Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Richmond’s 2024 Juneteenth Celebration Features Black Book Expo, June 7-9

"Elegba Folklore Society presents Juneteenth 2024 in Richmond, featuring the Black Book Expo and a rich cultural celebration honoring African diaspora heritage. From literature displays to ancestral homage rituals, the event offers a vibrant explorat...

Recorder Rewind: Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade

In case you missed it, here are photos from the Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade! Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) band members jamming out for the many fans during the 500 Festival Parade on May 25, 2024. (Photo/Walt Thomas) Mayor of Indiana...

Deana Haworth and Dr. Virginia Caine named 2024 recipients of the May Wright Sewall Leadership Award

Award honors outstanding examples of civic leadership in Indiana The Indianapolis Propylaeum honored Deana Haworth and Dr. Virginia Caine during its 2024 May Wright Sewall Leadership Award ceremony and luncheon Thursday, May 16. Each year, The In...

Recorder Rewind: Indianapolis 500 Race Day

Check out some photos from the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway! Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett during the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 26, 2024. (Photo/David Dixon) Indiana Governor Eric...

District Theatre premiers ‘Voices of the Avenue’

The District Theatre’s latest musical takes audiences back in time, shining a spotlight on Indiana Avenue before its decay. “Voices of the Avenue,” written by local playwright Brandi Metzger, premieres May 31 through June 3 at the District Theatr...

Half-price transit rides for SNAP households made permanent

Sherai Richardson saved a stray cat from 2017’s Hurricane Harvey in Austin, Texas, and named him Chorley. About five years later, she lost her apartment to a fire, so she relocated to Pittsburgh, where her daughter lives, and began a stay at a shelte...

McDonald’s franchise owner commits $50,000 to underserved summer track teams in inaugural relays featuring Olympian John Carlos

(The Dallas Examiner) – The Parrish Charitable Foundation has created a new tradition that’s being run with a purpose. The inaugural Parrish Best Southwest Relays garnered excitement from the community as local businessman and philanthropist Roland...

Why the US government is trying to break up Live Nation Entertainment

A woman protests against Live Nation and Ticketmaster outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 24, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images – a music industry scholar explains by David Arditi, University of Texas at Arlington The U.S. Justice Department, along with...

Daily marijuana use surpasses alcohol consumption among Americans, study finds

For the first time in three decades, more Americans report daily or near-daily use of marijuana than alcohol, according to a new study published in the journal Addiction. The analysis, conducted by Jonathan Caulkins, a drug policy researcher at Car...

Dean Obeidallah: What the Libertarians are warning us all about Trump

(CNN) — Donald Trump is accustomed to adoring fans packing his rallies. These MAGA faithful — including some supporters who travel hundreds of miles to attend repeated rallies — are only too eager to laugh at his jokes and applaud his bombastic rheto...

What to watch for in Trump trial’s closing arguments, from a law school professor who teaches and studies them

After more than four weeks of often sordid testimony, accusations of lying and even a warning from Judge Juan M. Merchan to a witness to stop giving him the side-eye, lawyers in the hush-money case involving former President Donald Trump are expect...

Stronger today than yesterday: Black women-owned businesses after the pandemic

It’s been four years since the pandemic upended the lives of business owners and employees across the United States. At the onset,& more than 29,000 small businesses in Georgia& were forced to close. Shauniece Wallace, who owns The Elleven,...

Brooklyn Tea hosts Camp HBCYouth fundraiser, block party

A block party and fundraiser for Camp HBCYouth was hosted by Brooklyn Tea, of the newer Black-owned businesses in Castleberry Hill area, last week. Camp HBCYouth is an educational summer day camp inspired by Historically Black Colleges and Univers...

Louisiana set to reclassify abortion pills as controlled, dangerous substances − here’s what that means

Misoprostol has a long history of safe and effective use. AP Photo/Allen G. Breed by Jamie Rowen, UMass Amherst and Tami S. Rowen, University of California, San Francisco Louisiana’s Legislature approved a bill on May 23, 2024, that would reclassify...

Boston Celtics complete four-game sweep of Indiana Pacers to advance to NBA Finals

(CNN) — The Boston Celtics prevailed in a closely contested matchup with the Indiana Pacers to win 105-102 and complete a four-game sweep to advance to the NBA Finals Monday night in Indianapolis, Indiana.Celtics star Jaylen Brown scored 29 points an...