Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Jamie Foxx Turns Medical Scare Into Comedy Gold

[Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic] Jamie Foxx, the acclaimed actor, comedian, and musician, recently gave his fans a scare when news of a medical emergency surfaced. However, in true Jamie Foxx style, he is not only bouncing back but also planni...

Primary Care Practices at Two Eskenazi Health Center Locations Are Moving

Spring is approaching, which means it’s the perfect time for a change. Eskenazi Health has built a state-of-the-art, 95,000-square-foot facility, Eskenazi Health East 38th Street, opening on April 17. The primary care practices at Eskenazi Health Ce...

Black Chicagoans Devastated by this Biden-Era Loss

What an embarrassing development in Chicago for Mr. “You ain’t Black”. How will Black Chicagoans cope?Things must be bad in Chicago when this 100-year-old franchise decides to abandon one of its key customer bases. However, when crime is as bad as it...

How educator Gloria Jean Merriex used dance, drills and devotion to turn around a failing elementary school in a year

Movement was an essential part of Gloria Merriex’s lessons at Duval Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla. Courtesy of Boaz Dvir by Boaz Dvir, Penn State When Duval Elementary – a school that served mostly Black and poor students in East Gainesville,...

COVID-19 rapid tests still work against new variants – researchers keep ‘testing the tests,’ and they pass

Rapid tests are inexpensive, easy to use and give fast results, usually within 10 to 15 minutes. Violeta Stoimenova/E+ via Getty Images by Nathaniel Hafer, UMass Chan Medical School; Anuradha Rao, Emory University, and Apurv Soni, UMass Chan Medical...

NY Times: Maybe the Worst Poll Yet for Biden

Joe Biden has lots of headwinds face re-selection as president. And this time, along with his unbelievably tragic performance, Biden added 4 more years to that gorilla on his back in 2020: his age.Aside from Biden’s dismal political record, his patho...

What does a state’s secretary of state do? Most run elections, a once-routine job facing increasing scrutiny

Pa. Secretary of State Al Schmidt (Photo provided) by John J. Martin, University of Virginia They may be the most important government officials you can’t name. Their decisions have the potential to alter election results. Scholars have referred to t...

The future of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

AS DEI PROGRAMS HAVE BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD, a gap has emerged between the rhetoric of inclusivity and the reality of persistent inequalities and biases in the workplace. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) by Omar Luqmaan-Harris (BlackPressUSA)—Diversity, E...

What to Know as March 5 Vote Decides Everyone From Party Nominees to President

BirminghamWatch Voters go to the polls March 5 to select party nominees for offices from the White House, to Congress to the courthouse. BirminghamWatch’s 2024 Primary Voter Guide will brief you on what’s on your Republican or Democratic ballot in Je...

SouthState Bank Adds Five New Members to Birmingham Mortgage Team

SouthStateBank.com SouthState Bank announced expansion of its mortgage lending presence in Alabama with new bankers serving Birmingham. The addition coincides with the opening of a new mortgage office. “Aspiring and current homeowners in the Birmingh...

New ArtPlay Classes for Spring Offer Fun, Creativity and Learning for All Ages

By Shannon Thomason | UAB News Register now for new spring arts classes presented by ArtPlay Community Education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. ArtPlay’s mission is to make the arts accessible to a broad audience and cultivate an und...

Tennessee System Tackles Teacher Shortages with Online Teacher Apprenticeship

In collaboration with iDesign and C-BEN, UT System launches online version of the TN Grow Your Own teacher apprenticeship, a free pathway for state residents to earn a degree and become certified educators KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Univers...

Tennessee Small Businesses No Longer Have to File Business Tax

NASHVILLE – It’s almost time to file your 2023 business tax return. Thanks to recent legislation, beginning this year over 100,000 small businesses will no longer be required to file a return and pay this tax.The Tennessee Works Tax Act eliminated th...

Katt Williams on Joe Rogan: A Meeting of Minds and Humor

[Photo: Twitter] In a landmark episode this week, the comedy world saw the much-anticipated convergence of two of its most colorful personalities as Katt Williams made his first appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience. Known for his incisive wit, unap...

Nikki Haley, hanging on through Super Tuesday, says Trump is weak because he’s not getting as many votes as he should − she’s wrong

Supporters of GOP candidate Nikki Haley react as former President Donald Trump gives an acceptance speech during a primary election night party on Feb. 24, 2024, in Charleston, S.C. Nikki Haley has refused to drop out of the race for the 2024 Republi...