Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Tropical Storm Francine nears hurricane strength as it approaches Gulf Coast. Louisianans are already closing the floodgates

(CNN) — Tropical Storm Francine is expected to strengthen into a hurricane Tuesday as it charges toward Louisiana where some communities were evacuating and slamming closed their floodgates in anticipation of the storm’s likely landfall there on Wedn...

Malignant misconception: Late-stage prostate cancer diagnoses on the rise

As rates of late-stage prostate cancer diagnoses continue to rise in the U.S., a new report reveals that 60% of men aged 45 and older harbor misconceptions about the screening process.Health experts warn that these misunderstandings — ranging from co...

Pittsburgh zoning, development rules would see big changes in Gainey bid for affordable housing

Pittsburgh’s zoning laws are being targeted for a major overhaul by Mayor Ed Gainey’s administration as part of an attempt to halt the exodus of low- and moderate-income Black residents from the city.In response to a 2022 housing needs assessment stu...

Bobbleheads, Magic 8 Balls, chairs and other artifacts in the Smithsonian reveal the historical significance of presidential debates

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will face off in their first presidential debate on Sept. 10, 2024. AP Photo by Claire Jerry, Smithsonian Institution Even though debates have been some of the most eagerly anticipated events in presidential campaigns,...

Settlement: New board will oversee privatized Shuman operation

Allegheny County’s Shuman Juvenile Detention Center in 2023, in Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource) A power struggle between Allegheny County Council and the executive is poised to end with a pact allowing private ma...

Harris campaign tries to beat Trump at his own game − ridicule

Kamala Harris laughs at Donald Trump during her convention speech on Aug. 22, 2024. Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images by Chris Lamb, Indiana University In her speech accepting the Democratic nomination for president, Vice President Kamala Har...

Trump Will Put a Nail in Kamala Harris’ Coffin Tonight

The following article, Trump Will Put a Nail in Kamala Harris’ Coffin Tonight, was first published on The Black Sphere. What happened to the endless discussions of Trump’s legal and financial woes? The only thing Leftist pundits will talk...

Harris’ lead dips in national US polls and it’s very close in the key states

Julia Nikhinson/AP/AAP by Adrian Beaumont, The University of Melbourne The United States presidential election will be held on November 5. In analyst Nate Silver’s aggregate of national polls, Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump by...

Guest Editorial: Black men to the KHive

Vice President Kamala Harris Credit: Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson Black men, don’t be bamboozled: Don’t go for the fake from the Trump team, because 12% of you voted for him in 2020. Trump’s campaigning on gold sneakers to you and s...

Analysis: Let’s Talk About Policy, Baby

Vice President Kamala Harris and her campaign released their official policy platform Monday. There are nineteen official policy sections on her website. Despite the characterizations from the Donald Trump campaign that Harris’s policies are ‘vague a...

Birmingham Mayor Woodfin Raises $333K in 5 Days as He Seeks Third Term

By Barnett Wright | The Birmingham Times In less than a week, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin raised more than $300,000 from over 200 contributors as he seeks a third term in office. Candidates were allowed to begin campaigning and raising money on...

How a ‘Praying Wife’ Helped Birmingham Lawyer Don Mosely Weather the Storm

By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times Whether it’s being relocated to Birmingham from Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina or dealing with homelessness as a student at Miles College, Don Mosely, 10th Judicial Circuit County Administrator in Jefferso...

David Marshall: Abandoned babies and the mother’s emotional health

Getty Images (TriceEdneyWire.com)—During the crack epidemic of the ’80s and ’90s, children exposed to crack cocaine before birth were often referred to as “crack babies.” Crack babies sometimes became boarder babies—babies abandoned at the hospital b...

Congressional Black Caucus Releases Groundbreaking Corporate Accountability Report on DEI

Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and CBC members have released a first-of-its-kind report titled “What Good Looks Like: A Corporate Accountability Report on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.”& The report aims to...

Investiture Ceremony Held for New TN Supreme Court Justice Mary L. Wagner

Nashville, Tenn-& Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Mary L. Wagner received a warm welcome to the bench as family, friends, colleagues, elected officials, and the judiciary joined her in Germantown for a ceremonial investiture by Governor Bill Lee...