Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Proven investment strategies for the past decade

by& JPMorgan Chase Sponsored by JPMorgan Chase Over the past decade, the financial landscape has undergone significant shifts marked by economic uncertainties, technological advancements, and global events shaping the investment world. Amidst the...

Kim Barker: Bally’s Chief Legal Officer

(Chicago Defender)—Kim Barker, the Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at Bally’s Corporation, is not just a legal expert in the gaming industry; she’s a trailblazer playing a pivotal role in a company helping to reshape the gaming lands...

Citizens and UNCF award high school seniors $50,000 in scholarships

Citizens and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) recently launched a $50,000 scholarship to make post-secondary education more accessible. The new “Citizens Helping Citizens” scholarship, which was announced on April 22, 2024, aims to help stude...

Persisting inequality has made many young South Africans question the choices made by Nelson Mandela

Young jobless South African graduates protest outside the Union Buildings, the seat of government, in Pretoria.& Frennie Shivambu/Gallo Images via Getty Images by Gemma Ware, The Conversation and Thabo Leshilo, The Conversation Some young South...

Key contests in the 2024 Indiana Primary Election

With the Indiana Primary Election around the corner on May 7, the Indianapolis Recorder has composed a quick rundown of the who’s who on the ballot in 2024. Race for Indiana Governor Six Republican candidates aim to succeed the outgoing...

US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say

By ZEKE MILLER, JOSHUA GOODMAN, JIM MUSTIAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to genera...

Fever red-hot to start training camp

Squeaks, scoots, scuffs, scrimmages and screams filled the practice gymnasium at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis as the Indiana Fever officially began training camp on April 28. Fever forward and 2023 Rookie of the Year Aliyah Bost...

Who do I call? Neighborhood nuisance edition

As backyard barbecues begin in neighborhoods across the city, so do the spring potholes, the loud outdoor parties, and the late-night barking. Here’s who to call when you are experiencing a problem in your neighborhood: When there is a noise dist...

Indianapolis Recorder brings home ten SPJ awards including 3 first place wins

The Indianapolis Recorder won ten awards, including three first place plaques, from the Indiana chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2023 Best in Indiana Journalism Awards Friday, April 26, 2024.& & Environmental and healt...

Indianapolis Recorder brings home 10 SPJ awards including three first place wins

Bethlehem Haven undergoes renovations, has plans for an additional building

Bethlehem Haven emeritus board member Nancy Cohen, PHFA’s Bryce Maretzki, ACTION-Housing’s Lena Andrews, Sen. Wayne D. Fontana, Allegheny County Department of Human Services Director Erin Dalton, The Honorable Mayor Ed Gainey, and Bethlehem Haven Exe...

Student debt is haunting Americans from graduation to retirement

(CNN) – NEW YORK – Going to college is supposed to be the path to a more prosperous life. But the cost of getting a degree has become a financial albatross, weighing down borrowers from the day they graduate to the day they retire – if retirement is...

Overtime: Cyril Wecht Awards celebrate a decade of recognition

WARREN WILSON, FORMER PROFESSIONAL EUROPEAN BASKETBALL STAR AND VICE PRESIDENT OF ACHIEVING GREATNESS INC., PRESENTS AWARD TO ARNITA STAGGER, LONGTIME EDUCATOR IN PENN HILLS SCHOOL SYSTEM. The 10th Annual Dr. Cyril Wecht Western PA Humanitarian Award...

Dr. Anthony Fletcher installed as president of the Association of Black Cardiologists

ANTHONY FLETCHER,, MD, FACC, FSCAI WASHINGTON– The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) recently announced it 20th President, Dr. Anthony Fletcher. Dr. Fletcher’s installation took place during the ABC’s spring 2024 Membership M...

Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’

Lina Khan, the Federal Trade Commission’s chair, announced the ban. Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP by Raymond Hogler, Colorado State University Most American workers are hired “at will”: Employers owe their employees nothing in the relationship except...