Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

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Larry Smith What do today’s leaders and luminaries like Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Dr. Susan Rice, and Dr. Johnetta B. Cole have in common with late legends like Gen. Colin Powell, Dick Gregory, and Harry Belafonte? All have delivered powerful keynot...

Indycar 2024 kicks off in vibrant St Petersburg once again

Danny Bridges It’s no real secret that I’m an uncompromising and inveterate Indycar Racing enthusiast and certainly unapologetic about it. That being said, perhaps l’m a bit biased when it comes to me describing the joy l’ve deri...

Transform communities through business ownership and generational wealth

Jamar Cobb Communities struggle when jobs and wealth leave the neighborhood. When the big employer leaves, joblessness, drug use, poor housing stock, food scarcity, and infrastructure woes begin to plague once successful areas of the city. Ther...

Zipporah and her sisterhood: A story of deliverance for Women’s History Month 2024

Rev. Angelique Walker-Smith “Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock. And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them and...

After Super Tuesday, exhausted Americans face 8 more months of presidential campaigning

Campaign volunteers set up signs encouraging people to vote. AP Photo/Vasha Hunt by Jared McDonald, University of Mary Washington Now that Super Tuesday is over and the Democratic and Republican nominees are all but officially chosen, as everyone exp...

Could the days of ‘springing forward’ be numbered?

& While that ‘extra’ hour of sunlight in the evenings can be exhilarating, it comes with significant health trade-offs. Anna Blazhuk/Moment via Getty Images A neurologist and sleep expert explains the downside to that borrowed hour of daylight &...

R.I.C.E. receives $2 million donation from Truist Foundation for building expansion

The Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (R.I.C.E.) moved one step closer to completing its ambiguous $44 million building expansion campaign with a recent generous $2 million donation from the Truist Foundation.& The presentation of...

Truist Donates $2 Mil to Russell Innovation Center for Entreprenuers

Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis sets sights on re-election despite challenges

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis quietly walked into the Georgia State Capitol on Wednesday to fill out paperwork and pay the fee necessary to run for re-election. It was a pretty routine experience for Willis, who was elected to the offi...

Exclusive: First Joint Interview with Poet Laureates, Ashley M. Jones and Salaam Green, on Making History

By Javacia Harris Bowser | For The Birmingham Times It’s a sunny Tuesday in January, and Salaam Green is making a couple of stops in the Magic City. First, she attends a Birmingham City Council meeting, which is no ordinary gathering—it’s where she i...

Exclusive: First Joint Interview with Poets Laureate, Ashley M. Jones and Salaam Green, on Making History

Judge Tamara Harris Johnson: Living History in Birmingham, AL

By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times Whether it’s Black History or Women’s History, Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Tamara Harris Johnson has a resume that can qualify for both. Recently, she was awarded the 2023 Birmingham Bar Association Lifeti...

Woodfin: President Biden’s ‘Investing in America’ Agenda and Its Lasting Impact on Birmingham

By Mayor Randall L. Woodfin Drive through Birmingham, and you’ll see remarkable signs of progress. The first things you may notice are the streets. Over the past year, we’ve been working our way through a $12 million resurfacing project involving mor...

FBI Birmingham Division Visits With Students at Sumiton Middle School

www.fbi.gov Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples of the FBI Birmingham Division presented a letter from FBI Director Christopher Wray to a Sumiton Middle School seventh grade student interested in a career as an FBI agent. Students wrote letter...

“Today, we know our fight for freedom is not over, because in this moment we are witnessing a full-on attack on hard-fought, hard-won freedoms, starting with the freedom that unlocks all others, the freedom to vote.”

VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS, AP.COM, MARCH 3.