Category : News

In Praise of Blood: Crimes of the Rwandan Patriotic Front

Hundreds of thousands of Rwandan refugees poured into Congo. by Ann Garrison If you’ve ever imagined being a daring foreign correspondent flying into parts unknown, you may at first find vicarious adventure in Judi Rever’s book “In Praise of...

Political Hucksters Cash in on Conservative Angst

The following article, Political Hucksters Cash in on Conservative Angst, was first published on The Black Sphere. Conservative America isn’t surprised to learn most donations to the left are misspent. In fact, money given to the Democrat Party...

Dallas Shooting Holds Deeper Meaning

The following article, Dallas Shooting Holds Deeper Meaning, was first published on The Black Sphere. Downtown Dallas almost turned into the next bloodbath at the hands of a mass shooting. Luckily, police neutralized the situation before a single cas...

Minority-owned Marshall Broadcasting Group Files FCC Complaint Against Nexstar

Minority-owned Marshall Broadcasting Group (MBG) is calling on federal regulators to investigate broadcast giant Nexstar Broadcasting (Nexstar) for what it called a “calculated conspiracy” to dupe government officials, sabotage Marshall’s operations...

America’s economy must better serve Black and Latino Consumers

By Charlene Crowell Anyone who works for a living knows that their money goes a lot quicker than the time it takes to earn it. And for low-to-moderate income workers, the costs of everyday living creep higher and quicker than pay raises or cost-of-li...

Texans 50/50 on re-electing Trump; Biden and Beto ahead of the Democrat pack

AUSTIN — Given the choice of reelecting President Donald Trump or voting for someone else, Texas voters are equally divided, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Among Democrats vying for the Democratic presidential nominat...

Giving for greatness

Professor Willie Thompson by BaBa Willie Thompson, for whom Wo’Se and Ile Omode named a scholarship “Greatness is born out of the grind. Embrace the grind.” – Robert F. Smith, the billionaire technology investor, in his speech to the 2019 grad...

Master Photographer David Johnson returns to his roots

“Girls Playing Hopscotch in Bayview Hunters Point” – Photo: David Johnson by Dr. Frances Yvonne Hicks and Kenneth Reddick A 1945 graduate of Stanton High School, professional photographer David Johnson is returning to Jacksonville to show the...

Reviving the family dinner

Here’s how to put the ‘family’ back in family dinners by Diana Hembree Having trouble getting the family together for dinner? You’re not alone. Research shows that family dinners have declined by 30 percent over the past 20 years. Kids...

Save Reid’s Records!

by Paradise Freejahlovesupreme Reid’s Records is not closed – but it needs your business and support NOW! Otherwise, the iconic and beloved Reid’s Records, one of the few Black business remaining in Berkeley, will be closing it doors Oct. 19,...

Women’s Soccer Just Got Kaepernicked

The following article, Women’s Soccer Just Got Kaepernicked, was first published on The Black Sphere. Everyone knows Colin Kaepernick committed career suicide with his so-called protest against police brutality. Despite many desperate pleas, an...

High blood medicine may hold promise for Alzheimer’s disease

Seeking new treatments to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers found the blood pressure drug nilvadipine increased blood flow to the brain’s memory and learning center among people with Alzheimer’s disease without affecting other...