AFRICAN-AMERICAN NEWS AND ISSUES – DALLAS — The Health Museum in Houston today opens "The Call Me Mother Experience," an...
TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Morehouse School of Medicine recently held its 42nd Fall Convocation and White Coat and Pinning Ceremony, which highlighted strong connections to Nashville. Dr....
GLOBAL CIRCLE FOR REPARATIONS AND HEALING — Ghana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has published the Global Circle for Reparations and Healing's submission, "From Accra to the...
SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES — Annika E. Ashton is the new Broward County Attorney, becoming the first Black woman and Jamaican American to hold the position. Ashton,...
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY - THE HORNET TRIBUNE — Alabama State University recently hosted "Cuts and Conversations," an event that transformed barber chairs into a venue for...
TRI-STATE DEFENDER — The National Civil Rights Museum's 35th annual Freedom Award ceremony, held on Thursday, October 1, at the Orpheum Theatre, recognized a diverse group...
THE POSITIVE COMMUNITY — Montclair Brewery, located in Montclair, New Jersey, has evolved beyond a craft beer destination into a community gathering place. Founded by husband-and-wife...
OAKLAND POST — Maternal mortality and pregnancy-related mortality use different time frames and methods and are not interchangeable. Finalized 2024 CDC data recorded 649 maternal deaths...
HOUSTON DEFENDER — Black voters have long been a reliable base for the Democratic Party, but political strategists and voters indicate that years of inconsistent engagement...
HOUSTON DEFENDER — Recent industry reports and artist comments indicate that Black artists are struggling to sell concert tickets, highlighting a larger crisis in the touring...
HOWARD UNIVERSITY NEWS SERVICE — August Wilson's "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" explores Ma Rainey's struggle for control over her music during a 1920s recording session, highlighting...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In 1968, Herman Petty opened his first McDonald’s near Jackson Park, creating a breakthrough moment for Black entrepreneurship on the South Side and...
NEW YORK CARIB NEWS — Slinger Francisco, widely known as the Mighty Sparrow, died on Sunday, September 27, in New York at the age of 91....
CHICAGO CRUSADER — The Crusader’s ongoing “Lynchings By Suicide” investigation began after Demartravion “Trey” Reed, a 21-year-old Delta State University student, was found hanging from a...
MILWAUKEE TIMES WEEKLY — An African American male’s assertion that he feels safer in all-white environments prompts questions about safety within the African American community in...
GARY CRUSADER — A new report reveals that over one in three Chicago households are struggling with food insecurity, with Black families experiencing the highest rates.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY NEWS SERVICE — During a recent service at Howard University's Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Rev. Judy Fentress-Williams called on the Black church to be...
GARY CRUSADER — Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, a Democrat from Ohio and former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, has taken legal action against attempts to alter...
Rev. Leon William “Sonny” Clark, the longtime pastor of New Spirit Baptist Church in Santa Ana and a prominent faith and community leader in Orange County,...
Nearly two decades ago, Oakland Post reporter and editor-in-chief Chauncey Bailey was tragically murdered for investigating a crooked business. His assassination shocked the journalism world and...
An unhoused individual was found deceased on the steps of Williams Chapel Baptist Church in East Oakland at approximately 6:30 a.m. Monday. The church, located at...
Caribbean nations are developing an action plan with legal options to press the United Kingdom for negotiations regarding slavery reparations. Officials at a recent conference indicated...
In California, Black women experience the highest pregnancy-related mortality rate — about four times greater than other women, according to statistics. From 2021 to 2023, the...
THE POSITIVE COMMUNITY — Peter Magubane, a pioneering South African photographer, dedicated his life to documenting the realities of apartheid. Born in 1932, Magubane began his...
COLUMBUS TIMES — HBCU athletic conference commissioners, university presidents, and corporate leaders gathered in Washington on Tuesday, September 15, for the Salute to HBCU Sports Leadership...
