Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) and Diageo North America kick off partnership to tackle impaired driving in the U.S.

The MADD-Diageo relationship will focus on education, awareness, and & prevention campaigns to help end impaired driving. (WASHINGTON, D.C.)& — Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) and Diageo North America have agreed to a new partnership...

Darryl Love, Birmingham-Area Chemist, Included in Painting With Black Science Trailblazers

By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. | For The Birmingham Times Tour de Love, the journey of a painting featuring Black science trailblazers and local chemist Darryl Love, made it back home last week where it all began a year ago. Evonik, one of the world’s leadi...

Messages of Inspiration Shared with Students at Huffman Middle School Summit

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson | For The Birmingham Times Nearly 30 professionals in fields representing authors, attorneys, educators and entrepreneurs spoke words of guidance and encouragement to students at the annual Female Summit at Huffman Middle Sc...

Birmingham’s YouthSpeak Event a Celebration of African Americans in the Arts

By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times Birmingham City Councilor Crystal Smitherman said she felt right at home Friday at the Red Mountain Theatre and wanted to make sure students from throughout Jefferson County did as well. “I can remember when I was...

Cedric Akbar: Community advocate and catalyst for positive change in San Francisco

Cedric Akbar in his office at Positive Directions Equals Change at Third and Newcomb in downtown Bayview Hunters Point – Photo: Kevin Epps by Kevin Epps This past week I sat down with Cedric Akbar, candidate for the AD 17 (Assembly District 17...

David Marshall: Whites must feel the direct pain from White supremacy

JACK KEMP by David Marshall (TriceEdneyWire.com)—The meaning of being “woke” is simple. It means being awakened to the needs of others. Being “woke” is understanding something you may not have previously understood while now arriving at the point of...

Dave & Buster’s to open new location in Clarksville

Clarksville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-Arcade and food chain Dave & Buster’s is to open a new location at a mall in Clarksville, according to Intergame. The 35,000sq.ft space will be at Governor’s Square Mall and feature the usual Dave &...

MTSU alumnus secures $18K-plus AV equipment donation for Media and Entertainment

Murfreesboro, Tenn. (TN Tribune)- A Middle Tennessee State University alumnus representing a global entertainment technology company recently donated lighting equipment worth more than $18,000 to the College of Media and Entertainment to help train...

The Biggest Takeaways from Trump’s SC Victory

The following article, The Biggest Takeaways from Trump’s SC Victory, was first published on The Black Sphere. It’s official. We can refer to Nikki Haley as Nikki “Who-ly”, as in “Remind me…who is she?” Trump...

Despite a tight housing market, millennials find new paths to wealth creation

by Aaron Allen, The Seattle Medium & (About this series—This article, inspired by& Deloitte research, is part of a series in which five Black-owned publications around the United States explore the key factors that contribute to racial and ge...

Trump repeatedly says ‘The Blacks’ in shameless exploitation of legal woes to woo African American voters

(NNPA Newswire) – In a brazen display of political manipulation, former President Donald Trump took to the stage at the Black Conservative Federation Gala in South Carolina, using racially charged rhetoric and shamelessly attempting to forge...

2024 SAG Awards: Black stars who stole the show on the red carpet

Photo: Frazer Harrison / Getty Images North America Black celebrities stunned on the red carpet at the 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday night (February 24)! Plenty of actors and creators stood out with their dazzling designs and eye-catc...

Black winners of the 2024 Screen Actors Guild awards

Photo: Getty Images North America Movie and television stars gathered at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles for the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards Saturday night (February 24). It’s the first awards show to stream live on Netflix and the G...

Foxy Frans Catering Services puts the spotlight on Homewood

ROBERT POLLITT AKA “HANDYMAN,” MONICA JOHNSON, CHICO RIVERA, LANCE JOHNSON. THE GUYS FROM ZODIAC CAME OUT TO LEND A HAND FOR MONICA JOHNSON’S FOOD GIVEAWAY. (PHOTOS BY J.L. MARTELLO) & RUDY DEAN, MEMBER OF RAYS CORVETTE CLUB, CAME OUT TO LEND...

Mothers’ dieting habits and self-talk have profound impact on daughters

Mothers play an outsized role in the formation of their daughters’ dietary habits. andresr/E+ via Getty Images − 2 psychologists explain how to cultivate healthy behaviors and body image by Janet J. Boseovski, University of North Carolina – Greensbor...