Category : Lifestyle

Confused About the Affirmative Action Ruling? You’re Not Alone

By Maya Pottiger | Word In Black Protestors outside the Supreme Court during oral arguments in October 2022. Photo: Maya Pottiger/Word In Black (WIB) – When the Supreme Court released its latest decision striking down affirmative action,...

Anglo American Foundation, Grindstone partner to accelerate 15 green businesses

The Anglo American Foundation (AAF) has partnered with Grindstone, an accelerator renowned for engineering high-growth entrepreneurship, to launch a South African accelerator supporting and empowering entrepreneurs in the green sector. The partners...

Attempted Robber Fails At Nail Salon Holdup, Customers Ignore Him

Photo: Getty Images An Atlanta man was caught on video failing at his attempt to rob a local nail salon. According to surveillance video obtained by NBC News, the would-be robber, who remains unidentified, stormed into Atlanta nail salon, Nail Firs...

GOP Lawmaker George Santos Compares Himself To Rosa Parks

Photo: Getty Images GOP lawmaker George Santos (NY) compared himself to civil rights icon Rosa Parks while defending himself against fellow Republican critics. According to the Daily Beast, Santos made the comparison last week during an appearance...

Black Restaurant Week begins in DC this weekend

Black Restaurant Week in the D.C. region kicks off Sunday, July 16. The Shaw neighborhood’s FishScale is one of the dozens of restaurants participating this year. Kristal Williams, co-owner of the ocean-to-table eatery, said being part of previous B...

Tulsa Race Massacre survivors plan appeal after reparations case dismissed by judge attorney says

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Joy Reid critiques Iowa Republicans scheduling presidential caucus for Martin Luther King Day 2024 02:47 Now Playing Tulsa Race Massacre survi...

‘Karen DeSantis’: Florida Governor Allegedly ‘Hates’ Wife Casey’s New Nicknames

Florida Governor and 2024 presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis listens to his wife Casey DeSantis speak during a campaign stop at the Greenville Convention Center in Greenville, South Carolina, on June 2, 2023. | Source: LOGAN CYRUS / Getty The wife of...

‘The Good Doctor’ actor Hill Harper is running for US Senate

Actor Hill Harper has entered the race for Michigan’s 2024 Senate seat, a primary expected to be one of the most closely watched next campaign season. “We can all feel it: D.C. just isn’t getting things done for people,” Ha...

New Reparations Ideas Include Senior Housing, Legal Assistance and a ‘Black Card’ for Local Discounts

Just over a week after the U.S. Supreme Court gutted affirmative action in college admissions, San Francisco took a major step in the other direction by advancing a plan to repair historical harms by the government against Black people. After dozen...

Survivors of the Tulsa race massacre are appealing a judge’s decision to dismiss their case for reparations

CNN — The last three known survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre – one of the country’s deadliest acts of racial violence – will appeal a judge’s recent decision to dismiss their lawsuit seeking reparations to...

13 Foods That Won’t Make You Gain Weight

Maintaining a healthy weight is a goal for many of us, but it doesn’t have to mean giving up on tasty treats, starving yourself, or trying to eat flavorless meals. Contrary to popular belief, there are several foods that are both satisfying and...

What’s included in California’s reparations report?

The U.S. state of California is taking a first-in-the-nation step in the name of racial equity. A reparations task force has submitted its final report following a years-long study looking into ways in which, California could compensate its Afric...

The Rise Of Telemedicine

Healthcare has always been at the forefront of innovation, continually developing to meet the changing requirements of both patients and professionals. The rise of telemedicine has emerged as a game-changer in this digital transformation era, alterin...

The unfinished business of Black Liberation

Bridgetown, the Capital city of Barbados, is normally described as a ghost town after the sun sinks below the horizon on the Caribbean Sea. Daily, Caucasian, East Indian, Lebanese, Syrians, and a growing number of Chinese sell to Black Barbadians ev...

Detroit Icon Rev. Dr. JoAnn Watson Passes Away at Age 72

Former Detroit City Councilwoman, senior pastor at West Side Unity Church, and radio personality Rev. Dr. JoAnn Watson passed away suddenly on Monday, July 10, 2023, at the age of 72. Rev. Dr. Watson, who received the Michigan Chronicle’s Women of Ex...