Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Simone Biles wins Core Hydration Classic on road to Paris 2024 Olympics

(CNN) —Global superstar Simone Biles came out on top at the Core Hydration Classic on Saturday winning the all-around gold and marking the perfect start to her season before the 2024 Paris Olympic Games this summer.Biles’ overall score of 59.500 was...

Opinion: It turns out young people don’t know Joe Biden all that well

(CNN) — In anticipation of President Joe Biden’s commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday, Michael Levesque, executive director of the school’s alumni association, invited me to lead a town hall style discussion with current students, facu...

Universities continue to grapple with pro-Palestinian protests ahead of graduation ceremonies

New York (CNN) —& Universities across the United States have adopted a number of tactics in recent weeks to prevent disruptions by pro-Palestinian protesters at graduation ceremonies. Some universities have reached agreements with on-campus demo...

President Joe Biden meets with Black Detroiter’s at CRED Café ahead of NAACP keynote

President Joe Biden is making his rounds with Black voters across the country. Today, President Biden is in Detroit to deliver the keynote address for the Detroit NAACP’s 69th Annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner. After landing in Detroit short...

From denial to admission: How a surveillance tape held Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accountable

(CNN) — Almost 48 hours after being shown physically assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in 2016 in a surveillance video obtained exclusively by CNN, Sean “Diddy” Combs has apologized.Just before 1pm ET on Friday, CNN published the video in...

American Cancer Launches 30-year Study For Black Women In 20 States

The American Cancer Society initiates a pioneering 30-year research program, VOICES of Black Women, spanning 20 states, to investigate the impact of medical history, lifestyle, and racism on cancer risk and mortality among Black women, aiming to addr...

War Games

I know it must be hard for many of us to realize that we’re in the middle of a battlefield. I know I find it difficult at times to acknowledge that Satan wants me as a victory trophy, while God invites me to be a living testament to His eternal love...

Republicans Use Democrat Strategy to End Biden’s Campaign

The following article, Republicans Use Democrat Strategy to End Biden’s Campaign, was first published on The Black Sphere. I wondered when, ok if the Republicans would grow a pair and decide to get Joe Biden. I have publicly chided the party fo...

This graduation season, debt relief still feels out of reach for young borrowers

By CANDACE MILNER (OtherWords.org) – College is expensive – and for most Americans, higher education is still largely unaffordable. The cost of college continues to rise at rates that salaries and income aren’t keeping up with. This is especia...

Local National Council of Negro Women holds annual Legacy Awards Luncheon

THE AWARDEES AT THE ANNUAL LEGACY AWARDS LUNCHEON & After a four-year hiatus, once again women 80 years of age or older were honored, celebrated and recognized by the local Rankin/Mon Valley/Pittsburgh Section of the National Council of Negro Wom...

Black-owned businesses face significant obstacles – anti-racial justice efforts are making them worse

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – “Recent legal challenges have targeted programs aimed at alleviating the obstacles faced by marginalized communities, particularly those designed to promote equity in entrepreneurship … With this analysis, we can create and im...

Poor and low-income people need to vote

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – “There were fifteen Presidential debates in 2020,” thunders the Rev. William Barber, the co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for a Moral Revival – found at https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org. I’ve heard hi...

For an antidote to climate despair, look to the impact of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring

(Sierra Club) – Did you hear the birds singing outside this morning? A lot of us take that common sound of nature for granted. Most people these days do not realize how close we came to living in a much quieter world; to the widespread destruction o...

Justice delayed is justice denied

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – America is a nation of symbols. The bald eagle was designated the national emblem because of its strength and determination. The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of freedom. The Liberty Bell is an iconic symbol of independence...

Family reunions – rough, but great!

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – I don’t know if you’ve ever had a family reunion. If you haven’t, I think you should have one. They can be very interesting! That’s a pledge we made when Mother left us a few years ago. We always had one when she was with u...