Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Inside a Birmingham City School’s Pathway to Professional Nursing

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson | The Birmingham Times Maria Manuel, a ninth-grade student at Huffman High School, wants to be an ultrasound technician. “The most interesting thing I learned in this program is about the diet, what people are not supposed t...

How the Birmingham Black Nurses Association Advocates for Quality Health Care

Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson | For The Birmingham Times Given recent staffing shortages that have caused challenges in recruiting and retaining talented nurses, the Birmingham Black Nurses Association (BBNA), is doing what it can to advocate for quality he...

UAB, Birmingham to Expand Mini Medical School Program

By Hannah Echols | UAB News Shaundra Blakemore, M.D., and Brian Sims, M.D., Ph.D., were once students in the Birmingham City Schools system who had a passion for science. After college, they transformed their passions into a career by attending medic...

Deborah Thedford-Zimmerman: Hard at Work — In Retirement

By Javacia Harris Bowser | For the Birmingham Times Ask Deborah Thedford-Zimmerman what she does in a typical week, and it will be hard to believe that she’s retired. Thedford-Zimmerman, who has been recognized as one of the top nurses in Alabama, re...

How Scammers Bilked $10 Billion from Americans in 2023

Ten billion dollars. That is the reported amount Americans lost in 2023 to fraudulent activity. Remember this is the reported figure, think of the amounts stolen that went unreported. Technology has opened the flood gates to scammers. Consider 2.6 mi...

Guest Editorial: Heavenly thoughts in toxic humanity

In a recent editorial, there was a discussion about the chaos that is extant in the Black community as a result of social media. Social media is the chief vehicle for the dissemination of disinformation, and the fallout is impacting just about eve...

New federal rules on airline refunds require cash instead of vouchers

(CNN) — Airline canceled your flight? The plane arrived hours late after a maintenance issue? The inflight Wi-Fi didn’t work?New federal rules say travelers deserve cash refunds when inconvenienced by their airline – not vouchers or travel credits.“F...

America’s Black mayors gather in Atlanta for annual AAMA conference

Miramar, Florida Mayor Wayne Messam (above, center) was one of several mayors that spoke to the media during the opening press conference of the African American Mayors Association conference in Atlanta on April 24, 2024. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atl...

Boeing to pay $443 million to airlines for Max 9 grounding as losses and problems mount

New York (CNN) — Boeing reported a slightly smaller loss in the first quarter compared to the same time a year ago, but said fixing the problems that got attention after the Alaska Air incident will push back its financial recovery and cost it $443 m...

Biden Whistleblower Does the Unthinkable to a Democrat

The following article, Biden Whistleblower Does the Unthinkable to a Democrat, was first published on The Black Sphere. One of the men who blew the whistle on the Biden crime family has just offered America another jewel. After years of being denigra...

NDG Book Review: ‘The Moment’ is a thought-provoking read

By Terri Schlichenmeyer You have one last nerve, and somebody’s on it. Honestly, some folks don’t know what you deal with every day, or how tired you are. They’re lazy or ignorant or misinformed, they think they know but they don’t. Some haven’t even...

The BOSS Network and Sage award $250,000 to Black women entrepreneurs through grant program

(Black PR Wire) The BOSS Network, an online community of professional and entrepreneurial women who support each other through digital content, programs and event-based networking, and Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technol...

Film Review: ‘Challengers’ is a top-notch, sporty tale

By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic (***) Sometimes, three’s a crowd. Sometimes, not. Especially when a very desirable female tennis star enjoys making two male tennis players compete for her affection. “Whoever wins, gets my number.” They’ve known each...

South Dallas Gilliam Debaters repeat two rounds of success in Atlanta

On Friday, March 8, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. – the Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Museum “South Dallas Gilliam Debate Team” won both rounds of competition at the Atlanta Urban Debate League Tournament (elementary competition). NOTE: Two teams of three and each team w...

The Legacy Grace Project hosts national conference for women living with HIV/AIDS

Legacy Cares announces the 25th anniversary of what is now the largest conference for women living with HIV/AIDS in the nation. This year the Grace Project National Conference for Women Living with HIV/AIDS will host nearly 200 women living with HIV...