Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Outrunning race

Last week brought the news that O.J. Simpson had died from prostate cancer. Any sentient being older than 40 knows that the former football star, actor and pitch man was acquitted in a criminal trial in 1995 of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Si...

Routine mammograms can save lives

The Center for Disease Control released its latest Vital Signs Report this April. The report covered what the CDC calls “Health-Related Social Needs,” which prevent women from getting standard mammograms. “Health-related social needs are adve...

OJ’s Recent Death Highlights Prostate Cancer And Black Men

O.J. Simpson, the renowned athlete and polarizing figure, passed away at the age of 76 due to prostate cancer. His life story intertwined unparalleled sports achievements with enduring controversy, leaving an indelible mark on American history. #OJS...

Lewis leaves ECSU women to take over UNC-Asheville program

Former WNBA player and Elizabeth City State head women’s basketball coach Tynesha Lewis has announced she is leaving after three seasons to accept the head coaching job at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. #WNBA #ElizabethCityState #Ty...

JSU’s Jackson Taken in WNBA Draft

The 2024 SWAC Defensive Player of the Year, 6-6 Jackson State grad senior forward Angel Jackson, was selected Monday in the third and final round of the WNBA Draft. The 6-6 Richmond, Ca. native was taken 36th overall by the Las Vegas Aces in the dr...

Royce Jones, Delana Flowers star in Pittsburgh Playwrights’ ‘Dinah: A Musical Revue’

The thirst for good music, romance and a bit of history will be quenched when audiences attend the performance of Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company’s season-opening production of “Dinah: A Musical Revue.”“People’s souls are starving for som...

The Courier’s Primary Election Endorsements

There are sure things in life—death, taxes, and politics. We’ve come around to yet another political season in Pennsylvania, with the April 23 Primary Election only days away. And with politics comes the truth, the lies and the gray areas. The New Pi...

Donate Life Month begins in life-saving fashion

This April, as the nation celebrates Donate Life Month, one Indianapolis teen is cherishing a second chance at life thanks to a life-saving heart transplant while another gentleman is getting his health screened in the same place he gets his hair cu...

Church-led food pantries prepare for growing season

As the spring showers ebb, the growing season brings about a new set of challenges for food insecure families. Although Indianapolis has food assistance from local pantries, church food drives and community organizations, a change in seasons brin...

Supreme Court to consider whether local governments can make it a crime to sleep outside if no inside space is available

Like poverty, homelessness in the U.S. is not race-neutral. Black Americans represent 13% of the population but comprise 21% of people living in poverty and 37% of people experiencing homelessness. Adobe Stock Illustration On April 22, 2024, the S...

Rev. Dr. Freddie Haynes abruptly resigns from new presidency of Rainbow/PUSH Coalition

Less than a year after the fanfare announcement that he will succeed the Rev. Jesse Jackson as leader of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, the Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III announced his resignation this week ami...

Dedicating Diane Nash Plaza

NASHVILLE, TN – On Saturday, April 20, 2024, the Diane Nash committee and the Nashville community will commemorate the extraordinary contributions of Diane Nash, a pioneering figure in the Civil Rights Movement.As a Fisk University student, Nash led...

Dr. Phyllis Qualls elected National Vice President of Les Gemmes, Inc.

By Dr. June NASHVILLE, TN — Dr. Phyllis Qualls has been elected national vice president of Les Gemmes, Inc. The election took place during the 27th annual Biennial Conclave, April 10-14 in Atlanta, GA. With the full support of the Nashville Chapt...

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire – this Chinese-US blockbuster maximises the global appeal of the MonsterVerse

Seventy years after his first appearance in the 1954 Japanese film Gojira, Godzilla has become a global star. Meanwhile King Kong, his gigantic Hollywood counterpart, has been circling the globe for a shade over 90 years. The two come together in Go...

Streets renamed to honor former councilmembers

NASHVILLE, TN —City leaders, community members, neighbors, and friends joined together on April 7th, to commemorate the naming of two streets in north Nashville in honor of former Metro Council Members Chester Hughes and Dr. Carolyn Baldwin Tucker....