Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Empowering employees: The transformative impact of stop loss captives on healthcare choices

According to a study by the RAND Corporation, Indiana ranks as the seventh most expensive state for hospital costs. And while debates about those costs will undoubtedly follow legislators back into session early next year, there’s gaining momentum a...

Budgeting during the holidays: Family activities that won’t break the bank

Photo: Getty Images The stress of financial expenses can easily take over the most wonderful time of year. From visiting family across the country to buying gifts for your loved ones and decorating your home, expenses during the holidays quickly ad...

New Every Child Indiana initiative aims to boost statewide foster family recruitment

Nonprofits Hands of Hope and The Contingent, in partnership with the Indiana Department of Child Services, announced their new initiative Every Child Indiana Nov. 28. It is a two-pronged approach to meet the need for more licensed foster families...

Indiana’s mortality rates are unacceptable; doulas can help

The lack of sufficient maternal health care is killing Hoosier women and children, but having a& doula& during pregnancy and child birth has the ability to save lives,& according to advocates. According to the Centers for Disease Cont...

More than a feeling

The song Superstar, which was popularized both by the Carpenters and by Luther Vandross, contains the memorable and melancholic line, “Loneliness is such a sad affair.” While the song specifically concerns a forlorn lover, the fact is that lonelines...

Athletic Directors and financial incompetency go together at I.U.

You really don’t have to be a graduate of Indiana University or even a sports fan to catch a whiff of that big pile of money burning out of control in Bloomington. A good breeze will easily carry the stench to your doorstep, and no matter how...

Pa. Auditor General announces plans to run for re-election

Pa. Auditor General Timothy DeFoor announced his plans to run for re-election. TRIBUNE PHOTO/ ABDUL SULAYMAN by Stephen Williams, Philadelphia Tribune Staff Writer Incumbent State Auditor General Timothy DeFoor-R., announced Tuesday that he is runnin...

As enrollment drops, IPS is pitching families on better academics. Here’s how parents are reacting.

By & AMELIA PAK-HARVEY Bridget McIntyre has no idea where she will send her daughter once she reaches sixth grade. She has one school year to figure it out: Her daughter, now in fourth grade at Daniel Webster School 46, will stay there for...

Why did Jesus come?

“She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, an...

Del. Don Scott: Virginia’s new House Speaker

Delegate Don Scott, the new House Speaker in Virginia, plans to lead the Democrats towards a progressive era. Despite initial doubts about his fundraising abilities, Scott played a crucial role in Democrats' victory, securing a slim majority in the...

A.R. Shaw discusses opening statements of Young Thug, YSL RICO trial with ABC News

Opening arguments in the Young Thug, YSL trial began this week in Fulton County. The trial is one of the more prominent cases where rap lyrics will be used as evidence in court. A few weeks ago,& Judge Ural Glanville ruled that 17 different lyr...

Opening statements of Young Thug, YSL RICO trial

Fred Logan: Drug trafficking, gun violence and instability in Homewood, Guatemala and elsewhere, Part Two

Getty Images Stock Photo by Fred Logan Far and away, the countless marches, rallies, meetings, and drug rehabilitation programs launched in the Black community have led the struggle in Pittsburgh against illegal drug trafficking. But not everyone is...

Atlanta School board candidates speak to community at runoff forum

Atlanta School Board Seat 7 At-Large candidates, Alfred “Shivy” Brooks (left) and incumbent Tamara Jones participated in a runoff forum as a last attempt to talk to voters and community Wednesday night ahead of runoff Election Day on Dec. 5. Photo...

Guest Editorial: The domestic violence quandary

Not too long ago the blogosphere was up in arms about an incident that occurred between Keke Palmer and her then-boyfriend, Darius Jackson. Basically, Keke attended an Usher concert while wearing an outfit he considered inappropriate. As often happen...