Category : Global Alerts

Video: Spice Diana drops new video “Bwerere”

Award winning songstress Hajarah Namukwaya aka Spice Diana is back with a brand new song called ‘Bwerere’ through which she biterly hits at haters to stop wasting their time hating on her. Through colourful visuals shot in the jungle, singer...

The Facts And Factors: Essence Festival vs. Spotify And Baldwin Books

Essence Festival, a three-day celebration of Black culture held annually in New Orleans, has sued an event organizer and the streaming Giant Spotify, claiming “intentional exploitation of Black culture,” but has dropped a cease and desis...

Urban League Guild to celebrate over 55 years of service in Greater Cincinnati

By Paulette Moore Urban League Guild The Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio Guild will celebrate over 55 years of service in the Greater Cincinnati community.& The highlight will be our annual luncheon featuring a Men’s Fashion Show...

Opinion: As Hip-Hop Turns 50, It’s Time For The Culture To Break Its Bondage To The Streets

As hip-hop celebrates its 50th birthday this year, the forefathers, icons, dons and divas of the culture are owed a debt of gratitude for enriching so many facets of our lives. The music has heightened our political and socioeconomic awareness, its...

Twitter’s Problems Create Opportunity For Spill, New Signups Crash Servers

Black Twitter has a new place to go. The new Black-owned social media platform Spill is getting such a migration of people from Twitter that its server crashed. Spill had to send out a tweet on July 2 saying, “Hey #SPill fam – for folks...

Medical Expo to be held in Kampala on September 7th, 8th and 9th 2023 at Lugogo

The life expectancy of Ugandans is still low despite the tremendous strides achieved in improving the quality of life and medical services available to the population. This is, in part, because of poor awareness of the available interventional infor...

Eddy Kenzo Teams Up With American Star Daniel Ho on new song dubbed Ukulele Essanyu

In this record, Eddy Kenzo and Daniel Ho call for Love & Joy amongst humans across the world. They believe we can be loud instruments of joy and love. UKULELE also called a uke, is a member of the lute family of instruments of Portuguese...

Fact Check: Before Malcolm X Was Murdered, J Edgar Hoover Sent Message ‘Do Something About Malcolm X’

Civil Rights leader Malcolm X was assassinated at age 39 while speaking at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, New York, on Feb. 21, 1965. Yet to this day the entire story behind his murder has yet to be unfolded.What is known is that for the majority of...

President Biden Salutes Black Press During Convention in Nashville

This week, during the NNPA’s Annual Convention, which celebrated 196 years of the Black Press of America, Biden appeared via video to salute the NNPA and its member publishers on

Former Special Ed Student Turned Award-Winning Speaker Launches New Curriculum For Urban Schools

Brad Butler II, a former Special Ed student who went on to earn his Master’s Degree in Counseling, is now a multi-award-winning speaker, author, and student retention specialist. He is

Sacramento Observer Dominates NNPA Fund Messenger Awards; Larry Lee Wins Publisher of Year

The Sacramento Observer added the seventh John B. Russwurm Award to its storied history, scoring a resounding victory during the National Newspaper Publishers Association Fund’s Messenger Awards. The Russwurm Award

NNPA Welcomes New Chair, Executive Board

Bobby Henry, the publisher of the Westside Gazette in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., won the election as chair of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) during the organization’s 2023 convention in

NNPA Wraps Convention in Nashville with Powerful Messages

President Joe Biden’s remarks in saluting the Black Press of America during the NNPA’s annual convention in Nashville, making it clear how important African American-owned newspapers remain, underscored the gathering’s

Small Business Spotlight: Glam Chixx Makeup & Beauty Bar

By Morgan Angelique Owens, Chief Creative Beauty Consultant Name: Kiera “kee” Sanders Title: Salon owner/makeup artist Business: Glam Chixx Makeup & Beauty Bar Social Media Handles: Ig: @kee_themua Fb: Glam Chixx makeup&...

Kansas City’s Autumn Black Wins Miss Missouri USA 2023 Crown

Kansas City, Missouri’s own Autumn Black has taken center stage as the newly crowned Miss Missouri USA 2023, injecting vibrancy and flair into the pageantry scene. Born and bred in Lee’s Summit, MO, the 24-year-old is poised to utili...