Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Colon cancer rates are rising in young Americans, but insurance barriers are making screening harder

A man holds a photograph of Chadwick Boseman, who died from colon cancer at age 43.& Frederic J. Brown via AFP/Getty Images by Andrea Shin, University of California, Los Angeles More than 53,000 Americans are projected to die from colorectal can...

The intersectionality of hate helps us understand the ideology of Donald Trump and the far right

Former U.S. President Donald Trump returns from a break in his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court, May 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, Pool) by Francis Dupuis-Déri, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) A new conceptual...

Exclusive: Black Voters for Biden-Harris Launches in Georgia

This morning, the Biden-Harris campaign has announced they will be opening a field office in Georgia in Savannah. The announcement comes on the heels of launching a national push in Philadelphia earlier this week. Later today, Savannah Mayor Van...

Lupe Valdez loses primary runoff to Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown

(The Texas Tribune) – Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown defeated Lupe Valdez in a primary runoff Tuesday, clearing the way for the incumbent to win another term. In a Tuesday evening statement, Valdez conceded defeat to Brown, who was leading...

Another Supreme Court Assault On Black Voter Strength

The Supreme Court has upheld South Carolina’s redrawn congressional map, reversing a lower court's decision that it constituted racial gerrymandering. This ruling has sparked criticism for potentially diminishing Black voter strength. #SupremeCourt...

Biden Panics Immediately After Trump Verdict

The following article, Biden Panics Immediately After Trump Verdict, was first published on The Black Sphere. It’s almost as if Team Biden knew the outcome of the election…correction, Trump trial before the announcement of the verdict. On...

Lauren Ashley Simmons declares victory over Texas Rep. Shawn Thierry, who broke with Democrats on LGBTQ+ votes

(The Texas Tribune) – State Rep. Shawn Thierry was defeated Tuesday by primary challenger Lauren Ashley Simmons, denying the Houston Democrat a fifth term after she sided with Republicans last year on a handful of bills opposed by the LGBTQ+ comm...

All Heart: Evan Holyfield works his way back into ring after learning of heart condition

Evan Holyfield (above, left) experienced unusual symptoms during training one day, such as vomiting and chest pain, he initially attributing them to anxiety or stress. Later he learned that the situation was much more severe. Photo by Kerri Phox/The...

Texas House runoffs bring wave of GOP incumbent defeats, give Abbott votes for school vouchers

(The Texas Tribune) – A wave of Republican incumbents were swept out of the Texas House in Tuesday’s primary runoffs, including a handful who opposed school vouchers last fall, handing Gov. Greg Abbott a tentative majority in the lower cham...

Tim Scott not racist?

By Bryan Jenkins A black man leads the U.S. Senate’s efforts at police reform… one might think that, as a black man myself, I’d sleep well over that. But… it’s U.S. Sen Tim Scott of North Carolina, the only African American in the U.S. Se...

Donald Trump First Former American President to be Convicted of Felony Crimes

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER, MICHELLE L. PRICE and JILL COLVIN | Associated Press NEW YORK — Donald Trump became the first former American president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty...

Budweiser Clydesdales Coming to Nashville Zoo

Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-The world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales are scheduled to make an appearance at Nashville Zoo on June 1 and 2 from 11 am to 1 pm on Festival Field. This experience is included with Nashville Zoo admission or membership. Y...

Carrie A. Tuggle Elementary Cuts Ribbon on New Calm Down Room

Birmingham City Schools Tuggle Elementary School has partnered with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Medicine’s Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center regarding the structural design and equipment ne...

Crystal Churchwell Evans Joins Fisk University as VP of Development and Alumni Affairs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Crystal Churchwell Evans, former Director of Development for Frist Art Museum, has joined Fisk University as its Vice President of Development and Alumni Affairs, according to Dr. Agenia Clark, the university’s president. “Crys...

Reaction in Georgia: TRUMP IS GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES

The moments after Donald J. Trump became a convicted felon thirty-four times over, reaction from all sides poured in. The 34 counts fell into three categories: Eleven were related to invoices from Michael Cohen, his former fixer who paid Stormy Dani...