Category : Black Local and National News

DFW Community Events this week includes basketball, playhouses and Moon Day celebration

This week in our NDG Community Calendar we have announcements about Friday Night Basketball, Moon Day, and more. Dallas Children’s playhouses designed by some of Dallas’ premier builders and architects will be on display at NorthPark Center July 12 t...

NY ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES DENOUNCES DOJ’S DECISION NOT TO PURSUE FEDERAL CHARGES IN ERIC GARNER CASE

[Criminal Justice News] Attorney General James: "Today’s inaction reflects a DOJ that has turned its back on its fundamental mission – to seek and serve justice..." Photo: YouTube screenshot Tags:& Black Star NewsEric GarnerNEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL...

Renewable energy sources that are powering our future

Partnership Post Renewable energy uses energy sources that are found in and replenished by nature. For example, solar energy uses the sun, hydropower uses the water, geothermal uses the earth’s heat. Why is renewable energy important to our cou...

T.I.’s Trap Music Museum Pop Up exhibit honors Nipsey Hussle, YG and more

LOS ANGELES- Multi-platinum Hip Hop Icon, Trap music pioneer, blockbuster actor, and label head Tip “T.I.” Harris brought his Atlanta-based Trap Music Museum to Los Angeles with the Lil Trap House art exhibition and popup launch event hosted by Karen...

2020 Presidential Candidates to Address African American Voters at NAACP 110th National Convention

Several of the most prominent 2020 presidential candidates will appeal to thousands of African American voters at the NAACP 110th National Convention in Detroit on Wednesday, July 24 at 9:30 a.m. EDT. The forum, which will take place at the COBO Cent...

New law ensures reliable and experienced teachers

Illinois now has a new law in place to help address the teacher shortage by allowing retired teachers to return to the classroom without coming out of retirement, according to Illinois Senate Education Chair Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant (D-Shorewood). Be...

Joe Debro on racism in construction, Part 20

Oak Center commercial corridor in West Oakland, Sept. 16, 1966 – Photo: Oakland Redevelopment Agency A study of the manpower implications of small business financing by Joseph Debro A 1968 book-length report, titled “A Study of the Manpower...

GROUP PRAISES NEW YORK’S CHILD VICTIMS ACT LAW REFERENCING ARREST OF ALLEGED SEX TRAFFICKER JEFFREY EPSTEIN

[Albany News] Zero Abuse Project CEO Jeffrey Dion:“Child predators and the institutions who harbor them should know that their days of operating comfortably in the shadows are over..." Photo: YouTube screenshot Tags:& Black Star NewsZERO PROJECTJEFFR...

St. John Coltrane Church celebrates 50th anniversary in San Francisco

St. John Coltrane San Francisco – You are invited to join us in celebrating our 50th anniversary at Grace Cathedral on July 20th with a free concert for the public. Since its inception in 1969, the Saint John Coltrane African Orthodox Church...

Clemmons marches and votes with educators

Last Saturday, State Representative John Ray Clemmons, candidate for mayor of Nashville, hosted an Educators VOTE Rally and March to the Polls with members of the MNEA union and fellow MNEA-endorsed candidates. Starting at 3rd and Lindsley, Amanda Ka...

Rep. Carl Sherman questions the treatment at the detention centers

By: Rita Cook, NDG Special Contributor We all know what is going on at our Texas border. Depending on who is talking, the dangers differ. To some, all who come across into Texas are criminals and must be treated as such regardless of their age, cir...

Happy & Healthy Family Summer Tips

By: Dr. Sarah E. Laibstain, NDG Special Contributor School is out for summer! Although your children are likely very excited about these homework-free months, parents often see this time as daunting. How can you ensure your children are staying healt...

Amazon Prime shoppers warned to be careful of scammers

Amazon Prime Day will kick off on Monday with 48 hours of deals for tens of millions of consumers who are Amazon Prime members, but the surge in internet traffic is also likely to attract scammers looking to steal your data and payment card details....

Should a big cannabis chain store replace Walgreens in Bayview Plaza?

In Bayview Plaza, the Walgreens space dominates, larger than any other store in the shopping center. Is this a suitable spot for a 9,500 sq. ft. cannabis chain store? Just to the left of Walgreens is Mel Washington’s Black-owned business, the popul...

Sister Tarpley: Testing for Obedience

By: Sister Tarpley, NDG Religion Editor “Test me, O LORD, and try me, examine my heart and my mind” (Psalm 26:2). Throughout the Old Testament, we see many situations in which God tests His people in order to determine if they will follo...