Category : Lifestyle

Delayed by arson, low-income wellness center back on track to open in Taylor in 2024

TAYLOR — Jennifer Harris was angry when she heard last summer that the house of a Black health pioneer in Taylor being restored as a low-income wellness center had been deliberately burned down. “I wondered who could have done this,” she...

California faces backlash as it weighs historic reparations for Black residents

As California considers implementing large-scale reparations for Black residents affected by the legacy of slavery, the state has also become the focus of the nation’s divisive reparations conversation, drawing the backlash of conservatives criticizi...

Book Review: ‘Most Tolerant Little Town’ forces community to face racist past

Tucked in the hill country northwest of Knoxville, a short drive from the top-secret Oak Ridge nuclear facility that employed many of its residents, Clinton, Tennessee, in the ‘50s was an unlikely spot for berserk segregationist violence. The Black...

Black MLS Players Planting Seeds Of Change

By Mark Haynes | OBSERVER Correspondent Photo Courtesy of Black Players for Change More than a century after the first Juneteenth celebration, a Major League Soccer organization called Black Players for Change is continuously working on doing i...

Silence The Violence

By Jared D. Childress | OBSERVER Staff Writer Greg King, leaders from historically Black churches and other community organizations have organized the “enough is enough, silence the violence,” rally against community violence. It will be held at...

On the campaign trail: Mayoral candidates pick Nashville’s biggest infrastructure issues

Early voting begins Friday, July 14. Last week brought a fresh volley of campaign ads, a touch of controversy and bolder swings among candidates. In a forum hosted by The Tennessean and NewsChannel 5 at American Baptist College, candidates flagged...

Would handing frozen Russian assets to Ukraine be better than reparations?

The debate over using frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s reconstruction is coming to a head. The arguments in favor are compelling. The objections are weak. But there could also be unintended consequences. Canada has passed legislation allowing...

Leadership in Emergencies learning journey completed by new AFRO cohort

The WHO African Region and the WHO Emergency Hub in Nairobi hosted a Leadership in Emergencies workshop in Kenya mid-May 2023 to help meet the ongoing demand for effective leaders to manage the response to health emergencies. The event was supporte...

Pandemic resulted in influx of patients for Black therapists

Angel Randall found the pandemic to be equal parts rewarding and frustrating. The number of patients that the licensed clinical professional counselor saw doubled to 30 a week. And while she was happy to see more Black people seeking therapy, the...

Local campaigns could be next for reparations in Maryland

Ask a Black person about reparations, and you might hear a story about the generational impact of slavery and racism. Ask a white person and you may hear some variation of, “Why should I pay for this? I didn’t own slaves.” There’s never been a con...

Life Science Analytics Industry Exemplifies Commitment to Sustainable Reporting, Finds Astra ESG Solutions

SAN FRANCISCO, July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Business goals in the healthcare and medical sectors are increasingly linked with big data, so much so that life science analytics has become a major proponent of environmental, social and governance...

These social services hubs in St. Petersburg will be shaped by community input

A St. Petersburg nonprofit group will be creating “community one-stop shops” that take a different approach to social services. The city is investing almost $8.6 million it received through the American Rescue Plan Act to start the Commu...

No more free coffee on your birthday? Companies rein in customer rewards programs — here’s why

By Wyatte Grantham-Phillips | The Associated Press File – The Dunkin’ logo is seen on a storefront, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. Reward programs have long been a way for brands to build loyalty and incentivize spending. But now some co...

Why Black Women In Sports Day Matters

By Nadira Jamerson | Word In Black Serena Williams at the 2013 US Open. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. (WIB) – You know who the Black male stars in professional sports are: Lewis Hamilton is the GOAT of Formula One racing, Lebron James will...

America’s Ten ‘Blackest’ Cities Revealed

By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA (NNPA) – A recent report by the esteemed Brookings Institution revealed that the internal migration patterns of African Americans in the United States have contributed to “black-majority cities.” These urban a...