Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
Black Restaurant Week runs through March 2 PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As Black History Month comes to a close, Northwest Black Restaurant Week (BRW) has only just begun. From Friday, Feb. 23 to Sunday, March 2, nearly 80 Black-owned food businesses...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the mandatory shutdown was taking a toll on many companies, especially Black-owned businesses. Unlike many of their clients, Malcolm Coley and Newdy Felton, co-founders of the Wilmington-base...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
By Arthur Parashar Published: 16:00 EST, 25 February 2024 | Updated: 18:24 EST, 25 February 2024 Jamaica is understood to be mulling over plans to demand £500,000 payments from Britain in slavery reparations to fund its ‘dark t...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
By Erika D. Smith, Anita Chabria It’s hard for some Californians — maybe many — to wrap their heads around the idea that the homelessness we see on our streets has any connection to slavery. We are California, after all, supposedly a “free” state....
Lifestyle / Hot Topics Talk - 9 months ago
By Sterling Haynes Because of the ambitions of a Blackman, you can enjoy frosty cold “scoops” of ice cream. Alfred L. Cralle was an African American& businessman& and& who invented the ice cream scoop in 1897. Cralle was born on Septe...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
In recognition of Black History Month, it is crucial to highlight the health disparities faced by Black individuals and the importance of inclusive and equitable healthcare practices. This article provides seven effective ways to improve the health...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – As Black History Month soon comes to a close, Black business ownership in the capital city is poised to remain among the highest in the U.S. According to LendingTree, 2.7% of U.S. businesses are Black-owned. In the Jackson m...
Lifestyle / Latest Current Topics - 9 months ago
In this section of Colossians (1:15-29), Paul writes to disclose that Jesus Christ is fully God (Deity). Not only is Christ portrayed as fully God, but He is uniquely qualified to reconcile a lost world to God the Father. Jesus Christ reconciled a...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
Jamaica may seek reparations from Britain to fund its heritage sector, the Telegraph can reveal. The Caribbean nation, which was under British rule until 1962, is mulling plans to persuade the UK government and major museums to fund exhibitions foc...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
In the fight to destigmatize mental health concerns within the Black community, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has doubled down efforts, particularly focusing on Black males, a group often overlooked in this crucial dialogue. NAMI ha...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – One business owner knows it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to be healthy and can be more challenging for some. ”For many of us in Black and brown communities, there are a lot of us who are surrounded by diet...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – February is a month dedicated to celebrate black history. This can be done by reading books about black culture, attending a black history event or supporting a black owned business in your community. Harmony Edosomwan...
Lifestyle / Latest Current Topics - 9 months ago
In 2023, Myetie Hamilton was appointed in her new role as CEO Chief Executive Officer of Leadership Greater Chicago. She is the first Black woman to hold this position and is responsible for leading the organization by providing the knowledge and net...
Lifestyle / News Talk - 9 months ago
Owner and operator of Posterior Chain, LLC, Kyle Truitt monitors his mother, Valerie Blackwell-Truitt, as she powers through a set of leg lifts. (Photo by Reilly Dixon) “Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose th...
Lifestyle / Parenting/ Health - 9 months ago
The Rose Library also has a sizeable Black comic book collection. “It was a Black-authored universe by Dwayne McDuffie, who was a major comic book creator and someone who is also behind a lot of the Saturday morning superhero TV shows.”...
