Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Florida Slashes DEI State-Funded Jobs; Alabama To Follow

State-funded diversity, inclusion and equity positions were recently cut at the University of Florida, while DEI programs are poised to be cut at Alabama’s state-funded public schools and universities.According to news reports, the University of Flor...

Bennedict Mathurin out for season with shoulder injury

The Indiana Pacers’ playoff push encountered a major speed bump with rising star Bennedict “Benn” Mathurin sidelined for the remainder of the 2023-24 season. Despite winning the March 5 game against the Dallas Mavericks 137-120,...

Dress for Success Indianapolis announces collaboration with SHEIN

Collaboration champions women’s empowerment, fashion pathways to economic independence Dress for Success Indianapolis (DFSI), a nonprofit organization that empowers women to achieve economic independence, today announced it will be partnering...

Off target? Mount Washington youth sports group offers AR-15 as raffle prize.

A screenshot from the Facebook page of the Washington Heights Athletic Association. The Washington Heights Athletic Association’s decision to include a potent rifle as a fundraiser prize has some in the neighborhood and beyond questioning the message...

Washington Heights Athletic Association Youth Sports Group Has AR-15 As The Fundraiser Prize

The Washington Heights Athletic Association’s decision to include a potent rifle as a fundraiser prize has some in the neighborhood and beyond questioning the message that sends. The raffle of an AR-15 by a youth athletic organization in Mount Washin...

McAuley Ministries awards 24 grants totaling over $1.6 million to nonprofit organizations

MARISOL VALENTIN Grants support capacity building, disaster response, education, empowerment, environmental care, essential needs and social services, peacemaking, and whole-person health initiatives & The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned that...

Former Democrat Issues Stern Warning to Biden

Democrats live life with blinders. And it’s out of fear.To call the Democratic Party a cult is to minimize it. Wicked people who create victims, then never allow them to leave. And Democrats protect their system like mother crocodiles guard their egg...

Birmingham Lawmaker John Rogers to Resign, Plead Guilty in Federal Corruption Case

By Hannah Denham | hdenham@al.com After serving more than 40 years in the Alabama legislature, Rep. John Rogers will resign and plead guilty to federal felony charges in a kickback scheme that also brought down his longtime assistant and another lawm...

Birmingham Awarded $14.5M to Redesign Historic 4th Ave. Black Business District

The Birmingham Times U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) on Monday announced that the City of Birmingham has been awarded $14,556,040 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to reconnect the Historic 4th Avenue Blac...

Revealing Shiloh Baptist Church’s rich history in a new book

Shiloh Baptist Church is a significant historical marker for many in the Dallas Community. In his latest publication Thomas W. Spann leaves no stone unturned as he chronicles the church’s past to all those who may still be unaware. In 1911, appro...

David Marshall: The world is watching

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit& AP Photo/Evan Vucci/File (TriceEdneyWire.com)—Our European allies are seeing what many of us in America have seen since Donald Trump came onto the politi...

The Mocking of Biden’s Youth and Vigor

Joe Biden finally admits that he’s wearing a boat anchor for a necklace. Apparently, the cat’s out of the bag about a few of his “secrets”.Joe Biden admitted that he’s “not a young guy”. I’m surprised he abandoned the coverup–you know; that’s he’s OL...

Newgarden dominant in St. Petersburg Indycar opener

St. Petersburg, FL – during the 2024 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on the streets of St. Petersburg. (Photo/Joe Skibinski | IMS Photo) On a weekend that couldn’t of been more tumultuous for the Indycar Series in terms of publi...

Lincoln Captures CIAA Men’s Basketball Title; Fayetteville State Win CIAA Women’s Crown

Discover the highlights from the 2024 CIAA basketball championships as Lincoln University clinches the men's title and Fayetteville State University secures the women's crown. Get the game recaps and MVP performances, along with additional details a...

59 Years Later – Who Killed Malcolm X?

After more than 50 years, it’s hard to believe that the assassination of civil rights icon Malcolm X has not been fully solved. A few years ago, his longtime jailed accused and convicted “killers” were exonerated, and just recently, witnesses came fo...