Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper and Hoosier State Press Association unite to address health disparities in Indiana

The Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper, a leading voice in community journalism, is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with the Hoosier State Press Association (HSPA) to intensify its commitment to spotlighting and addressing health dispar...

Birmingham Celebrates StrongHer: Power of Women Supporting Women

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson | For The Birmingham Times The City of Birmingham on Friday paid tribute to many of the city’s unsung she-roes. On International Women’s Day during Women’s History Month, Mayor Randall Woodfin, joined by this year’s honorees...

Rev. Thomas Beavers Delivers Keynote During Miles College’s 126th Founder’s Day

By Barnett Wright | The Birmingham Times Miles College celebrated its 126th Founder’s Day at First Baptist Church of Fairfield with Dr. Thomas Beavers, pastor of New Rising Star — known as “The Star” — as the keynote speaker. “I was honored that [Mil...

BMA Expands African American Collection With Rare Joshua Johnson Portrait

artsbma.org Joshua Johnson’s Portrait of Elizabeth Gilpin (1804–1892). The Birmingham Museum of Art continues to expand its collection of African American art with the purchase of Joshua Johnson’s Portrait of Elizabeth Gilpin (1804–1892). Johnson, wi...

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and Wife, Kendra, Expecting First Child

By AJ Holliday | CBS 42 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and his wife Kendra are expecting their first child, according to an Instagram post Sunday. The mayor posted a photo of himself holding his wife’s stomach, a...

Spotlight on Virginia prisons: Why Virginia’s remote prisons need to be publicly exposed and closed

Red Onion State Prison, shown here, and Wallens Ridge State Prison were “sold” to the people of Appalachia as a replacement for lost coal-mining jobs, and the prisons were built on the sites of “mountaintop removal” open-pit mining. Those sites are...

Ben Jealous: Whales are dying and the fossil fuel industry is lying

Adobe Stock Photo (TriceEdneyWire.com)—Whoever would have thought fossil fuel industry front groups would make whales and other marine species a cultural wedge issue? However, thanks to a deception campaign targeting wind energy that’s exactly where...

‘CAU basketball is back’: Panthers win SIAC title

Clark Atlanta University men’s head basketball coach Alfred Jordan (above) took a minute to be alone moments after the Panthers won the 2023-24 SIAC tournament title in Savannah on Sunday, Mar. 10, 2024. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voic...

Sen. Katie Britt acknowledges anecdote used to criticize Biden’s border policies didn’t happen during his presidency

(CNN) — Alabama Sen. Katie Britt on Sunday acknowledged that the graphic anecdote she employed to criticize President Joe Biden’s border policies didn’t occur during his presidency.During the& Republican response& to the& State of the Uni...

No. 1 South Carolina wins SEC Tournament over No. 8 LSU 79-72 in game marred by skirmish, ejections

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — MiLaysia Fulwiley scored a career-high 24 points including four 3-pointers as No. 1 South Carolina held off No. 8 LSU 79-72 to win the Southeastern Conference Tournament title Sunday, a victory marred by a fourth-quarter figh...

South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso shoves LSU’s Flau’jae Johnson, is ejected with 5 other players

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina forward Kamilla Cardoso was one of six players ejected from the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship game after she shoved LSU’s Flau’jae Johnson to the floor late in the fourth quarter Sunday. Ga...

‘It’s 88 missed podiums!’ Max Verstappen jokes after earning landmark 100th top three finish with victory at Saudi Arabian GP

(CNN) —& Max Verstappen& recorded his 100th career podium finish in just 187 races with victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Saturday but, ever the perfectionist, the Dutchman first pointed to the grands prix he’s finished outside of t...

President Biden issues stirring call to action in State of the Union Address

In a stark departure from his predecessor, Biden underscored his deep understanding of American identity, emphasizing the nation’s unique values and the diverse tapestry that binds its people together. & President Joe Biden delive...

How the Academy Awards became ‘the biggest international fashion show free-for-all’

The dress actress Lupita Nyong’o wore to the 86th Academy Awards in 2014 became a story in and of itself. Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage via Getty Images by Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén, University of Southern California The Oscars are no longer just a c...

Karine Jean-Pierre affirms Biden’s vision amidst GOP opposition

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. (Photo: @k_jeanpierre on Instagram) President Biden strategically drove a wedge – if not a stake – through the heart of the MAGA-dominated Republican Party during his State of the Union address. While t...