Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Kamala Harris hosts exclusive in-person interview with the Courier

VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS SPEAKS WITH COURIER EDITOR AND PUBLISHER ROD DOSS, FEB. 20, 2024. (PHOTO BY ROB TAYLOR JR.) & She’s proud to invest in clean water for minority communities; says ‘Allegheny County voters’ reason why ‘I am the Vice Pre...

Job Opportunities 2-21-2024

LAWRENCEVILLE FARMERS MARKET ASSISTANT MANAGER Seeking someone passionate about food access to support social media and in-person operations for the 2024 Lawrenceville Farmers Market. Seasonal (Apr-Dec), part-time (10 hrs/wk) position. $18.57/hr. Mor...

Lil Durk brings out 20 Pittsburgh students to perform ‘All My Life’

Photo: Getty Images 20 Pittsburgh students joined Lil Durk on stage to perform one of his hit songs during Drake and J. Cole’s “It’s All A Blur” tour. On Saturday (February 17), Lil Durk performed his song “All My Life...

Shattering the glass ceiling at the National Baptist Convention

Dr. Gina Stewart. Courtesy photo & Rev. Dr. Gina Marcia Stewart is the first woman ever to preach at the event — the latest gender equity milestone for a house of worship. & by& Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware, Word In Black A...

FAFSA website meltdown: How to avoid additional frustration with financial aid applications

Some colleges are extending the traditional May 1 deadline for students to accept offers. valentinrussanov via Getty Images by Dawn Medley, Drexel University When Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act in 2020, it was touted as making it easier...

Recorder wins Game Changer Award

President and CEO of the Indianapolis Recorder Robert Shegog accepts Game Changer Award. Pictured left to right: Jamal Smith, Jaylon Smith, Robert Shegog, Denise D. Steele. The Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper was selected as a recipient of the 20...

Rep. James Clyburn steps down from House leadership, pledges support for Biden’s inclusive vision

**FILE** Rep. James Clyburn (Travis Riddick/The Washington Informer) & Longtime South Carolina Democratic Rep. James Clyburn has announced his resignation as assistant House Democratic leader, effective immediately, while simultaneously comm...

Students lose out as cities and states give billions in property tax breaks to businesses − draining school budgets and especially hurting the poorest students

Exxon Mobil Corp.’s campus in East Baton Rouge Parish, left, received millions in tax abatements to the detriment of local schools, right. Barry Lewis/Getty Images, Tjean314/Wikimedia by Christine Wen, Texas A&M University; Danielle McLean, The C...

Pro-Palestinian activists demand ceasefire in Gaza during All-Star Weekend

As celebrities and public figures flocked to Indianapolis for the NBA All-Star weekend, pro-Palestinian activists were hoping to draw attention to calls for a ceasefire in Gaza. Organizations including the Party for Socialism and Liberation India...

Vandal throws rocks through windows of Philly’s historic Mother Bethel AME church

& Mother Bethel Vandalism — NBCPhiladelphia & by Marco Cerino. Philadelphia Tribune Staff Writer Philadelphia police are investigating vandalism at one of the city’s oldest Black churches. Officers were called to Mother Bethe...

Reporters to Biden: Is Gavin Newsom on Standby?

Fresh off tripping up the stairs again, the new and unimproved Joe Biden was met by a gaggle of reporters as he prepared to face more stairs. As Biden said not long ago about his abilities, “Watch me.” And America obliged. We are watching. Moreover,...

Legal Advertising – Public Notices – Sheriff’s Sale 2-21-2024

& CONDITIONS OF SALE Effective with the August 3, 2020, Sheriff Sale of real estate and all such monthly public sales thereafter shall be conducted virtually through video conferencing technology or live streaming. The Allegheny County Sheriff’s...

A Tearful Mayor Woodfin Speaks in Public for First Time Since His Cousin, 5 Others Killed in Birmingham

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson | The Birmingham Times An emotional Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Tuesday recounted shootings of the past week that left six people dead, including one of his own cousins, and separately a city employee. Speaking durin...

‘[He] Has Made My Every Dream Come True and I’m Forever Thankful For Him’

LARRY & KIM GLOVER JR. BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY| The Birmingham Times Live: McCalla Married: April 13, 2019 Met: In April 2015, online at blackpeoplemeet.com. Kim said she had spent time on the platform and had met some who didn’t have any subst...

UAB’s Jalen Kirkman Wins National ‘Finding the Voices of Tomorrow’ Competition

By Shannon Thomason | UAB News University of Alabama at Birmingham junior Jalen Kirkman has been named the top vocalist from across the country in a national competition for young voices singing classic music. Kirkman, 20, won the “NextGen Nation...