News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 3 months ago
The Slammin’ Rhymes Challenge is back and accepting submissions. Presented by the Indianapolis Public Library’s African American History Committee, the annual Slammin’ Rhymes Challenge is a competition for students grades 6-12 to express themselv...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 3 months ago
Tito Jackson arrives at the opening night of, “Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour,” in Los Angeles, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File) Tito Jackson, a founding member of the iconic Jackson 5 and brother to music legend Mi...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 3 months ago
MARSHA AMBROSIUS The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned that popular vocalist, songwriter, producer and lyricist Marsha Ambrosius will close out the 14th Annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival on Sunday, Sept. 22, at 8:45 p.m., outside on Libe...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 3 months ago
Protesters in support of counting all the mail-in votes gather outside of the Philadelphia Convention Center on Nov. 6, 2020. Chris McGrath via Getty Images by Daniel J. Mallinson, Penn State Mail-in voting in Pennsylvania will not begin on Sept. 1...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 3 months ago
By BRIAN P. D. HANNON | Associated Press Tito Jackson, one of the brothers who made up the beloved pop group the Jackson 5, has died at age 70. Tito was the third of nine Jackson children, which include global superstars Michael and sister Jan...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 3 months ago
“PublicSource is an independent nonprofit newsroom serving the Pittsburgh region.& Sign up for our free newsletters.” by Amber Frantz, PublicSource The Allegheny County Board of Health voted Wednesday to substantially increase permitting fees for...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 3 months ago
by Charlene Crowell (TriceEdneyWire.com)—As consumers struggle to cope with mounting debt, a new economic report from the& Federal Reserve Bank of New York& includes an unprecedented glimmer of hope. Although debt for mortgages, credit cards,...
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WVTM/The Birmingham Times On Sunday, family and church attendees remembered the four girls killed on Sept. 15, 1963, when a bomb exploded in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham 61 years ago. The church held a commemoration service as those i...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 3 months ago
By Sym Posey | For The Birmingham Times Choir Director Allen Pruitt Jr. can still remember the look of joy on the face of the woman who was in hospice. “[She] was the mother of my wife’s best friend and the year prior we went to a birthday gathering...
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The following article, Great News for Trump Supporters, was first published on The Black Sphere. It must feel like I’m droning on about Trump, post-debate, and perhaps I am. But it’s only because I feel giddy. I’m happy to report, &...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 3 months ago
As the U.S. presidential election draws near, it is imperative that Black Americans let their voices be heard about a crucial issue: The Christian supremacist movement driving Project 2025 is a highly racialized global operation intent on destroying...
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Happy 89th birthday, Social Security, and happy 59th birthday, Medicare and Medicaid! by Carol Harvey Read the article before you view the videos. Watch the entire one and one-half hour event by clicking this link: https://www.youtube.c...
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Philadelphia Event to Be Streamed, Fact-Checked The National Association of Black Journalists will host an in-person conversation with Vice President& Kamala Harris& on Tuesday, NABJ announced Friday. “This event will feature an interview...
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Launched in 2018, the Medically Tailored Meals pilot program was designed to help Medi-Cal patients with congestive heart failure by reducing hospital readmissions and emergency department visits by providing tailored meals meeting specific dietary...
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The following article, Unmasking Big Tech: How You Can Help Conservatives Break Free, was first published on The Black Sphere. Google could be broken up, Facebook being sued, and I must say: “It’s about time!” I’m not bragging...
