Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

“My goal was to crash the party:” addressing youth gun violence

The Marion County Public Health Department hosted over two dozen community organizations for an event to address youth gun violence. Half an hour into the meeting, Kareem Hines brought a group of teen boys from New B.O.Y (Breed of Youth), a mento...

Kendrick Lamar: From Humble Beginnings to Rap Royalty

[Photo: Getty Images] Compton, California – May 2024 – Kendrick Lamar, the internationally acclaimed rapper, songwriter, and record producer, is renowned for his incisive lyrics and distinctive style. But his path to stardom, from his hum...

Black educators still matter

Dr. Darrius Stanley, author of the book “#Black Educators Matter”, says that Black educators have historically provided much more than academic instruction in the classroom. He says that, most importantly, they offer a vision for the future. Stan...

Curbs can be a physical and social barrier for wheelchair users. One program teaches kids to roll past them

Wheelchairs may seem straightforward to use, until you need to move up and down hills or stairs. Around 3.7 million people use a wheelchair in the United States. They push themselves& an average of 2,000 to 3,000 times a day, but some don’t have...

Queer doulas make childbirth safer for Black, brown, and LGBTQ+ people, but barriers remain

“You’re pretty much the plaster that goes over the cracks of the medical system.” That’s how Bonnie Silva, a full-spectrum doula based in New York City, describes the role of doulas and birth workers. For many people who a...

Healing the mother wound: The power of facing generational trauma

By STACHE’ SMITH Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and while many are planning brunches, buying flowers and writing heartfelt cards, some feel a deep ache inside. It’s the kind of ache that can’t be fixed with a Hallmark card or a bo...

May 6-10 Is Teacher Appreciation Week: Biden Announces Plans To Strengthen The Profession

President Biden announces ambitious plans to strengthen the teaching profession and support schools across the nation, coinciding with Teacher Appreciation Week. The initiatives include boosting teacher pay, addressing teacher shortages, enhancing sp...

From the West bank to the West End: AUC students gather to speak out against war in Gaza, US involvement

A Spelman College professor joined the “speak out” Wednesday morning. A trio of Morehouse faculty (not shown) also spoke out against the war in Gaza and President Biden’s upcoming visit to Morehouse on May 19. Photo by Donnell Sugg...

TEGNA and Indiana Fever expand Broadcast distribution of the Fever’s exciting upcoming season in 11 additional markets

Games feature #1 overall pick Caitlin Clark, 2023 Rookie of the Year Aliyah Boston, and a talented roster of players Tysons, Va. – TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) and the Indiana Fever today announced that 11 additional markets will join WTHR, TEGNA’s In...

Arizona Supreme Court Spanks Democrats and Helps Trump

The following article, Arizona Supreme Court Spanks Democrats and Helps Trump, was first published on The Black Sphere. Democrats lost a major battle on election integrity in Arizona, but in a real twist of irony, the Democrats actually ended up help...

Bill to expand Medicaid maternity care to cover doula services passes in Pa. House

Amber Edmunds, a doula, mother of three and director of civic engagement at MAYA, a nonprofit serving pregnant, postpartum and incarcerated people. (Photo by Alexis Wary/PublicSource) House lawmakers across both aisles backed the bill, citing researc...

Damsel: Dinner and a show

Damsel director and choreographer Otis Sallid (left) and and the restaurant’s owner and operator Dave Green. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice Damsel, the multi-level establishment, is no ordinary supper club, but much more. Located...

Damsel: Atlanta’s cabaret-style supper club with live shows

New studies suggest millions with mild cognitive impairment go undiagnosed, often until it’s too late

Adobe Stock Illustration by Soeren Mattke, University of Southern California and Ying Liu, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Mild cognitive impairment – an early stage of dementia – is widely underdiagnosed in people 65 and older. T...

Voting in unconstitutional districts: US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

Overturning decades of tradition, the Supreme Court in 2022 let Alabama use voting districts that violated the law and diluted the voting power of Black citizens. Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images by Sam D. Hayes, Trinity College For the 2022 midterm...