News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 9 months ago
Larry Smith What do today’s leaders and luminaries like Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Dr. Susan Rice, and Dr. Johnetta B. Cole have in common with late legends like Gen. Colin Powell, Dick Gregory, and Harry Belafonte? All have delivered powerful keynot...
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Saint Lucia’s opposition leader, Allen Chastanet, addressed a Trinidad and Tobago town hall meeting on a hopeful note amid a spike in crime in several Caribbean countries. “As bad as the statistics are about crime in our countries, there...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 9 months ago
Danny Bridges It’s no real secret that I’m an uncompromising and inveterate Indycar Racing enthusiast and certainly unapologetic about it. That being said, perhaps l’m a bit biased when it comes to me describing the joy l’ve deri...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 9 months ago
Jamar Cobb Communities struggle when jobs and wealth leave the neighborhood. When the big employer leaves, joblessness, drug use, poor housing stock, food scarcity, and infrastructure woes begin to plague once successful areas of the city. Ther...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 9 months ago
Rev. Angelique Walker-Smith “Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock. And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them and...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 9 months ago
Campaign volunteers set up signs encouraging people to vote. AP Photo/Vasha Hunt by Jared McDonald, University of Mary Washington Now that Super Tuesday is over and the Democratic and Republican nominees are all but officially chosen, as everyone exp...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 9 months ago
& While that ‘extra’ hour of sunlight in the evenings can be exhilarating, it comes with significant health trade-offs. Anna Blazhuk/Moment via Getty Images A neurologist and sleep expert explains the downside to that borrowed hour of daylight &...
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The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United Nations have expressed concern amid an increasingly chaotic situation in Haiti. The French-speaking country has experienced a mass prison breakout, expanding gang violence, and rising hunger. On Wednes...
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Renowned singer and DJ, Michael, has recently advocated for collaboration between Uganda National Musicians Federation (UNMF) President, Eddy Kenzo, and Uganda Musicians Association (UMA) President, Cindy Sanyu. Michael emphasizes that such collabor...
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Renowned Ugandan singer Catherine Kusasira recently underwent heart surgery overseas, providing an update on her health journey. The procedure, conducted yesterday, comes after weeks of grappling with breathing complications, prompting her d...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 9 months ago
By Javacia Harris Bowser | For The Birmingham Times It’s a sunny Tuesday in January, and Salaam Green is making a couple of stops in the Magic City. First, she attends a Birmingham City Council meeting, which is no ordinary gathering—it’s where she i...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 9 months ago
By Javacia Harris Bowser | For The Birmingham Times It’s a sunny Tuesday in January, and Salaam Green is making a couple of stops in the Magic City. First, she attends a Birmingham City Council meeting, which is no ordinary gathering—it’s where she i...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 9 months ago
By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times Whether it’s Black History or Women’s History, Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Tamara Harris Johnson has a resume that can qualify for both. Recently, she was awarded the 2023 Birmingham Bar Association Lifeti...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 9 months ago
By Mayor Randall L. Woodfin Drive through Birmingham, and you’ll see remarkable signs of progress. The first things you may notice are the streets. Over the past year, we’ve been working our way through a $12 million resurfacing project involving mor...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 9 months ago
www.fbi.gov Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples of the FBI Birmingham Division presented a letter from FBI Director Christopher Wray to a Sumiton Middle School seventh grade student interested in a career as an FBI agent. Students wrote letter...
