Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Historic economic milestones for Black Americans mask persistent economic insecurity

Special to The Dallas ExaminerWASHINGTON – A new brief from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and the Center for Economic and Policy Research documented that as Black Americans experienced record-breaking economic gains. A closer ex...

New rules threaten Black homeownership and Black real estate professionals

Special to The Dallas ExaminerWASHINGTON, D.C. – A new barrier to increasing homeownership for African Americans has been caused by looming changes in the agent compensation formula for home purchases that threaten the financial stability of Black re...

Harris delivers remarks at Georgia rally

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Colts and Patachou Foundation collab to tackle hunger

The Indianapolis Colts and The Patachou Foundation are teaming up to revolutionize school food systems in the city. The collaboration will focus on upgrading school kitchens to provide students with fresher, healthier and high-quality meals througho...

Hey, students: Here’s how to get off campus, enjoy Pittsburgh

Navigating a new city can be hard for college students, but there are organizations and programs available that connect scholars to Pittsburgh. & “PublicSource is an independent nonprofit newsroom serving the Pittsburgh region. Sign up for our f...

Inside Conditions: What’s Stephen A. Smith thinking, questioning Kamala Harris?

STEPHEN A SMITH Courier’s Aubrey Bruce, others take issue with the ESPN TV personality I am disturbed, no…I mean borderline cray, cray with no therapist on speed dial. I need to vent to yinz about sports journalist Stephen A Smith. Mr. Sm...

Estate planning lessons from the $600M fight over Michael Jackson’s music catalog

Michael Jackson performs in concert circa 1986.& Kevin Mazur/WireImage via Getty Images by Reid Kress Weisbord, Rutgers University – Newark and Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia When Michael Jackson died in 2009, he left a complicated leg...

Does eating ham, bacon and beef really increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes?

Jack7_7/Shutterstock by Duane Mellor, Aston University That lunchtime staple, the humble ham sandwich, has come in for a bashing in the press recently. According to many reports, eating two slices of ham a day can increase your risk of developing ty...

Vance v Walz: in the struggle for gender equality it matters what powerful men think and whether they are allies – or not

Different on choice and on gender equality: JD Vance and Tim Walz.& AP Photo/Kayla Wolf/Bruce Cotler/ZUMA Press Wire by Ján Michalko, ODI When Kamala Harris picked Tim Walz as her vice-presidential running mate, the governor of Minnesota and fo...

The Alien films have always been contradictory in their feminism – but Alien: Romulus avoids the issue entirely

20th Century Studios via AP by Joy McEntee, University of Adelaide This piece contains spoilers. In Alien: Romulus, Rain Carradine (Caylee Spaeny) and her android “brother” Andy (David Jonsson) are marginalised and exploited by their mining colony....

In a new era of campus upheaval, the 1970 Kent State shootings show the danger of deploying troops to crush legal protests

Ohio National Guard soldiers move in on war protesters at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. AP Photo by Brian VanDeMark, United States Naval Academy Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has expressed his intention, if elected to a seco...

James S. Bridgeforth: ‘We’re Not Going Back’…How Gerrymandering Is Disenfranchising Us

Last week, I found myself glued to the Democratic National Convention, feeling a stirring revival.& The vibrant array of faces, the empowering stories and the promises of an inclusive future filled me with hope and rekindled my spirit about Am...

The City of Birmingham to Host a Series of Community Meetings on Rezoning

birminghamal.gov The City of Birmingham is working on a significant citywide rezoning initiative as part of its ongoing comprehensive plan for revitalization and growth. The goal of this rezoning ordinance is to create mixed-used districts that ar...

BPL Electronic Resources Spotlight: Back to School Resources for Birmingham Students

By Caleb West | BPL Director of Collection Management The Birmingham Public Library (BPL) provides a myriad of resources for school age patrons. These databases/electronic resources provide educational experiences that allow younger patrons to learn...

HBCU Football Roundup: All 4 Alabama Schools Kick Off This Weekend

By Donald Hunt | For The Birmingham Times Welcome to the first weekend of Alabama historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) and all four schools will be in action – Miles College, Tuskegee University, Alabama A&M and Alabama State. The...