Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Overtime: Finally, Here we go, Steelers, Here we go!

:10–You don’t have to take my word for it, not that I would ever lie to you…unless I had to! But I told you three things about your Pittsburgh Steelers that now, after one game, you can clearly see. #1, to restate the obvious, the make-...

Wells Fargo invests $1.5m in Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs

Five metro Atlanta entrepreneurs were just a little more thankful Thanksgiving week as they were surprised with a special donation from Wells Fargo Bank.& The surprised donations were a part of the bank’s $1.5 million& investment into t...

There’s a financial literacy gender gap − and older women are eager for education that meets their needs

Knowledge is power − especially where money is concerned. Getty Images Stock Photo by Lila Rabinovich, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Every day, families across the U.S. have to make difficult decisions about budgeting, spending,...

Atlanta’s 44th & 3rd Bookseller: a family-run store honoring Barack Obama

44th & 3rd Bookseller co-owner Cheryl Lee (right) and student part-time employee Sydney Coggins-Prioleau inside the store, Wednesday, Nov. 29,, 2023. Photo by Noah Washington/The Atlanta Voice In the heart of the Atlanta University Center is...

Understanding the different forms of teen dating violence

Officially, about 1 in 3 teens in the United States experiences teen dating violence. But those are only the reported numbers. This story is part of “Love Don’t Live Here”& Word In Black’s& series about how domestic violence impacts our c...

The Atlanta Voice – December 1, 2023

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Refuse to Lose: CAU Panthers hoops remains undefeated

The Clark Atlanta men’s basketball program refuses to lose. They traveled to Clayton State University and kept the undefeated season alive following an 87-78 victory in Morrow Wednesday night. The Panthers moved their record to 6-0 and prepare to...

The Push For Rosa Parks Federal Holiday

The proposed legislation aims to designate December 1 as a federal holiday in honor of Rosa Parks, recognizing her pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement. & by Stacy M. Brown As the nation approaches the 68th anniversary of Rosa Parks’...

Congressional leaders advocate for Rosa Parks Day Federal Holiday

Addressing disparities and promoting prevention: understanding sudden cardiac death in college athletes

Collegiate athletes are some of the healthiest people around. Being a college student and excelling in a sport at a level that rivals professionals would make anyone feel invincible. Among all the challenges they face, one threat to take caution wit...

What’s Next as Water Works Ends $25,000 Monthly Contract With Minority Business Advocates

By Joseph D. Bryant | jbryant@al.com The Birmingham Water Works Board this week cut ties with an agency tapped to improve the number of minority construction firms hired by the utility. The board Wednesday voted to end its $25,000 month-to-month con...

Birmingham Restaurateur Raquel Ervin to open Slide Café in Five Points on Dec. 2

By GRACE HOWARD bhamnow.com Chef Raquel Ervin, who appeared on Food Network’s Chopped, is one of the Birmingham area’s premier restauranteurs and will open SLIDE 2.0 Café on December 2 in Five Points. The opening will be held from 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. at...

CDC says America is at a crossroads with HIV/AIDS

On the eve of World AIDS Day, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put out a call for urgency and a collective commitment to ending the HIV pandemic in America. Agency officials said while there has been recent progress in HIV preven...

E. Faye Williams: Don’t get the two confused

(TriceEdneyWire.com)–—Recently I’ve heard more people than usual say, “I don’t celebrate Thanksgiving.” Let’s not get things confused, so don’t think you should stop there. Beware of how this country was brutally taken from Indigenous Peoples. It’s o...

Debate empowers student voices through meeting the real needs of the community

Dallas ISD debate coaches partnered with the Dallas Urban Debate Alliance to create Community Action Debate, a new debate format centered around local issues. With 158 Dallas ISD elementary and secondary campuses participating in the district’s deba...