Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Overtime: Pittsburgh residents score a slam dunk at ‘What’s Going On!’

:10—To be honest, a slam dunk would be an understatement…it was more like a triple-double as some of Pittsburgh’s most invested and concerned citizens came together at the 3rd annual Achieving Greatness “What’s Going On Town Hall Forum!”&...

Why do people hate people?

Protests are one way people speak up on behalf of a specific group. FG Trade/E+ via Getty Images by Kristine Hoover, Gonzaga University and Yolanda Gallardo, Gonzaga University Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a questio...

Three Stripe Life: Candace Parker president of Adidas women’s basketball

Las Vegas Aces forward Candace Parker reacts during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Seattle Storm, May 20, 2023, in Seattle. The three-time WNBA champion has announced she’s retiring. Parker, a two-time league MVP, announced in a...

Paris 2024 Olympics: How the Games are being used to marginalize the most vulnerable

A man walks past the Olympic rings in front of the Paris City Hall in July 2023.& (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) by Umer Hussain, Wilkes University; Adam Ali, Western University; MacIntosh Ross, Western University, and Shakiba Moghadam, Solent Univer...

Bald eagle family at White Rock Lake welcomes two new members

(Special to The Dallas Examiner) – White Rock Lake is home to a bald eagle family. And recently, that family has become a bit larger. Brett Johnson, conservation manager with the Dallas Park and Recreation Department, has confirmed the presence of t...

Marshall Bagley named the American Heart Association Dallas Teen of Impact winner

(PRNewswire) – Marshall Bagley has been named the American Heart Association Dallas 2024 Teen of Impact Winner for his work in raising funds and awareness in the fight against heart disease and stroke and improving the health and well-being in the l...

Passing the baton: Granddaughter of the first Black Georgia Tech graduate reflects on a legacy fulfilled

Deanna Yancey (center) with her grandparents following graduation. Photo submitted/The Atlanta Voice In June 1965, Ronald Yancey walked across Georgia Tech’s commencement stage with an electrical engineering degree to become the first Black studen...

BBB Tip: Keep safe from moving scams this National Moving Month

(Special to The Dallas Examiner) – May is a busy month for countless Americans as many people begin to prepare for the next chapter in their lives after graduating from high school or college, accepting a new job offer, or deciding it is time for a...

Local Theatre Arts Student Named Among 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars

Times Staff Report Nalin Reed is a senior at the Alabama School of Fine Arts. (ASFA, Provided) Nalin Reed, a senior theatre arts student from Trussville who attends the Alabama School of Fine Arts in downtown Birmingham, was chosen as one of jus...

Book Vending Machine Installed at Bessemer Family Court

By Adam Pope | UAB News The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Education has partnered with the Children’s Policy Council of Jefferson County to provide the CPC’s second children’s book vending machine at Bessemer Family Court. The ch...

Lincoln University Celebrates 2024 Commencement, Bestows Honorary Doctorate to Creative Genius, Stevie Wonder

THE AFRO — The commencement was not only a celebration of academic achievement but also a testament to the resilience and determination of its graduates. Among them was AFRO Arts and Culture writer, Ericka Alston Buck, who received her degree in huma...

New Book Remembers Hattie Cotton School Bombing Through Eyes of Former Teacher

The image of a white elementary school principal helping a young Black girl get home through an angry mob on the day she integrated her school – and just hours before it was blown to pieces – made Stephen MacKenzie want to write a book. It helped th...

Scottie Scheffler arrested in alleged assault on police officer outside PGA Championship, then returns to ‘play some golf’

(CNN) — The world’s top-ranked golfer, Scottie Scheffler, was arrested, charged with felony assault and released from jail before shooting a stellar 5-under par at the PGA Championship on Friday in a whirlwind few hours that upended the typically sta...

Georgia State Rep. Sharon Henderson champions early cancer detection

Sharon Henderson currently represents Georgia House District 113, which contains portions of Covington. Henderson is currently running for re-election and she finds herself in a primary battle against Karla Daniels Hooper. Henderson is a breast canc...

Texas politics leave transgender foster youth isolated – Part II: Falling dominoes

(The Texas Tribune) – Growing up in Beeville, a small town outside Corpus Christi, 17-year-old Kayden Asher and his family knew everyone in their tight-knit, Christian community. That made it all the more difficult to keep secrets from others in...