Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Big Brothers Big Sisters host graduation for mentoring relationships

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana (BBBSCI) is celebrating the next graduating class of mentoring relationships. The annual Celebrate Mentoring event, which takes place April 21 at Newfields, is the capstone event of the organizationR...

Woman To Woman By DaSh’e 13

The poem "Woman To Woman" explores the healing process of women, highlighting various stages of personal growth and resilience. It celebrates female relationships and the journey to empowerment. #WomanToWoman, #HealingProcess, #Empowerment, #Resili...

Previewing the 1st round of the NBA playoffs, which start on Saturday

EASTERN CONFERENCE No. 2 NEW YORK KNICKS (50-32) vs. No. 7 PHILADELPHIA 76ERS (47-35) Season series: Knicks, 3-1. Story line: The Knicks finished with their best record and highest seed since winning 54 games in 2012-13. They didn’t g...

Central Indiana Orchid Society’s annual spring show blooms in the circle city

A variety of attractions featuring diverse displays and blooming booths welcome the public at the Garfield Park Conservatory for the Central Indiana Orchid Society’s spring show from April 20-21. One of the displays at a previous Central Indiana...

Five steps for improving your credit score

Indianapolis Recorder’s Money Smart Week continues with Everwise Credit Union sharing strategies for improving your credit score. Your credit score is a crucial part of your financial health. The three little numbers measure how likely you are to...

Take a Look Into the Obama Presidential Center

Ashley Comans gets important endorsement from Gainey, Lee, Innamorato

ASHLEY COMANS, second from right, is vying for the Pa. House District 34 seat. She is seeking the Democratic nomination in the April 23 Primary Election. She’s pictured with Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey, Allegheny County Chief Executive Sara Innamorato...

A proposed bill could ban DEI in medical schools

(CNN) – Dr. Versha Pleasant has dedicated her career to finding ways to erase the racial health inequities facing Black mothers. A clinical assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan Medical School, Pleasant sa...

Young voters helped decide the 2020 election in Pa. Will they turn out for a Biden-Trump rematch?

“It’s your job to fix the mess that we have created,” Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Wayne Walters told students at a youth voting event in Oakland on March 15. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource) High school and college-age voters...

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...