Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Deadline to Apply for R.H. Boyd Family Endowment Fund March 31

Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-The deadline to apply for scholarships and grants through the R.H. Boyd Family Endowment Fund is rapidly approaching! Make sure that all application materials are returned by March 31, 2024. The R.H. Boyd Family End...

How safe are your solar eclipse glasses? Cheap fakes from online marketplaces pose a threat, supply-chain experts say

& Adobe Stock Photo by Yao “Henry” Jin, Miami University and Simone Peinkofer, Michigan State University Americans from Maine to Texas are set for a rare treat on April 8, 2024, when a total solar eclipse will be visible across much...

Retirement Events To Honor CEO of HR Community Health Center

A new location open house, retirement reception, and portrait unveiling and wall-hanging are being planned to honor the retirement of Hampton Roads Community Health Center’s longtime CEO, Barbara L. Willis.Willis is retiring after more than 20 years...

Never Trumpers: The Dying Breed of Political Pigs

The following article, Never Trumpers: The Dying Breed of Political Pigs, was first published on The Black Sphere. An acquaintance of mine, Kurt Schlichter wrote an article about Never Trumpers and he made some interesting points. But the professiona...

IN Town: Dr. F. D. Haynes, New Rainbow PUSH CEO

"Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, the dynamic senior pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church and newly appointed CEO of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, brings his message of social justice and faith to Hampton Roads. With a track record of activism and communi...

‘Black Excellence Art Exhibition’ celebrates Black history, creativity, culture

THE 2024 HONOREES STANDING FROM LEFT ARE DR. VLADIMIR SURIN, REGINALD OVERTON, MICHAEL ROSE AND CARLOS TAYLOR. SEATED FROM LEFT ARE DR. GERALD FERGUSON,& DUANE WILLIAMS, EVON WALTERS AND DR. QUINTIN BULLOCK. (PHOTOS BY J.L. MARTELLO) The Black...

COMMENTARY: Lady Day and The Lights!

That need to entertain herself while entertaining others made Billie Holiday worth the price of admission at any cost. She was a legend. Sadly, though, her addiction to the drugs that eventually quieted her voice was too much for her. In fact, by the...

James Clavell’s ‘Shōgun’ is reimagined for a new generation of TV viewers

Actress Anna Sawai, who plays Mariko in FX’s ‘Shōgun,’ attends the Los Angeles premiere of the series on Feb. 13, 2024. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images by Constantine Nomikos Vaporis, University of Maryland, Baltimore County In 1980, when James Clavell...

Anti-obesity meds can reduce health disparities and save Black lives

by Jonathan Kinloch,& Wayne County Commissioner (District 2)& Over 35% of adults in Michigan are living with obesity, including 42% of Black adults. Obesity disproportionately impacts communities of color who already face systemic inequit...

The roots of the Easter story: Where did Christian beliefs about Jesus’ resurrection come from?

A mosaic of the Resurrection in the Basilica of St. Paul in Harissa, Lebanon. FredSeiller/Wikimedia Commons by Aaron Gale, West Virginia University As Easter approaches, Christians around the world begin to focus on two of the central tenets of their...

Why Easter is called Easter, and other little-known facts about the holiday

Mother, father and their little son having fun painting and decorating eggs for holiday together at home. Adobe Stock Photo by Brent Landau, The University of Texas at Austin The date of Easter, when the resurrection of Jesus is said to have taken pl...

Instant Inspiration with Rev. A. Marie Walker for March 31

RESURRECTION SUNDAY – MARCH 31, 2024 “And he said unto them, Be not affrighted: You seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: HE IS RISEN; He is not here: behold the place where they laid Him. But go your way, tell His disciples and Peter th...

UAB: Historical Housing Discrimination and Shortfalls in Colon Cancer Treatment Linked

By Jeff Hansen | UAB News A nationwide study of 196 cities shows that housing discrimination from 90 years ago still casts a historical shadow of inequities in colon cancer care today, S.M. Qasim Hussaini, M.D., of the University of Alabama at Bi...

This Holy Week Nashville Pastors Called for the TN Supermajority to End their “Harmful Policy Agenda”

Nashville, TN – During a very busy and harmful& Holy Week in the TN State Legislature, Tennessee pastors responded.Rev Ingrid McIntyre Connects Holy Week to this year’s legislative session “As a pastor and lifelong Tennessean,...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $15.8 Million to Tennessee to Increase Digital Inclusion Efforts

WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced that Tennessee can apply to receive $15,814,288 to empower individuals and communities with the tools, skills, and opportunit...