Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Going beyond instruction, community schools serve as ‘hubs in the community’

Selena Davis, left, 8, and Mariah Long, right, 7, play in the mini-diner that is part of the Lilliput Play Homes in the library at Duquesne K-8, on Dec. 12, 2023. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource) Community schools around Pittsburgh work to...

Recorder Rewind: Robert Morris at IUPUI

Check out some of these great photographs of the Robert Morris versus IUPUI basketball game at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum! The stage was set between the IUPUI Jaguars and Robert Morris Colonials men’s basketball teams at Indiana Farmers C...

Students do better and schools are more stable when teachers get mental health support

Adobe Stock Photo by Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, University of North Dakota When it comes to mental health at school, typically the focus is on helping students, especially as they emerge from the pandemic with heightened levels of anxiety, stress and...

Mac at 40: User experience was the innovation that launched a technology revolution

The original Macintosh computer may seem quaint today, but the way users interacted with it triggered a revolution 40 years ago. Mark Mathosian/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA & by Jacob O. Wobbrock, University of Washington Technology innovation requires so...

Issa Rae’s ‘Rap Sh!t’ canceled after 2 seasons

Photo: Getty Images Issa Rae’s comedy series Rap Sh!t has been canceled at Max. On Thursday (January 18), Max announced the cancellation of Rap Sh!t after its second season, per the Hollywood Reporter. The series, created and executive produc...

Dr. Claudine Gay’s forced resignation highlights anti-Blackness in higher education

AYA WALLER-BEY by Aya Waller-Bey, Contributing Columnist, Michigan Chronicle We spend too much time discussing highly selective institutions like Harvard University. That’s especially true when, according to the Education Data Initiative, most colleg...

Adult Changing Table Available at Natchez Trace State Park

Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-Tennessee State Parks, the Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD), and the Tennessee State Parks Conservancy have announced the installation of an adult-sized changing table in the vi...

Minority-Owned Startup Firm to Create Dozens of Jobs in Birmingham (AL)

By Jerry Underwood Made In Alabama A veteran and minority-owned company plans to create 30 jobs at its Birmingham production facility, which is expected to begin operating early this year. Alabama Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair announced this month...

Can Your Non-Profit Afford to Apply for a ‘Big Money’ Grant?

By Mel and Pearl Shaw As the new year begins many of us have big dreams for our nonprofit organizations and institutions. There’s so much we can accomplish. And some foundations, government agencies, and philanthropists have big dreams too. They bri...

Can You Afford to Apply for a Large Grant?

Kelce scores twice and Chiefs beat Bills 27-24 to advance to face Ravens in AFC championship

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Travis Kelce caught two touchdown passes from Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs advanced to their sixth straight AFC championship game with a 27-24 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night. Isiah Pacheco score...

Travis Scott, Burna Boy, and Luke Combs added to GRAMMYs performance lineup

Additional performers have been added to the lineup for the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards® and taking the stage will be Burna Boy, Luke Combs and Travis Scott. Live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and hosted by Trevor Noah, Music’s Biggest Night® w...

Tennessee First in the Nation to Address AI Impact on Music Industry

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – This month, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act, a bill updating Tennessee’s Protection of Personal Rights law to include protections for songwriters, performers, and mu...

Jared Goff throws 2 TD passes, Lions advance to NFC title game with 31-23 win over Buccaneers

DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff is good enough for Detroit, as his coach recently reminded him. Cast away by the Los Angeles Rams three years ago in a trade for Matthew Stafford, the quarterback was welcomed by the Lions and has since become a fan favo...

Mayor Adams, And Commissioner Caban Offer City Council Ride-Along To Witness Community Policing Firsthand

The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem. NYC Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Edward A. Caban today issued an open call to members of the NYC Council to ride with NYPD officers. As they patrol the city...