Nine national leaders and activists are scheduled to be honored by the National Newspaper Publishers Association when the trade organization hosts its annual National Leadership Awards ceremony at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC. […read more]
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Children and teens who are deaf or blind will have a great time this summer at an imagination camp designed just for them. Scheduled for June 16-20, 2019, Camp Imagination will focus on STEAM Based Learning: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math. It will also offer field trips, goalball, and other adapted games in a fun environment. […read more]
ATLANTA VOICE — Atlanta United Football Club, Mercedes-Benz Stadium and State Farm Arena are among the nominees in the 12th annual Sports Business Awards, hosted by Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal. The gala takes place May 22nd at the Marriott Marquis in New York City’s Times Square. […read more]
ROLLINGOUT.COM — Wendy Williams revealed details about her personal battles with drug addiction. […read more]
SAN FRANCISCO BAY VIEW — We all need access to healthy food. Food insecurity, not knowing where your next meal will come from, contributes to multiple risk factors: low birth weight babies and childhood learning difficulties; and hypertension, heart disease, diabetes and other chronic health conditions in adults. […read more]
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — The South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus (SCLBC) Inaugural Black History Reception was held February 27 at Optus Bank in Columbia. This year, the SCLBC began a new Black History Month tradition where the caucus honors selected native Black South Carolinians whose contributions are significant to the state and the country. […read more]
SAN FRANCISCO BAY VIEW — As a professor with UC Berkeley’s Global Poverty and Practice Program, this is the book I have been waiting for, and that I want all of my students to read. I am so grateful for the effort that has gone into the writing and publishing of this essential book. […read more]
BLACK VOICE NEWS — Imagine identifying a toxin so potent it could rewire a child’s brain and erode his immune system. A substance that, in high doses, tripled the risk of heart disease and lung cancer and reduced life expectancy by 20 years. And then realizing that tens of millions of American children had been exposed. […read more]
ATLANTA VOICE — Regions Bank opened a new branch in Sugar Hill, Georgia. […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Generally, heart disease is considered a man’s disease, but more Black and White women die of heart disease than all cancers combined. About 610,000 men and women die of heart disease each year and it accounts for 1 in 4 deaths in both genders. Coronary Heart Disease is the most common type and accounts for over half of these deaths. Coronary heart disease increases the risk for heart attacks and over 700,000 Americans have heart attacks each year. […read more]
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Following the terror attack on two New Zealand mosques last week, many Muslim communities across the world gathered as usual for their most important weekly ritual – Friday prayers. […read more]
CHICAGO DEFENDER — A new lawsuit against elite universities over the admissions scandal suggests that Black alumni of those schools will likely face new scrutiny and fresh doubts in addition to what they’ve long encountered over affirmative action admission programs. […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am deeply disturbed and saddened by the horrific and hate-filled terrorist attacks that took place in two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, which killed 49 people and seriously injured 20 people. This merciless shooting targeted innocent Muslim worshipers during Friday prayers. My heart goes out to all of the victims, their families, and the Muslim community in New Zealand as they recover from this senseless act of violence. […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — It’s hard to hold up that mirror and examine yourself. That painful, examination forced me to ask, and answer, hard questions. Letting existing research, my own research, and personal experience guide me, I found my weight loss path from 175 to 145 pounds from December 2015 to June 2016. Now, over age 40, I wake up with less pain. […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The rich have one standard of education and everyone else has another standard,” National Newspaper Publishers Association president and CEO, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., added in a story written by Black Press journalist Barrington M. Salmon, who also interviewed other prominent African Americans including Virginia entertainment attorney Elva Mason and Former Florida A&M University Law Professor Cori Harvey. […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Alicia Garza, who coined the term “Black Lives Matter,” is an Oakland-based organizer, writer, public speaker and freedom fighter who also serves as the special projects director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance which stands as the nation’s leading voice for dignity and fairness for the millions of domestic workers in America. […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I’m excited that this is by us, for us and there’s going to be a lot of great content that reflects our lifestyle,” said Michelle Rice, the general manager at Cleo TV, who joined cast members from various Cleo TV shows, executives from Comcast Afro and others to celebrate the launch of the new channels at the Newseum on Thursday, March 14. […read more]
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — This tax season, millions of Americans will be receiving smaller refunds from the IRS — or worse, a bill. […read more]
DALLAS POST TRIBUNE — Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is an American writer, lawyer, and university administrator who was First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — It’s been almost a year since Willie W. Herenton, who has been elected Memphis mayor five times, declared that he wanted back in. Since then, incumbent Jim Strickland has formally launched his reelection bid. And last week, District 7 Commissioner Tami Sawyer staked her mayoral claim, one that would make her the first woman to serve, if she navigated a path to victory. Lesser-known announced candidates include Pam Moses and Lemichael Wilson. […read more]
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Deyane Moses’ exhibit, titled “Blackives: A Celebration of Black History at MICA,” features curated photos and documents that show how the college reacted after being forced in 1891 to admit African-American student Harry T. Pratt. […read more]
JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS — With so much to write about, like local elections, crime, etc. it is important to take a pause from time to time to recognize worthy causes. […read more]
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — The LAPD uses a number of predictive programs to focus crime-fighting efforts in certain neighborhoods and on specific chronic offenders by analyzing data, […read more]
Jacksonville Free Press — Our national economy is barreling ahead, but at the same time millions of people are being left behind. […read more]
ATLANTA VOICE — On March 14, Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams met with former vice-president Joe Biden in Washington, DC. […read more]
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — The video is brief but disturbing: An officer is seen hitting an unarmed suspect with his pistol as the man falls into the grass. An autopsy would later show that he died from a gunshot to the back of the head. […read more]
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Dwayne Harper was one of five persons inducted into the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Athletic Hall of Fame. […read more]
ROLLINGOUT.COM — Ferguson, Missouri, is back in the news after several young Black male activists in the city are dead. […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The reality in many of these universities is that by the time you subtract preferences for minorities, the spots reserved for athletes, the preferences given to the children of donors, the places taken by children of the well-connected, college admissions is a process where the only people seemingly ‘guaranteed’ a spot, are people who have the system rigged in their favor. It’s clear, from reading some of the emails, that many of these parents were trying to ‘rig’ a guaranteed spot for their kid. […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Brie Larson, an excellent dramatic actress, injects humanity, doubt and imperfection into her Vers. It’s just enough to make what could have been a cliché character somewhat intriguing. Not much more. Jackson as Fury buddy’s up to the lead and adds comic relief. Jude Law is miscast and too British and reserved for his mentor role. Mendelsohn fares slightly better as the green monster Talos. Other supporting actors don’t get enough screen time to show their real talent: Gemma Chan, Algenis Perez Soto and Djimon Hounsou. […read more]
WASHINGTON INFORMER — STEM, which stands for science, technology, engineering and math are subjects being touted by the educational sector to help propel kids into careers that will soon, if not already, dominate industries across the country. Real jobs, with real salaries, and a real path to develop a sustainable future. Contrary to what some people say – it’s not nerds who hold these positions – it’s smart people, making a good living. […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Like BMW customers have come to expect, the all-new X4, which is only available in an all-wheel drive configuration, is a driver-oriented vehicle, despite being a crossover. The vehicle is available with two powertrains. For those seeking a more performance oriented X4, an all-new M40i has joined the line-up. […read more]
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Origin SC offers workshops around the Tri-county area of Charleston, SC. […read more]
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Black Refractions is a landmark initiative that explores the vital contributions of artists of African descent. […read more]
SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES — Let’s be real: For millennials, having an emergency fund is way down on the financial worry list, behind student loan debt, medical bills or saving for a down payment. […read more]
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Celebrate cultures from around the globe when the University of Alabama at Birmingham presents the UAB International Festival on Saturday, March 30. […read more]
ROLLINGOUT.COM — The federal government unsealed court documents in Boston that exposed a startling tale of privilege. […read more]
JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS — Noted comedian, actor and REACH Media Syndicated Radio host, DL Hughley is bringing his own brand of comedy and commentary to TV One. […read more]
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Families began moving in at the beginning of March and MPHA anticipates full occupancy by the end of the month. […read more]
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Washington, D.C.’s legendary Peterson Brothers will make a long-awaited return to professional boxing when they compete in two feature bouts. […read more]
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — On Mother’s Day weekend, Postpartum Support Charleston will celebrate local moms while also raising awareness for an important maternal health issue: postpartum depression and anxiety. […read more]
THE AFRO — The official confirmation of a new police commissioner marks a watershed moment for a city that has been without a permanent top cop for almost a year. […read more]
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Saint Sabina’s Father Michael Pfleger has endorsed Lori Lightfoot for mayor, joining a list of faith leaders throwing their weight behind the openly gay candidate. […read more]
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — In honor of Women’s History month, the Clippers Mentorship Assist Program invited 100 girls to an exclusive viewing of “Captain Marvel” at L.A. Live […read more]
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Free Press Action release model legislation for Congress this week to consider in its ongoing online privacy debates. […read more]
ATLANTA VOICE — One of the most prominent highlights of the address included Bottoms’ announcement that she will establish Atlanta’s first dedicated Department of Transportation. […read more]
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Though many may not realize it, Nashville was one of the key locales in the Movement from its inception. […read more]
NASHVILLE PRIDE — wo of R&B’s most beloved artists will perform a night of silky smooth soul at the Schermerhorn. […read more]
THE WESTSIDE GAZETTE — With over 1,700 members, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando is the largest chamber of commerce in Central Florida. […read more]
THE AFRO — Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Chair of the House Oversight Committee, delivered powerful personal “surprise” testimony before the Maryland House of Delegates. […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Our collective cultural conscience has been assaulted. It feels like a gut punch. Like everything we thought we knew now makes no sense. The world has gone mad I tell ya! It’s probably fair to say that many of us feel violated too, though obviously in a verrrry different, metaphorical way. […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jemele Hill was featured at this year’s Annual Norm Brewer First Amendment Lecture. She had famously tested the limits of the First Amendment while at ESPN when she tweeted that President Trump was “a white supremacist who surrounded himself with other white supremacists.” The White House called for her immediate dismissal. […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It was fitting that she received recognition because [Juanita Jackson Mitchell] was always one of those unsung champions of the cause and one who needs to be celebrated during both Black History and Women’s History month,” said Shane Carter, a self-described “black history buff.” […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — An estimated 64,000 Black girls and women across the United States that have gone missing. Iniaya Wilson and Skylar Minnie are also among an unfortunately growing number of young people listed in the “critically missing” section of the expansive database of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. […read more]
SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES — Shaniel Miles is a mother of three children, and now an expert and advocate – by necessity – on autism. […read more]
SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES — The Office of Community Advocacy is charged with making Miami-Dade County “One Community” that embraces the county’s diverse and unique population. […read more]
ROLLINGOUT.COM — The 64-year-old Hollywood legend’s next movie will see him portray overburdened Kern County deputy sheriff Deke. […read more]
THE CHICAGO CRUSADER — The U.S. military is devising major reductions in its medical corps, unnerving the system’s advocates who fear the cuts will hobble the armed forces’ ability to adequately care for health problems of military personnel at home and abroad. […read more]
THE AFRO — The small grants, called Catalyst Grants, are a part of the city’s commitment to share funds initially derived from creating our own Neighborhood Impact Investment Fund with local groups with lofty community goals. […read more]
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Indiana University Northwest invites the campus and community to view works of art by 59 area high school students. […read more]
NASHVILLE PRIDE — Members, friends, and constituents will gather on Saturday, March 30, for Zeta Phi Beta Sorority’s Blue Revue Scholarship Program. […read more]
NASHVILLE PRIDE — Dr. Walker was one of the first African Americans voted into the Nashville Academy of Medicine and was on the Board of Hospital Commissioners of Nashville General Hospital. […read more]
THE WESTSIDE GAZETTE — After the check presentation, Mayor Gilbert, an alumnus of FAMU, surprised the audience by announcing that Miami Gardens will host the FAMU football team in a Labor Day matchup in 2020. […read more]
THE WESTSIDE GAZETTE — The Circle of Brotherhood is a Nonprofit Organization of primarily Black men dedicated to community service. […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Actor and filmmaker Shiek Mahmud-Bey and his 25th Frame Films company are hosting an “Own the Stage,” talent competition in New York where hip-hop artists, singers, actors and spoken word actors will face off to win cash, an acting class with Char’Actors Studios, and a role in an upcoming feature film. […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — She wanted a better life for her son, so she enrolled him in the Norwalk public schools despite having no real ties to the city. When the city found out that it was spending its money educating her boy, it demanded that Ms. McDowell be charged with a crime. Norwalk prosecutors, known statewide for an unreasoning mean-streak, obliged. She was charged with first-degree larceny, said Norm Pattis, a trial lawyer who is fighting for freedom “one client at a time. […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We send our children to school to get an education and learn to be future leaders in the world. We put our tax dollars into public schools, trusting that the institutions will make sure expectations are carried out in a safe environment,” said Walter Hudson, the chairman of the National Awareness Alliance and former Penns Grove (N.J.) school board member. “It’s obvious expectations are not being met in the Penns Grove-Carneys Point School District.” […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Because of the work of Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the Evers’ house at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive in Jackson, will now become a national historic landmark. The house where Medgar Evers’ was fatally shot was built in the first planned middle-class subdivision for African-Americans in Mississippi after World War II. Thompson has been working on the honor for Evers for over ten years. […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “In Federalist No. 54, James Madison wrote about the chief concern of the representation of slaves concerning taxation and representation,” said Maxim Thorne, an attorney and managing director of The Andrew Goodman Foundation. “This federalist paper states that slaves are property as well as people, therefore requiring some, but not full, representation. Ultimately a decision was made to count every three out of five slaves through the creation of the Three-Fifths Compromise,” he said. […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — William Spriggs, a chief economist at the AFL-CIO and professor in the department of Economics at Howard University said since reaching a low of 6 percent in November, the Black unemployment rate has climbed three straight months. “Given the relationship of the Black community to predatory sub-prime auto loans this is not good.” […read more]
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Millennial women came of age during the Great Recession, the rise of mass incarceration, unprecedented student debt levels, and changing workforce dynamics. […read more]
THE ATLANTA VOICE — The mass meeting will be the first time all three men have come together around environmental issues in the South. […read more]
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The project represents the largest investment in a park improvement ever by the County of Los Angeles […read more]
HUDSON VALLEY PRESS — Women and men gathered on a Saturday to fight for women’s rights outside of Elting Memorial Library in New Paltz on the day after International Women’s Day. […read more]
HUDSON VALLEY PRESS — The down payment assistance funds will be used in conjunction with first mortgage home purchase loans. […read more]
CINCINNATI HERALD — It all took off for Keb’ Mo’ in 1994 with the self-titled release under his newly coined Keb’ Mo’ moniker, and over the years, he has proven that he is a musical force that defies typical genre labels. […read more]
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — It’s been six months since the racially-motivated desecration of Walnut Grove Missionary Baptist Church, another incident in a growing trend of such crimes over the past few years. […read more]
JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS — Are you tired of drinking the same over-priced coffee again and again? […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A national network of prostate cancer researchers and experts who have joined forces to study prostate cancer in African American men has received a $26 million grant as part of former Vice President Joe Biden’s Cancer Moonshot Initiative to conduct the largest study ever to look at the underlying factors and reasons that put African American men at higher risk for developing and dying from prostate cancer. […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am running now because when I see our city and I see our people and I look at the conversations that we are having at high levels of leadership, it doesn’t incorporate what is next for the impoverished, people of color, women, every person that is not considered in our vision for Memphis,” said Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer, director of diversity and cultural competence for Teach for America in Memphis. […read more]
NASHVILLE PRIDE — Nashville Major League Soccer partnered with the U.S. Soccer Foundation and United Way of Metropolitan Nashville to build a small soccer field […read more]
THE WESTSIDE GAZETTE — An African lady has become the first Black woman to get a doctorate degree in aerospace engineering. […read more]
ROLLINGOUT.COM — Sylvia Crawford is doing something amazing for women-owned businesses in Detroit. […read more]
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — The program will provide innovative and exceptionally enriching arts experiences to children in schools throughout Charleston and surrounding areas. […read more]
THE WESTSIDE GAZETTE — […read more]
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — It’s the first dedicated lot owned by the transit authority and the Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments, which has managed CARTA since 2015. […read more]
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — The Foundation Center LA was filled to capacity when the Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation honored four community leaders who have made significant contributions to the community. […read more]
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — If your body doesn’t get the right amount of nutrients, your mouth may have a more difficult time resisting infection. […read more]
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Deann Bullock, MD, FAAEM, was appointed Chief Medical Officer for Nashville General Hospital. […read more]
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Screenings and curated events will serve as a bridge between the Twin Cities community and noteworthy artists and media-makers who drew inspiration from Parks’ legacy. […read more]
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Representative Mike Curcio repeatedly and mistakenly cited a 2001 National Institute of Justice (NIJ) article. […read more]
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — In 1919 an innocent white woman was killed in Knoxville Tennessee. Despite the lack of evidence against him, a black man, Maurice Mays would be accused of the crime. […read more]
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — The initial volunteer commitment for mentors is one calendar year for the community based program, and one school year the school based program. […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — …the organization Care2 has urged Mandalay Bay to cancel their Cirque du Soleil show, “Michael Jackson One,” which has run to great success on the famed Las Vegas Strip. […read more]
NASHVILLE PRIDE — Churches, pastors, ministers and those who speak for the evangelistic community are being called out to “do something” about the plight of the community. […read more]
WASHINGTON INFORMER — After more than an hour of emotional testimonies and debate, the House of Delegates voted Thursday in favor of legislation that would grant an option for terminally ill patients in Maryland to prescribe lethal doses of medicine. […read more]
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Since taking office, Rep. Kelly has donated more than 3,000 books to schools and libraries. […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The EACH Woman Act ensures that every woman is empowered to make critical decisions about her own pregnancy – and has coverage for all pregnancy-related health care, including abortion – regardless of her financial situation,” U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) […read more]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — NABJ President Sarah Glover said she’s stunned that CNN canceled a planned meeting to discuss the importance of diversity and Black representation within the ranks of the network’s executive news managers and those who report directly to the cable channel’s president Jeff Zucker. […read more]
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