Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Alabama State University President Dr. Quinton T. Ross, Jr. appointed to NCAA’s top governing body

The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) proudly announced the selection of Alabama State University President Dr. Quinton T. Ross, Jr. to the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) Division I Board of Directors.& & With his...

Young Thug Trial: Investigator for prosecutors allegedly attempted to take witness on a date

The highly publicized trial involving rapper Young Thug and YSL continues to take odd turns. This week, an investigator for prosecutors is accused of attempting to take a witness on a date.& The investigator, who’s being identified by his last...

Fulton County prosecutors urged Court of Appeals to not consider disqualifying Fani Willis from Trump Case

On Monday, Fulton County prosecutors urged the Georgia Court of Appeals to not consider disqualifying Fani Willis from the Donald Trump RICO case.& Willis’ office told the Court of Appeals that “Because the applicants have wholly failed to car...

Built for White people: The hidden racist history of some Pittsburgh neighborhoods

Evaline Street, photographed on April 1, 2024, leads into Sampson Acres, on the top distant right, originally a racially restricted subdivision divided in 1936 out of Sampson Farms, in Penn Hills. The home sale deeds originally forbade Black people f...

Yes, efforts to eliminate DEI programs are rooted in racism

New College of Florida’s board of trustees, including conservative activist Christopher Rufo, on the screen, lower right, at a Feb. 28, 2023, meeting at which they voted to abolish the office that handles diversity, equity and inclusion programs. AP...

Loneliness can kill, and new research shows middle-aged Americans are particularly vulnerable

The desire to belong is a fundamental human need. Oliver Rossi/Stone via Getty Images by Frank J. Infurna, Arizona State University Middle-aged Americans are lonelier than their European counterparts. That’s the key finding of my team’s recent study,...

Black Americans say they feel successful—for the most part

According to a survey released by the Pew Research Center, regardless of income, a majority of Black Americans feel at least somewhat successful but also experience financial pressures.In seeking the views of over 4,700 Black Americans, the survey ai...

Trump’s Fundraiser Panicked Democrats

The following article, Trump’s Fundraiser Panicked Democrats, was first published on The Black Sphere. Trump’s massive fundraiser created a tsunami of panic with Democrats. Only days earlier the Party of Lynching spiked the football after...

Educators, Birmingham Leaders Ink Deal to Send 15 City Students to Japan for Global Studies

bhamcityschools.org An inaugural group of 15 Birmingham City Schools juniors and sophomores will be headed to Japan this year as part of the International Dual Enrollment Academy (IDEA), a global studies program to equip Birmingham students with the...

Is Your Fatigue More than Lack of Sleep? UAB Experts Discuss Sleep Apnea

By Katherine Kirk | UAB News Sleep is important for overall health. According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, sleep improves brain performance and mood and helps maintain physical health, including the heart and circulatory system,...

How did we allow DEI to transform into negatives?

by Vernon A. Williams, Chicago Crusader In the upside-down, inside-out culture of this nation, there are some changes impossible to swallow. One is that words like diversity, equity and inclusion have been twisted from being assets to liabilities. Of...