Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Study challenges scale of maternal health crisis in the U.S.

(CNN) – Hundreds of women in the United States die from complications related to pregnancy, childbirth and the time after giving birth each year, and the country’s high maternal death rate makes it an outlier among developed nations. Federal data...

Tutu Puoane: the South African singer on creating her new album out of Lebo Mashile’s poetry

Tutu Puoane’s Wrapped in Rhythm features words by poet Lebo Mashile.& © Tom Vandewalle by Nomfundo Xaluva, University of Cape Town From her base in Belgium, proudly South African singer, artist and actor Tutu Puoane has carved an international ca...

Health experts push to combat respiratory illnesses disproportionately impacting Black communities

(The Dallas Examiner) – “COVID-19 affected the Black community at an alarming rate,” said Debra Fraser-Howze, founder and board chair of Choose Healthy Life, during a recent webinar, “Somebody asked me when we were going to go back to normal, and my...

Tennessee Titans ONE Community Launches Applications for 1st & Goal Small Business Assistance Program

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 18, 2024) – The Tennessee Titans’ ONE Community platform is officially launching applications for its 1st Goal Small Business Assistance Program for small and minority-owned businesses seeking access to capital. The $3 million...

Forest Forward: A bright future for a ‘Sunny South Dallas’ theater

(The Dallas Examiner) – A major revitalization project is officially underway at the historic Forest Theater. Located in “Sunny South Dallas,” the theater’s history spans 75 years. It is known as a “sister” to the Majestic, Lakewood and Inwood theat...

Other states, like Arizona, could resurrect laws on abortion, LGBTQ+ issues and more that have been lying dormant for more than 100 years

Pro-abortion rights demonstrators rally in Scottsdale, Ariz., on April 15, 2024. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images by Dara E. Purvis, Penn State When the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to get an abortion in June 2022, Justice...

DeSoto ISD to host student-focused job fair at DeSoto High School

(Special to The Dallas Examiner) DESOTO – DeSoto Independent School District will host a student job fair on May 2 at DeSoto High School, located at 600 Eagle Drive in DeSoto. Leading up to that point, district teachers and leaders are working wi...

Tennessee House Applauded for Putting Vacant Buildings to use for Public School Students

NASHVILLE& —& Tennesseans for Student Success (TSS) released the following statement to support today’s vote by the State House approving& legislation& that will ensure public charter school students have access to the sa...

A decade after the kidnapping of the Chibok girls in Nigeria, what has the #BringBackOurGirls movement achieved?

Parents of Chibok schoolgirls who were kidnapped in 2014 by Islamic extremists attend a 10th anniversary event of the abduction in Lagos, Nigeria, on April 4, 2024.& (AP Photo/Mansur Ibrahim ) by Temitope Oriola, University of Alberta In April 2...

BookTrib’s Bites: Four Captivating Reads

(NewsUSA) – I Am Pink by Gregory Copploe and Dani Forrest I Am Pink is a captivating odyssey of self-discovery and empowerment. This award-winning book unfolds a narrative of resilience, authenticity, and personal growth, inviting readers to e...

City of Dallas to host public meetings on Interactive Digital Kiosks

(The Dallas Examiner) – The City of Dallas Department of Public Works is seeking input from residents on an initiative to modernize the city’s communication kiosks with digital elements that provide an interactive platform to raise awareness of loca...

Miranda Holloway-Baggett Could be Alabama’s First Black Woman U.S. Marshal

By Warren Kulo | wkulo@al.com President Joe Biden has nominated Miranda Holloway-Baggett to become the next U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Alabama, according to a release from the White House. Holloway-Baggett, a 23-year veteran of th...

Page Sisters Create Wellness Company in Birmingham to Address Public Health Issues

By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times Jamilah Page learned early on her love for helping others through her dad. “I wanted to be a psychologist … I remember one day my dad let me act like a therapist. It was a very pivotal moment for me. It definitely...

E. Faye Williams: What else can happen to us?

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—What a week this has been!& The Orange Man has met a Mack Truck. Every time he looks at a woman of African descent, I suspect he must say to himself, “Here comes trouble!” Obviously, he thought Marjorie Taylor Greene, Jeff H...

Renowned Historian Pablo Mijangos to Speak at Middle Tennessee State University on U.S.-Mexican Border Crisis

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Renowned historian and author& Pablo Mijangos will visit Middle Tennessee State University on& Monday, April 22, to deliver a free public lecture about the ongoing migration crisis at the U.S.-Mexican border.Mijangos, th...