Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Meet the 6 Qualifiers Seeking to Fill John Rogers’s Vacant House District 52 Seat

The Birmingham Times Six hopefuls on Tuesday qualified for the June 18 special primary election to fill John Rogers’s vacant Alabama House District 52 seat. Rogers, D-Birmingham, officially resigned from his elected office in March after pleading gui...

‘I Had Fallen In Love And It Was All Over Then’

BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY | Special to the Birmingham Times DELOIS AND DONALD MASON Sr. Live: McCalla Married: June 15, 1974 Met: June 1970, in Roosevelt City, a Birmingham area neighborhood. Delois had just graduated from George Washington Carver H...

Legal Advertising – Public Notices – Sheriff’s Sale 4-17-2024

CONDITIONS OF SALE Effective with the August 3, 2020, Sheriff Sale of real estate and all such monthly public sales thereafter shall be conducted virtually through video conferencing technology or live streaming. ALL PARTICIPANTS OR BIDDERS MUST BE R...

Remembering Dr. King and Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

by Dr. John E. Warren Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, a day those of us who are old enough will never forget. But April 4th is significant for another reason, because on April 4, 1972, the Rev. Dr. Adam Clayton Powell Jr...

Black Voters Matter’s ‘Blackest Bus in America’ Rolls Into Tennessee for the ‘Big Pay Back’ College Bus Tour

TENNESSEE — On Tuesday, April 16, Black Voters Matter kicks off its “The Big Pay Back – TSU $2.1 Billion” college tour in the Blackest Bus in America to mobilize students as a part of its “We Fight Back” campaign and bus tour. This 3-day college tour...

$147 Million East Bank Master Developer Agreement Approved, Includes Historic Commitments to Affordable Housing

NASHVILLE, TN: Tonight, the Metro Council unanimously approved the Master Developer Agreement between Metro Nashville Government and The Fallon Company to develop 30 acres of Metro-owned land on the East Bank.& The agreement allows Metro and...

Leadership Recognized: CEO Roundtable Series Kickoff Illuminates Trailblazers of Tennessee

Nashville, TN – Kicking off the prestigious CEO Roundtable Series for 2024, Tennessee’s brightest in business and innovation are set to be honored in an event that’s as much about celebration as it is about forward momentum. This landmark even...

Supervising Your Kids’ Internet Usage Is Your Job, Not The Government’s

by Thomas L. Knapp If you live in Arkansas, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Texas,& Virginia, or Utah, you can’t visit Pornhub — one of the most popular “adult content” sites on the Internet. In response to s...

Morehouse College hosts second annual Dream Makers Summit

Photo by Isaiah Singleton/The Atlanta Voice Morehouse College hosted their second annual Dream Makers Summit, a showcase of student excellence at the school. The Dream Makers Summit is a signature event at Morehouse College, which highlights...

WCLK’s begins 50th anniversary with “Great Day in Atlanta”

Photo by Allison Joyner/The Atlanta Voice On April 10, 50 years to the day, local radio station Jazz 91.9 WCLK kicks off its 50th anniversary with a historic picture of the genre’s premiere musicians making a significant milestone in local jazz h...

Donald Glover: A Renaissance Man in the Modern Entertainment Landscape

[Photo: Amy Sussman / Getty Images] Donald Glover, also known by his stage name Childish Gambino, is a multifaceted artist whose career spans acting, music, comedy, and writing. Glover’s journey through the entertainment industry showcases a rare ble...

Second annual BIPOC Community Empowerment Summit announced

The second annual BIPOC Community Empowerment Summit returns to Martin University this week. Hosted by the Indianapolis Foundation, in partnership with Partec Consulting Group, the annual two-day summit takes place April 18-19, and aims to “provi...

Black Maternity Health Week: Resources & organizations to check out

Photo: PeopleImages / iStock / Getty Images It’s been one year since President Joe Biden officially proclaimed April 11 through April 17 as Black Maternal Health Week. The seven-day observance shines a light on Black mothers who struggle with...

Black Uber driver shot dead by man who was tricked by scammers: Police

Photo: Getty Images An Uber driver in Ohio was shot and killed by an elderly man who believed she was scamming him, according to authorities. Uber driver Loletha Hall, 61, was allegedly shot dead by 81-year-old William Brock on March 25 after she a...

Health organizations file lawsuit against FDA for refusing to ban menthol cigarettes

Several health organizations have assembled to take legal action against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their lack of movement on a public health matter. The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC), Action on Smoking...