Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

US election: why Latino and Hispanic voters are shifting to Trump after a long history of supporting the Democrats

Images-USA/Alamy by Paul Whiteley, University of Essex Several recent polls suggest that the Hispanic and Latino vote is shifting towards Donald Trump as the election moves closer. In a YouGov poll from May 8, 43% of Americans said they would vote f...

More military veterans and active duty service members are dying by suicide than in battle – understanding why can help with prevention

Active duty service members and veterans experience unique stresses that can lead to suicide. MivPiv/iStock via Getty Images Plus by April Smith, Auburn University Although service members know they may lose their lives in combat in service of their...

Instant Inspiration with Rev. A. Marie Walker for May 26

“Now concerning Spiritual gifts brethren, I would not have you IGNORANT. You know that you were Gentiles, carried away unto these DUMB IDOLS, even as you were led. Wherefore I give you to understand, that NO Man speaking by the Spirit of God calls JE...

USDA Awards AAMU, Alabama Cooperative Extension $950,000 in Grants

Alabama A&M University The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Alabama A&M University (AAMU), including the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, has been awarded almost $950,000 in grants. The awards are part of the USDA’s $30.8...

THE STORM BEFORE THE STORMS

By Travis McGee We are just weeks before hurricane season and on May 16, 2024, we experienced “Derecho” , the storm before the storm that was as unpredictable as Houston’s weather. Derecho struck on the 16th of May and lasted to midday of the 17th of...

LONE STAR COLLEGE GRANTS EMERITA TITLE TO DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORS

By: Roycelyn Bastian The Lone Star College Board of Trustees awarded the title of Professor Emerita to Annie Beni eld, Ph.D., LSC-Tomball and Joan McAninch Samuelson, Ph.D., LSC-Kingwood during the May board meeting. “Lone Star College is proud of th...

FUNdraising Good Times Nonprofit CEOs – Overcome the Fear of Asking

Fundraising is known for its abundance of disappointments and few successes. Don’t let that get you down. It’s just a fact of life. And you can overcome it. Let’s say you’re a kid and you want a specific gift. What do you do? We recommend talking...

Atlanta United fall again, streak is now eight straight in league without a victory

Brooks Lennon, left, battles for possession during the first half of a Major League Soccer match between Atlanta United and Los Angeles Football Club on Saturday, May 25, 2024 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice A...

From VA to the A: Butcher Brown brought the noise and the funk at ATL Jazz Fest

Butcher Brown, hailing from Richmond, Virginia, was one of the festival headliners on Saturday. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice The 47th annual Atlanta Jazz Festival took place this weekend and on Saturday, the official day one of the fe...

After racist attacks, peace rally brings Fillmore together

Terry Williams speaks to longtime neighbors outside his family’s recently burned out home. Mayor London Breed, left, gave remarks, along with Fillmore Collaborative’s Howard Smith, far right. — Photo: Griffin Jones by Griffin Jones...

Guest Editorial: 70 years since Brown v. Board of Education, the education gap remains

Linda Brown Smith stands in front of the Sumner School in Topeka, Kansas, in 1964. The public school’s refusal in 1951 to admit Brown, then 9 years old, because she is Black led to the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka ruling. — AP Photo, File On...