Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

CDC recommends seniors get another COVID-19 shot

(CNN) – People age 65 and older should get an additional dose of the current COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended. The agency’s independent vaccine advisers voted Wednesday to recommend the additio...

Despite CROWN Act, judge says Texas school district can punish male Black student for hair length

(The Texas Tribune) – ANAHUAC – A Texas judge on Thursday said the Barbers Hill Independent School District can punish a Black student who wears his hair in long locs without violating Texas’ new CROWN Act, which is meant to prevent hairstyle discri...

Group of Black investors who bought a $3.8 million hotel last year set to acquire second hotel

(BlackNews.com) – Just over a year after acquiring a hotel in Memphis, Tennessee – making them the only Black hotel owners in Memphis – power couple Norland and Dr. Amina James are set to do it again. This time, the serial entrepreneurs and founders...

Primary care is prevention: Reducing cancer risk through access, education

(Special to The Dallas Examiner) – In 2020, more than 1.6 million new cancer diagnoses were reported in the United States, of those 116,873 were in Texas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. February is National Cancer Preve...

Black men are shifting Republican, and Democrats need to wake up ‘Community Talk’

(Texas Democratic Party) – With many impactful races up and down the ballot in the upcoming Democratic and Republican primaries, partisan turnout percentages will serve as the first indicator of potential outcomes for the November general elections....

Black and proud, the importance of knowing your history

(The Dallas Examiner) – I often talk about growing up in a mainly White neighborhood and going to predominantly White schools. But what I don’t talk about often is how it broke my heart as a child. Not the neighborhood or the schools themselves, but...

Black History Month: Celebrating the arts

(Children’s Defense Fund) – Every year, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, the organization established in 1915 by the “Founder of Black History Month” Dr. Carter G. Woodson, designates a theme for the observan...

The fight for lasting tolerance and inclusion

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – Last year, the NAACP board of directors issued a formal travel advisory for the state of Florida. The advisory was issued in direct response to the restrictive policies concerning Florida’s diversity, equity and inclusion prog...

No one is above the law!

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – From the time Donald Trump was brought to our attention by running for United States president, we began learning more about him.& Whenever someone runs for office in America, no stone is left unturned searching for infor...

Disappointment over the CROWN Act ruling

Today, to the disappointment of lawmakers and community advocates, the courts ruled against Darryl George, a Barbers Hill High School student who has faced relentless disciplinary actions for the length of his natural hair. The Texas Legislative Bla...

Mayor Dickens, City of Atlanta convert shipping containers to housing for homeless

As Atlanta’s unhoused population continues to rise, and temperatures threaten to return to below freezing following a winter weather surge on Wednesday, Feb. 28, Mayor Andre Dickens’s innovative initiative to convert shipping containers to temporar...

Democrats face big problems without Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell’s retirement will have major impact on the Democrats. Behind the scenes, Democrats scramble to replace him. What a miserable Republican leader of the Senate McConnell has been. Whether Republicans had a majority or a minority, McConne...

Diving into diversity: Empowering Black and Brown youth through aquatic exploration and conservation

In a world where access to aquatic activities remains somewhat of a privilege for many, a few Indianapolis organizations are working tirelessly to break down barriers and provide opportunities for Black and Brown youth to explore the many wonders of...

NAREB President: Homeownership crucial for African American wealth

Dr. Courtney Johnson Rose, NAREB’s president & by Washington Informer Web Staff The president of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers says bolstering Black homeownership is a major component of building African American w...

Sen. Mitch McConnell’s legacy is the current Supreme Court and a judiciary reshaped by his ‘calculated audacity’

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell departs the Senate chamber on February 28, 2024 in Washington, DC. Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images by Al Cross, University of Kentucky Mitch McConnell, who announced on Feb. 28, 2024, that he would step down...