Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Harris campaign office struck by gunfire in Arizona

Photo: Getty Images Police have launched an investigation into gunfire damage that hit a Democratic Party campaign office for Vice President Kamala Harris in Arizona. “We can confirm that on 9/23/24, what appears to be damage from gunfire at … a DN...

See How Blacks Really Feel About Kamala Harris

The following article, See How Blacks Really Feel About Kamala Harris, was first published on The Black Sphere. Democrats are losing their grip on Black America, despite all their efforts to keep Blacks stupidly voting Democrat. And there are two mai...

Lead Summit sparks action to protect Indianapolis families from toxic exposure

Indianapolis’ recent Lead Summit brought health experts and community leaders together to tackle the city’s lead exposure crisis, highlighting urgent steps needed to protect local families and create safer neighborhoods.& “We car...

Why Hoosiers should care if coral reefs die

Thousands of miles from Indiana’s cornfields, coral reefs are dying — and that matters to Hoosiers.& & Though the ocean may feel distant, these vibrant ecosystems are critical to global biodiversity, coastal protection and even the air w...

REVIEW: IRT’s ‘Spelling Bee’ had audiences hooting ‘n hollering

Growing up, my mom’s best friend had season tickets to Weathervane Playhouse. Whenever she and her husband couldn’t go, she would give my mom and me the tickets — that’s how I first saw “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” I was young an...

Home rule vote could start next chapter for Wilkinsburg

Wilkinsburg residents will have an extra question on their ballots this General Election — one that could give the borough a more powerful mayor, enable changes to how residents are taxed and clear a path for citizen referenda.Voters will decide wh...

Exclusive: Attorney Amber C. Saunders talks generational wealth and how Black Americans can prioritize estate planning

Estate planning is a concept that many people, particularly in communities of color, tend to overlook. However, as Attorney Amber C. Saunders explains, the implications of not planning for the future can be devastating. In an exclusive interview w...

WNBA commissioner fumbles when asked about toxic fan behaviors

Let’s start with the fact that WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert does not condone racism. That said, she failed to articulate that during an appearance on the CNBC program “Power Lunch.” When asked about WNBA rivalries, notably Caitlin Clark and Ange...

Birmingham is ‘Resilient,’ Says Mayor Woodfin as He Consoles a Grieving City

By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times As a city continues to mourn the lives of four people killed and 17 others injured in a Southside shooting, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said on Tuesday the city is resilient and will find a way to heal from th...

As Alabama Struggles to Cut Poverty, Birmingham Shows Hopeful Signs

By John R. Roby | JRoby@al.com Poverty rates in Alabama remained higher than much of the nation last year, new federal data shows, though some larger cities and counties saw significant job growth and rising incomes. This month, the U.S. census bur...

‘I Was a Very Happy Man Because I Was Marrying a [Very] Beautiful Lady’

BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY | Special to the Birmingham Times ALFONSO AND LUCILLE SMITH Live: Fairview in West Birmingham Married: July 20, 1970 Met: July 1969, over the phone. Alfonso had been a widower for a year after losing his wife to a brain ane...

Job Opportunities 9-25-2024

The Department of Neurobiology at the University of Pittsburgh is seeking a Senior Research Histologist/Engineer. This is a hybrid office-based/work-from-home position within the United States that will produce high-quality neurohistological samples...

Legal Advertising Bids and Proposals 9-25-2024

OFFICIAL ADVERTISEMENT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PITTSBURGH ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed proposals shall be deposited at the Administration Building, Bellefield Entrance Lobby, 341 South Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15213, on October 1, 2024...

Legal Advertising – Estate Notices 9-25-2024

Letters have been granted on the estate of each of the following decedents to the personal representative named, who requests all persons having claims against the estate of the decedent to make known the same in writing to his/her attorney, and all...

Legal Advertising – Public Notices 9-25-2024

UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWESTERN PA announces an opportunity for a grant available to human service agencies in Allegheny County from its Maurice Falk Endowment Fund. The application will open on Monday, September 23rd. Grants assist eligible nonprofits...