Category : News

American Nurses Foundation Awards HBCU Nursing Program $339,000 Grant to Support Education Programs for Male Nurses of Color

Today, the American Nurses Foundation (the Foundation) is excited to announce that one of its premiere nursing research grants, Diversify Nursing Research through Support of Minority Institutions, focused on both increasing ethnic minority nurse res...

Engineers from the Tennessee National Guard continue East Tennessee recovery efforts

NASHVILLE, Tenn. –& More than 100 engineers from the Tennessee Army and Air National Guard continue to support recovery operations in East Tennessee counties impacted by severe flooding following Hurricane Helene. These Guardsmen are working wit...

Saint Lucia Kings Into CPL Final!

The Saint Lucia Kings have qualified for this year’s Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) finals, defeating the Guyana Amazon Warriors in a rain-affected match at Providence Stadium in Guyana on Wednesday. The Kings blasted their way to...

Atlanta Community Food Bank, Mayor Andre Dickens hosts cooking class with seniors

The event included discussions on food insecurity affecting Atlanta’s senior community, as well as Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens’ commitment to supporting and strengthening Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP). Photo by Isaiah Singleton/The Atlan...

“Categorical False” – SLNCA Responds To Claims Of Kimani Melius Mistreatment

The Saint Lucia National Cricket Association (SLNCA) has taken issue with a recent social media post suggesting that some officials are obstructing opportunities for Kimani Melius to play abroad. Melius, a talented top-order batsman, former Captain...

Atlanta nonprofit travels to Augusta and Valdosta to aid Hurricane Helene victims

Photo by Laura Nwogu/The Atlanta VoiceCaring for Others, an Atlanta-based nonprofit on a mission to eradicate poverty, activated an “All Hands Mission” on Thursday in partnership with Convoy of Care to provide relief efforts and supplies...

John Amos, star of ‘Good Times’ and ‘Roots,’ dead at 84

(CNN) –John Amos, the actor known for his role as the family patriarch on the hit sitcom Good Times and the adult Kunta Kinte in the famed original miniseries Roots, has died, according to longtime publicist Belinda Foster. He was 84.Foster told CNN...

Four prominent previously pro-Trump GOP women to make the case against him in battleground Pennsylvania

(CNN) —Former House GOP conference chair Liz Cheney and former Trump White House aides Alyssa Farah Griffin, Cassidy Hutchinson and Sarah Matthews will make the case against the reelection of former President Donald Trump in a fireside chat in Montgo...

Reproductive health policy exacerbates the Black maternal morbidity crisis

(The Dallas Examiner) – Reproductive health has taken center stage this election year, and there have been recent policy changes that have outsized impacts on people of color and low-income Americans.“What we are seeing in this post-Roe public health...

Urban League hosts high energy Diamond Gala at Sharonville Center

The Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio (ULGSO) hosted its high energy Annual Diamond Gala in early September at the Sharonville Convention Center. The evening kicked off with a high-energy performance featuring Soul, Motown, R&B and Funk f...

Installing car seats properly could save your children’s life

(Special to The Dallas Examiner) – AUSTIN – A car seat can be a lifesaver, but only if it’s installed and used correctly.Whether you’re going to school or taking a family trip, knowing how to properly install a car seat is absolutely vital.Related St...

Massive port strike begins across America’s East Coast, threatening shortages and rising prices

(CNN) – NEW YORK – Nearly 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association are on strike Tuesday against the nation’s East and Gulf Coast ports, choking off the flow of many of America’s imports and exports in what could become the coun...

Carolina Classic Fair to include disaster relief collections

In response to the need for disaster assistance in the wake of Hurricane Helene, the Carolina Classic Fair is partnering with local organizations and businesses to collect food and school supplies donations during special days at the fair. Opening We...

Doing this for 20 seconds a day can relieve stress and anxiety

(CNN) – A devoted meditator, Eli Susman wanted to deepen his practice, and his meditation journey took him across the world. He spent a month at Plum Village, a mindfulness practice center in southern France run by Buddhist monks focused on honing th...

Texas prisons and jails are recruiting more teenagers to shore up guard shortage

(The Texas Tribune) – When Justtice Taylor began working at Smith County Jail last year, the inmates made fun of her, and her coworkers worried she wasn’t mature enough for the job.She was, after all, still a teenager.“People were skeptical of...