Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

2ND ANNUAL CACTUS JACK HBCU CLASSIC

By Shelley McKinley While the Cactus Jack HBCU Classic opened with a Celebrity Softball game that provides scholarship opportunities for students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and featured the likes of CJ Stroud of the Houston Texan...

DARNELL JOSEPH ASSUMES PRESIDENCY

By Frederick V. Roberts The 100 Black Men of the Metropolitan Houston Chapter proudly announces Darnell Joseph as its new Chapter President. With 30 years of distinguished and dedicated service, including as a founding member and two previous terms a...

Gavin Newsom’s Just Lost the Chance at the Presidency

Gavin Newsom faces strong headwinds in his soon-to-be bid to replace Joe Biden.Newsom has been a trainwreck for California. But he’s delusional enough to believe he’s done his state a favor. These latest allegations of taking a campaign contribution...

HIS CROWNING GLORY

“All this because of my hair?” In the 1700s, the “Negro Act” made it illegal for Black people to “dress above their condition.” In 2024 Black Americans remain stigmatized for not imitating the grooming habits that match white, European beauty values....

THE PAST, THE PRESENT, AND THE FUTURE

As we commemorate Black Heritage Month, it is important to reflect not only on the struggles and triumphs of the past but also to address the challenges of the present. By taking action to improve our present, Black Heritage Month offers an opportuni...

LOST GENERATIONS

Bobby E Mills, PhD America is spiritually losing generation after generation, because we have forgotten that: “Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.” (Psalm 90:1). In the Black community we are experiencing generational curses...

The Ellis School presents: ‘Eras of Style’ honoring August Wilson, Ann Lowe

ALL OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE ELLIS SCHOOL’S FASHION SHOW CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH, FEB. 15. (PHOTOS BY J.L. MARTELLO) The Ellis School celebrated Black History Month in style on Feb. 15 when it showcased the incredible work of two Black icon...

The Valentine’s R&B Cabaret – Saturday, February 10 – Vickey’s Soul Grill

ANITA SNEED AND HUSBAND RICHARD SNEED AT THE EVENT IN PENN HILLS, FEB. 10, 2024. (PHOTOS BY J.L. MARTELLO) DR CHARLENE HILL-COLEMAN AND RICKEY COLEMAN BROTHER MARLON ON THE ONES AND TWOS… DYNASTY REED AND RUSSELL REED MARGARET REED AND ERN...

W.E.B. Du Bois’ study ‘The Philadelphia Negro’ is still relevant 125 years later

A mural dedicated to Du Bois and the Old Seventh Ward is painted on the corner of 6th and South streets in Philadelphia. Paul Marotta/Getty Images by Elijah Anderson, Yale University W.E.B. Du Bois is widely known for his civil rights activism, but...

Diagnosing ‘warming winter syndrome’ as summerlike heat sweeps into central and eastern US

Adobe Stock Image by Richard B. (Ricky) Rood, University of Michigan One of the most robust measures of Earth’s changing climate is that winter is warming more quickly than other seasons. The cascade of changes it brings, including ice storms and rai...

Belief in the myth of outlaw heroes partly explains Donald Trump’s die-hard support

Photographs of Al Capone taken by Chicago police on Jan. 25, 1947. Bettmann/GettyImages by David G. Bromley, Virginia Commonwealth University Before Donald Trump likened himself to Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the former president frequently com...

Yes, Trump’s PACs really can pay his legal fees

Donald Trump sits in a New York courtroom with Chris Kise and Alina Habba, two of his attorneys who have reportedly been paid with political action committee funds. Shannon Stapleton-Pool/Getty Images by Richard Briffault, Columbia University Campaig...

Ability to Treat Patients Who Require Blood in Peril, Donations at 20-Year Low

By Rosalind Fournier | UAB News The number of blood donors is at an all-time low going back 20 years, according the American Red Cross. This has led to a critical shortage of blood supplies across the country — to the point that the organization d...

UAB Computer Science Students Earn Big Wins at Alabama’s Largest Hackathon

By Tehreem Kham | UAB News The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s team of four Department of Computer Science students was the top winner at Auburn Hacks 2024, the state of Alabama’s largest hackathon, along with an award for the best use of Mong...

Guest Editorial: Cosmic food for thought

According to certain pundits, we have entered the Age of Aquarius, although an exact date of egress into that astrological sign differs from person to person. It’s also said that the universe is over 13.7 billion years old. Moreover, there are betwee...