Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

City of Dallas hosting its first city-sanctioned street-feeding event to transform the culture of giving

(Special to The Dallas Examiner) – The City of Dallas Office of Homeless Solutions is leading the charge in creating lasting, impactful change for the unsheltered community. OHS is at the forefront of implementing strategic initiatives that go beyon...

Raising awareness about colon cancer, a disease increasingly affecting younger adults

Actor and Howard University alum Chadwick Boseman delivers the commencement address on May 12, 2018. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer) by& Lindiwe Vilakazi, The Washington Informer & In August 2020, the world was shocked to le...

Ramona Edelin, activist and education advocate, dies at 78

**FILE** Ramona Edelin (Courtesy photo) & & Once upon a time, Black Americans were simply known as colored people, or Negroes. That is until Ramona Edelin came along. The activist, renowned for her pivotal roles in advancing civ...

Related to a medieval king or a 1700s enslaved African but no shared DNA?

Facial reconstructions based on skeletal remains of enslaved African Americans who worked at Catoctin Furnace in Maryland, where scientists have also sequenced ancient DNA. Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images by Shai Carmi, Hebrew Uni...

Louis Gossett Jr., First Black Man to Win Supporting Actor Oscar, Dies at 87

By BETH HARRIS | Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was 87. Gossett’s first cousin...

Dolly Parton’s Hometown Holds Vocal Competition Honoring Her Songwriting

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn.(TN Tribune) — The twentieth annual Mountain Soul Vocal Competition is now accepting entries for 2024. This unique competition honors the songwriting of Sevierville native Dolly Parton by inviting contestants to sing one o...

Palestinian organizers protest Navy vessel said to be headed to Israel

In a driving rainstorm, protesters supporting Palestine denounce former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s press conference celebrating the ship’s maiden voyage after hearing that it is sailing to Israel to support the genocide on Gaza. – Photo: Griffin J...

Texas renters have rights: Know before you go

(The Dallas Examiner) – “Be sure that you know what you’re getting into before you sign a lease,” warned Frances Espinoza, executive director at North Texas Fair Housing Center, during a recent webinar – Applying to Rent an Apartment or Home? Things...

Title Insurance helps homeownership for Black Americans and others

NNPA NEWSWIRE—During the State of the Union, President Joe Biden spoke eloquently and passionately about one of the Biden-Harris Administration’s key priorities: housing affordability. The President’s proposals included ideas that would boost housing...

The need for Black representation in the mental health field

(The Dallas Examiner) – Black adults made an average of 97 visits for every 1,000 visits to emergency rooms for mental health issues – much higher than White adults at 54 visits and Hispanic adults at 36 visits, according to a 2023 study conducted b...

DallasGo, the city’s new online payment platform

(Special to The Dallas Examiner) – The city of Dallas has launched DallasGo, the new online payment platform that replaced the city’s previous bill payment system. The new platform offers more functionality and makes it easier for Dallas resident...

Biden Begs America’s Black Presidents for Help

The following article, Biden Begs America’s Black Presidents for Help, was first published on The Black Sphere. In clearly a desperation move, Joe Biden has called in his secret weapons to help his campaign: America’s first two Black pres...

SENATOR THELMA HARPER’S ANNUAL EASTEREGG HUNT THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 30THA Nashville Tradition Continues

Nashville, TN (March 26, 2024) – The Senator Thelma Harper Foundation announced today the 39th Annual “Kids are Special Too” Easter Egg Hunt will be held this Saturday, March 30, 2024 at the Metro Police Training Academy, 2715 Tucker Road in Nashvill...

March 28, 2024

____________________________ & & Employment & ____________________________ & BOOKING ADMINISTRATOR & BJCC, is recruiting for a Booking Administrator, for information & to apply visit https://www.bjcc.org/jobs/ or send res...

March is Women’s History Month: Dr. Angela Reddix: Phenomenal Entrepreneurial Visionary

"Dr. Angela Reddix's transformative vision comes to life with the grand opening of the Mustard Seed Place, a beacon of empowerment for women entrepreneurs. Through initiatives like the Womanhood Initiative and Envision Lead Grow, she continues to up...