Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Fort Worth groups partner to provide warm coats to children in Stop Six

The annual “Coats for Kids” giveaway, presented by Witherite Law Group and 1-800-TruckWreck in partnership with Fort Worth ISD, will distribute coats to students in need within the district during the winter. On Dec. 2 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., stu...

Shopping feels like an addiction around the holidays for a reason. Experts explain why

(CNN) – ’Tis the season of sales and shopping – but are you confident you’ll be able to stop when you have enough? Between the decorations, feasts and gift-giving, the winter holidays give us plenty of reasons to spend money, which human brains f...

Texas fire departments are fighting stigma and pushing to provide firefighters mental health help

(The Texas Tribune) – For more than a decade, Sam Buser watched the lights of fire trucks bounce off the city streets of Houston, heard the roars of burning blazes and stood before the caskets of too many firefighters. He never held a hose or kic...

By embracing Trump, Gov. Abbott is embracing white nationalism

To the editor, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently endorsed Donald Trump for U.S. president in 2024. Leave it to the “Donald Trump of Texas” to endorse the coup-plotting, twice-impeached racist who’s racked up over 90 felony counts in four crim...

Federal appeals court decision on Voting Rights Act ‘intellectually bankrupt’

National Urban League (TriceEdneyWire.com) – “Why does it matter if the Voting Rights Act is enforceable by private plaintiffs? If the panel’s conclusion is upheld by the Supreme Court, then Section 2 effectively becomes a light switch. A Republi...

For too many children getting outside is easier said than done

Sierra Club Last week, after a restful Thanksgiving, my family made a deliberate choice to #OptOutside on Friday. #OptOutside is a growing movement in which participating organizations and companies close their doors on Black Friday, give their e...

Don’t get the two confused

National Congress of Black Women (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...

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

The White House On Nov. 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the start of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, we join nations around the world in recognizing the resilience of survivors an...

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The Reconciled Body (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Red flags will always be there if you pay close enough attention. In the case of George Santos, the red flags were revealed long before his election but simply ignored by too many people. Former House Sp...

President Joe Biden is not getting the credit he deserves on foreign policy

(CNN) – Critics claim that President Joe Biden has failed in his efforts to project American power effectively for the American people and their allies around the world. But I am confident he will go down in history, as he should, for being one of t...

Mayor Adams Initiates Plan For Safer NYC Intersections In A Broad Street Safety Effort

The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem. New York City Mayor Eric Adams today launched an aggressive, three-pronged effort to rapidly accelerate the city’s ongoing efforts to make streets safer for all New Yorkers. This includes road users,...

CAU welcomes new football coach Teddy Keaton

One statement Keaton wants Panthers students, fans and alumni to understand is, “This day will be the day that we turn Clark Atlanta football back into a winner,” he said. Photo by Menra Mapfumo/The Atlanta Voice On Thursday, Nov. 30, Clark Atlan...

Grizzlies find the winning track – finally – at home

It’s only happened four times this season and – before Wednesday night – not once on the Memphis Grizzlies homecourt at the FedExForum. With streamers finally falling from the rafters, the Grizzlies (4-13) won their first home game of the 2023-24 cam...

Cobb and Douglas Public Health host World AIDS Day event

Georgia, which has had the highest rate of HIV infection in the country, continue to steadily decrease transmission in 2021, even as there was a nationwide increase, according to data published by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...

Mayor Adams Applauds Court Approval Of Minimum Pay For App-Based Delivery Workers

The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem. NYC Mayor Eric Adams today celebrated a win for working New Yorkers with two rulings from the Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division. First Judicial Department that allow enforcemen...