Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

James Beverly steps down from Georgia House Minority Leader role after four years on the job

Dr. James Beverly, the Minority Leader in the Georgia House of Representatives, has announced he’ll step down from his role at the end of 2024 Legislative Session, which ends on March 28. Beverly, a Democrat from Macon, represented the 143rd Distric...

AES receives $100,000 to help aid customers in need

AES Indiana’s initiative the Power of Change program will offer customers facing financial hardships with a significant boost in aid.& & This is thanks in part to a generous donation of $50,000 from audiochuck, an Indianapolis-based medi...

DIFFERING OPINIONS: Ruling imminent on whether Black police officer who used Taser on Jim Rogers gets his job back

BILLY JOE JORDAN, an uncle of Jim Rogers, and his wife, Myrtle Jordan, watch the video of Rogers being apprehended and subsequently left in a police vehicle for more than 17 minutes without medical attention. Rogers died in October 2021. (Photo by J....

The Year of Alice: Celebrating the life and legacy of Alice Coltrane

Alice Coltrane (Photo courtesy of the Coltrane family) & By& JORDANNAH& ELIZABETH In a long-awaited, timely, and historically grand gesture, spiritual leader, composer, and musician Alice Coltrane is being honored wi...

Coverage for obesity care is only fair

Adobe Stock Image (NewsUSA) – Obesity is an increasingly significant health problem in the United States, especially for women. The disease affects 1 in 3 American women, including 57% of Black women and 44% of Hispanic women. Although obesity...

Valerie Montgomery Rice: Leaving a legacy of leadership

Valerie Montgomery Rice with former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Photo provided by Valerie Montgomery Rice/The Atlanta Voice Rice broke barriers as the first woman leader at two HBCU medical schools, and she’s committed to health e...

Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown to face predecessor Lupe Valdez, who ran for governor in 2018, in runoff election

(The Texas Tribune) – Lupe Valdez, the Democratic nominee for governor in 2018, is heading to a runoff election against incumbent Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown. Brown led the Democratic ticket with 42% of votes and Valdez followed with 38%,...

Dallas ISD’s first biomedical campus

(The HUB) – While the term “amygdala” may not bear much significance for the average person, elementary students attending Biomedical Preparatory at UT Southwestern understand it as the small structure inside the brain that processes emotions. Th...

Even Cookie Monster is complaining about the U.S. economy now

Washington, D.C. (CNN) – Cookie Monster has taken a stance on a very real and controversial trend in the U.S. economy – and he hates it. The gluttonous blue Sesame Street character known for gorging on cookies expressed his dismay at “shrinkflati...

U.S. Rep. Colin Allred wins Democratic primary to face Sen. Ted Cruz in November

(The Texas Tribune) – U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, will challenge Sen. Ted Cruz in November after defeating a crowded field of Democrats on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press. Allred easily prevailed over state Sen. Roland Gutierrez of...

United Way Awarded $2.5 Million to Support Students and Families in Fairfield

uwca.org United Way of Central Alabama’s Bold Goals Coalition recently won a $2.5 million federal grant to continue providing services and support to students and families through the Community Schools strategy, which it began implementing last year...

UAB Shares What Millennials and Generation Z Need to Know About Colon Cancer

By Brianna Hoge | UAB News Individuals in their 20s and 30s should be aware of the warning signs of colon cancer to know when to seek medical attention. When most people think about colon cancer, they associate the disease with older populations. Ho...

E. Faye Williams: Women’s equality is still a dream

YULIA NAVALNY (TriceEdneyWire.com)—Like African Americans, women have not yet achieved equality.& We’re still trying to pass the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).& Not until the 1970’s women’s history was virtually unknown as to the contributio...

Guest Editorial: Urge cease-fire in Gaza now

More than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the Israel-Hamas war nearly five months ago, according to Gaza health officials. The surge in Palestinian deaths comes after witnesses said Israel forces fired at a c...

The Sound of Music: 100-year-old Spelman Glee Club performs inside Krog Street Tunnel

The Spelman College Glee Club, Thursday, Mar. 7, 2024, Atlanta, Ga. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice The canvas of street art splashed on Krog Street Tunnel’s walls, floors and columns has become an artistic hub that attracts spectators of a...