and Bazzi to Headline NFL Draft Concert Series

Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum-selling recording artist, and Detroit-native Big Sean will headline opening night of the 2024 NFL Draft Concert Series in downtown Detroit on April 25. Along with Big Sean, other headliners for the April 25-27 NFL Dra...

3 Reasons Black Girls Shouldn’t Ignore “Bad Cramps”

You walk by your teenage daughter’s room and notice her curled up on her bed, a grimace on her face. Ever since starting menstruation at age 11, she spends her period lying in bed, popping pain medication that does not work, and running through femi...

Black-Owned Businesses Are Helping Expand On Raleigh’s Economic Development

by Sharelle Burt April 23, 2024 Let’s pack up and move to Raleigh! Business in North Carolina is finally bouncing back after taking a hit during the COVID-19 pan...

Voting By Non-Citizens Is Already Illegal Despite Fraudulent Claims Made By MAGA Republicans

Michael Waldman\Brennan Center Photos: YouTube Screenshots The Brennan Center is part of a broad coalition tracking election-related disinformation. A big rumor we’ve identified rattling around the murkier regions of social media is that hordes of no...

The Case for Reparations: Not for Slavery but for Everything Else Since

David Horowitz describes himself as a “lifelong civil rights activist,” though he’s recently only concerned himself with the rights of white people. Horowitz is a mentor to Stephen Miller, one of the authors of the Trump immigration policy featuring...

USDA lifts PACA reparations on Texas business

WASHINGTON, April 23, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Prometo Produce Corp., BB #:297837 satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $15,400 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving...

Biden to deliver commencement speech at Atlanta HBCU Morehouse

President Biden will deliver the commencement speech at the Morehouse College commencement in Atlanta this May and leaders there are ecstatic. “The invitation to President Biden was extended last September, and we are deeply honored that he...

San Francisco mourns the passing of Rev. Cecil Williams, a legendary community activist

SAN FRANCISCO (US MEDIA GROUP) – Renowned pastor and activist, Rev. Cecil Williams, passed away Monday at the age of 94 in San Francisco. He is best known for his leadership at the Glide Memorial Church in the city’s Tenderloin district,...