Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Educators, Birmingham Leaders Ink Deal to Send 15 City Students to Japan for Global Studies

bhamcityschools.org An inaugural group of 15 Birmingham City Schools juniors and sophomores will be headed to Japan this year as part of the International Dual Enrollment Academy (IDEA), a global studies program to equip Birmingham students with the...

Is Your Fatigue More than Lack of Sleep? UAB Experts Discuss Sleep Apnea

By Katherine Kirk | UAB News Sleep is important for overall health. According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, sleep improves brain performance and mood and helps maintain physical health, including the heart and circulatory system,...

How did we allow DEI to transform into negatives?

by Vernon A. Williams, Chicago Crusader In the upside-down, inside-out culture of this nation, there are some changes impossible to swallow. One is that words like diversity, equity and inclusion have been twisted from being assets to liabilities. Of...

David Marshall: HBCUs need the lobbying support of their students and alumni

& (TriceEdneyWire.com)—Every young person needs to heed the words of the late great John Lewis. “Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and redeem the soul of America.” Lewis made this statement on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on...

Rep. Love Calls for Federal Lawsuit to $2.1 Billion TSU Debt

Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)-District 58 Rep. Harold Love, Jr. convened a press conference at the state capitol calling for the filing of federal lawsuits to address the $2.1 billion a 2023 federal government report states is owed to Tennessee Sta...

Millions Across North America Awed by Total Solar Eclipse Phenomenon

By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia The eagerly anticipated celestial spectacle of a total solar eclipse finally descended upon North America after a seven-year hiatus, captivating millions of skywatchers...

Rev. Al Sharpton Convenes Panel on the State of Black Health Featuring Transplant Advocate Al B. Sure

Physicians, Public Health Officials, Clergy and Advocates to Explore Establishing a New Normal on Black Health& New York, NY – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), will convene a panel at the NAN Annu...

A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting kidney transplants — it’s finally changing

Jazmin Evans had been waiting for a new kidney for four years when her hospital revealed shocking news: She should have been put on the transplant list in 2015 instead of 2019 — and a racially biased organ test was to blame.As upsetting as that notif...

Love for the Outdoors is a Gift that Pays Forward

By Ben Jealous When we see a 75-year-old white man out in the woods with a group of Black and brown kids from low-income neighborhoods, teaching them about nature, few of us assume he is there because that is where he feels most comfortable. P...

Prominent Civil Rights Activist Dies of Natural Causes

Rev. Cecil “Chip” Murray, a senior minister and civil rights leader who emerged as a calming presence during the Los Angeles riots in 1992, passed away of natural causes this week at the age of 94.Reverend Murray was born in Lakeland, Florida, and gr...

International civilian aid flotilla to break the siege of Gaza

The international Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) will sail in mid-April with multiple vessels, carrying 5,500 tons of humanitarian aid and hundreds of international human rights observers to challenge the ongoing illegal Israeli blockade of the Ga...

Inaugural Father-Daughter Dance celebrates community and family bonds

Dads and daughters need to get ready for the Father-Daughter Dance on Sunday, April 14, 3 p.m., at the Ruth Williams Opera House, 4705 Third St. at Newcomb, San Francisco. – Photo: Zap Zone A testament to the power of community and family bonds,...

‘Let’s watch Mays’

This is the statue honoring SF Giant and Hall of Famer Willie Howard Mays Jr. at Giant Stadium, San Francisco. Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, was Willie Mays Day in San Francisco. – Photo: Robert Gumpert, Feb. 7, 2024 Wish Willie Mays a happy birthday on...

From Chesapeake Sheriff’s Office: Honoring Two Men Who Broke Barriers

The Chesapeake Sheriff’s Office concludes Black History Month by honoring two retired trailblazers, Colonel William C. Bennett, Jr. and Captain Junius “Nick” Moore, for their remarkable contributions spanning decades in law enforcement. Their legacy...

Recorder Rewind: Miami Heat at Indiana Pacers

Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam (43) goes up strong against Miami Heat forward Duncan Robinson (55) during their NBA basketball game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana on April 7, 2024. (Photo/Walt Thomas) Indiana Pac...