Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

New bill aims to create HBCU “prosperity planning districts”

ATLANTA – A new bill with bipartisan support would, if passed, take the first step toward creating “prosperity planning districts” around Georgia’s ten Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). “These planning districts allow … gove...

Is Fetterman Brain Dead?

The following article, Is Fetterman Brain Dead?, was first published on The Black Sphere. Would it surprise anyone in America to learn that John Fetterman is brain dead? Former NYPD Police Officer John Cardillo sparked controversy when he tweeted th...

10 facts to know about Baltimore’s historic Orchard Street Church

The post 10 facts to know about Baltimore’s historic Orchard Street Church appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .

Boys & Girls Club Houston celebrates Black History

The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Houston recently held a special program to allow their youth to celebrate and commemorate Black History Month. The roughly 130 youth and their Boys & Girls Club staffers gathered at Emancipation Park in Ho...

“We would have to pray, teach and activate everything to De-Gentrif*ck that land”

Group photo at Homefulness 2 with Youth and Elder poverty skolaz and ComeUnity of Deep East Oakland and Wood Street Commons on the garden Ceremony Day. by Tiny Gray-Garcia “7600 BlackArthur was pre-approved for 14 luxury condos,” Tiny said, lip...

Mastercard is making a pledge to small business

Business owners, both small & large, are the backbone of this country’s economy and can often times be a driving force behind job creation and innovation. On Tuesday, February 21 Mastercard and Live Oak Bank officially agreed to partner w...

50% of African American families die without a will

If you’re fan of the OWN series Queen Sugar, you’re well aware how much a will can make all of the difference when it comes to the people and property left behind when a loved one passes. As I finalized flight and hotel reservations this past week f...

Hundreds of newspapers drop ‘Dilbert’ comic strip after racist tirade from creator Scott Adams

Newspapers across the country dropped the “Dilbert” comic strip over the weekend after the creator of the satirical cartoon, Scott Adams, went on a racist tirade. Credit: CNN (CNN) — Newspapers across the country dropped the ...

Sassy Jones e-commerce brand opens first physical store

Sassy Jones, the nation’s fastest-growing privately held retail brand, which launched in the founder’s minivan where she drove across the country to various trade shows after giving birth to her then 4-month-old twins, is now a multimillion-dollar e...