Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Live ‪@DemConvention‬ – Day 3 Open

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Live ‪@DemConvention‬ with Levi Rickert

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepts VP nomination, calls for unity and action at DNC

Tim Walz with his daughter Hope on day three of the 2024 DNC (Photo: Facebook). by Nicole Jeanine Johnson On Wednesday night of the Democratic National Convention, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted the nomination as Vice President of the United State...

A second chance at life: The impact of the Indiana Donor Network

August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month, a critical time highlighting the urgent need for organ donors from diverse backgrounds. In Indiana, the Indiana Donor Network (IDN) is leading the charge to increase awareness and encourage membe...

From Beyoncé to a jubilant musical roll call, music ignites the Democratic National Convention

DJ Cassidy speaks during the roll call at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.& (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) by James Deaville, Carleton University The Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago is providing a spectacle for musi...

Nashville radio icon Ernie Allen joins new station

Ernie Allen By Tribune Staff Reports One of the most recognizable voices in Nashville radio has started a new chapter in his long-standing career by making a move to 790 AM The Gospel 104.5 FM. Ernie Allen, whose voice and style has boomed...

WNBA All-Star Weekend heads to Indy for the first time ever

Six months ago, Indianapolis hosted the NBA All-Star Weekend, bringing hundreds of thousands of people from dozens of countries to experience fun amongst a frigid downtown tundra. This time, for the first time, Circle City will host the 2025 WNBA Al...

Mayor joins with Clark UMC at ribbon cutting ceremony for affordable housing project

Mayor Freddie O’Connell joins with Clark UMC Community Development Corporation board and community leaders to cut ribbon for new affordable housing units. (Photo submitted) Clark UMC Community Development Corporation (CDC) recently celebrated a s...

Rural voters don’t necessarily love Walz, despite the camo hat and small-town upbringing

Tim Walz has a rural image, but that doesn’t mean rural America will vote for him. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images by Nicholas Jacobs, Colby College The selection of Tim Walz as Kamala Harris’ running mate has sparked a wave of commentary sug...

Biden designates 1908 Springfield, Ill., race riot site as national monument

“Acts of Intolerance,” sculptures by Preston Jackson representing charred chimneys rising from the rubble of buildings, make up the centennial memorial of the 1908 Race Riot in Springfield, Ill. (John O’Connor / AP file) The rio...

Hogsett signs order mandating harassment training for city-council employees

Mayor Joe Hogsett speaks during a press conference Nov. 5, 2021, at Tarkington Park to announce the Mid-North neighborhood as the city’s next Lift Indy neighborhood. (Photo/Tyler Fenwick) Mayor Joe Hogsett signed an executive order Monday ma...

Warnock knocks Trump for ‘weaponizing … symbols of the faith’

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) is accusing former President Trump of “weaponizing” symbols of faith and increasing division in the country.“As a pastor, as a person of faith, I take great offense with the way in which he is weaponizing the symbols of...

Why don’t more politicians retire? A medical anthropologist explains how the US could benefit from a mandatory retirement age

Two-thirds of U.S. senators and nearly half of House lawmakers are eligible for full retirement benefits. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images by Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trum...

How to say a beautiful ‘hello’ – inspired by philosophy from non-English speaking cultures

Paper Trident/Shutterstock by Lloyd Strickland, Manchester Metropolitan University Hi. Or should that be: hello? Or: hey? Or: yo? Or: ’sup? In English, there is no shortage of ways to greet someone casually or informally – and most English speakers...

The 10 Desperate Democrat Strategy Failures

The following article, The 10 Desperate Democrat Strategy Failures, was first published on The Black Sphere. Holy Mother of Kakia, do Democrats really believe they can peddle this latest strategy? From the moment Trump got elected in 2016, Democrats...