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Last-minute switch would serve one oil refinery — and environmentalists are crying foul

BLACK VOICE NEWS — With a bit of 11th-hour legislative magic, state lawmakers have taken a bill related to volunteer firefighter reimbursements and — poof! — transformed it into...

Black History7 years ago

How millennials are expanding the gaming industry

NNPA NEWSWIRE — What used to be considered a waste of time and quarters is now a full-blown industry. There is a such a thing as...

Black History7 years ago

THEATRE REVIEW: “Hamilton” is highly entertaining and historically provacative

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…the power of “Hamilton” lies in its a diverse cast and the hip-hop flavored storytelling they solidly deliver. Together, they allow patrons to...

“There is nothing glamourous about suicide. The one common-denominator shared by all who cut, contemplate or attempt suicide is that they feel emotionally alone in their families,” said Dr. Fran Walfish, the author of “The Self-Aware Parent,” and who appears regularly as an expert child psychologist on the CBS Television series, “The Doctors.” (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History7 years ago

Why is Suicide a Growing Problem in the Black Community?

NNPA NEWSWIRE — A June 2019 study conducted by the Journal of Community Health revealed that suicide deaths among black females aged 13 to 19 rose...

Black History7 years ago

Cartoonist New Book, ‘Just Us!’ Should Have Everyone ‘Laughin’ and ‘Signifyin’

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Just Us!” counts as one African American’s perspective on the condition of blacks in America and the 193-page book spotlights Carr’s style of...

Community7 years ago

Curious about The Peace Corp? Workshop set for Tuesday

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — The Peace Corps will hold an application workshop on September 17 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Suite 3000 of the...

Former mayor and now mayoral candidate Dr. Willie W. Herenton believes that “my presence as mayor is going to be symbolic to many of the African-American young people who walk and drive the streets of Memphis who don’t have a role model.” (Photo by: Tyrone P. Easley)

Community7 years ago

A CLOSER LOOK AT: Dr. Willie. W. Herenton: ‘We’re heading back to City Hall’

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Dr. Willie W. Herenton recalled the days when he attended segregated public schools and was forced to sit at the back of...

Chicago Defender7 years ago

New Criminal Justice Film Series from The Marshall Project Highlights Chicago Witnesses to System’s Injustices

CHICAGO DEFENDER — Harold Washington Library’s Cindy Pritzker Auditorium was a full house at the opening screening of a new local series focusing on injustices in the...

“I guarantee more Memphians have hope now than four years ago.” – Jim Strickland, incumbent. (Photo: Karanja A. Ajanaku)

Community7 years ago

A CLOSER LOOK AT: Jim Strickland: ‘More Memphians have hope now than four years ago’

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is optimistic. With the October 3 election less than a month away, the incumbent, who is completing his first...

UAB tops 22,000 students for the first time in its history and features its largest and most academically accomplished freshman class. (UAB News)

Birmingham Times7 years ago

UAB sets enrollment record for fourth year in a row

BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The University of Alabama at Birmingham has set an enrollment record for the fourth consecutive year, and reached a new milestone — growing its student...

This year’s ALC theme, “400 Years: Our Legacy, Our Possibilities …” observed 400 years of the first enslaved African to land in Jamestown, Virginia.

Black History7 years ago

CBCF Embraces the Black Press

NNPA NEWSWIRE — "Our Annual Legislative Conference is a gathering to develop solutions to the challenges facing black communities around the world through issues forums, brain...

Commissioner Donna Miller announces funding for infrastructure. (Photo by: chicagoefender.com)

Chicago Defender7 years ago

6th District to Receive Invest in Cook Funding

CHICAGO DEFENDER — The Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways will award millions in 2019 Invest in Cook Multi-Modal Transportation Project funding for 98 projects...

Charlene Crowell is the Communications Deputy Director with the Center for Responsible Lending. She can be reached at Charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org.

Black History7 years ago

COMMENTARY: Debt collectors target consumers of color, people making less than $50K

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Under the Trump Administration, a consistent and focused deregulation effort has been underway to turn CFPB into a toothless tiger. It’s almost as...

City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin (Center) with young soccer players. (Photo by: chicagodefender.com)

Chicago Defender7 years ago

Soccer field opens in Grand Crossing

CHICAGO DEFENDER — Young people who love soccer, City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin and 5thWard Alderman Leslie Hairston, joined officials from the U.S. Soccer Foundation, as well as...

Barrington Salmon7 years ago

Bahamians Still Face Years of Recovery Following Massive Storm

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Thousands of people have been displaced and are trapped in "rapidly deteriorating" conditions in the most devastated areas of the Bahamas, said an...

Sea levels are rising, coral reefs are dying, and officials said they are starting to see the life-threatening impact of climate change on health through air pollution, heatwaves and risks to food security. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History7 years ago

Nation’s Largest Teachers Unions, Others, Prepare for Climate Change Summit

NNPA NEWSWIRE — UN Officials have called climate change the defining issue of this generation. "The Summit will present practical and new measures to speed up...

Researchers said it's difficult to measure the economic costs of gun violence because in the past Congress has blocked federal funding for research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History7 years ago

The Human and Economic Toll of Gun Violence is Staggering

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The September 18 state-by-state examination of the economic costs of gun violence, reveals numbers that the committee called "staggering." For instance, in 2017,...

VF is the maker of The North Face, Jansport, Timberland and other apparel brands.

Business7 years ago

Apparel firm to make $7.5M Tennessee expansion with 220 jobs

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDERS — An apparel company is planning to invest $7.5 million in an expansion in western Tennessee that is expected to create more than 220...

Davis has authored several books, including "Angela Davis: An Autobiography;" Women, Race, and Class;" "Abolition Democracy;" and "The Meaning of Freedom." (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Black History7 years ago

Civil Rights Icon Angela Davis Inducted into National Women’s Hall of Fame

NNPA NEWSWIRE — "At each significant turning point in my life, when I was introduced to the world of progressive political activism, anti-racist prison abolition struggles,...

First Partner Jennifer Seibel Newsom moderates a panel with the youngest editor-and-chief of Teen Vogue Elaine Welteroth and Legislative Black Caucus Chair, Assemblymember Shirley Weber (D-San Diego) to discuss real life experiences affecting women and African American women on pay equity at Sacramento State University Aug 27, 2019.

Community7 years ago

Gov’s Wife: Stop Paying Women Less Than Men for Doing the Same Jobs

SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Diane Shelton was proud of her professional life. For more than 25 years, she held steady government jobs with the state Assembly as...

Business7 years ago

Trader Joe’s Hyde Park Location Begins 10-Day Hiring Event

CHICAGO DEFENDER — Trader Joe’s will start hiring for nearly 70 jobs at the chain’s new Hyde Park location with a 10-day hiring event through Wednesday,...

“This is a vital issue,” Chavis said. “For the discussion, we wanted to come after this from different perspectives, and this was a great discussion.”

Black History7 years ago

Chavis Moderates Lively Discussion on the State of Black Business During CBCF’s Annual Legislative Conference

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Hosted by Pennsylvania Democratic Congressman Dwight Evans, panelists included Rob Busby, Sr., the President and CEO of the U.S. Black Chambers; Economist and...

Supervisor Hilda Solis (Photo by: wavenewspapers.com)

Business7 years ago

County introduces initiative to employ ex-criminals

WAVE NEWSPAPERS — County supervisors and local business leaders have announced the Fair Chance Hiring Initiative, which is aimed at encouraging companies to employ people who have...

Gladys Knight and Jeffrey Osborne treated an appreciative Orpheum crowd to memorable performances at The Classic Concert. (Photo by: Warren Roseborough)

Community7 years ago

LENS & LINES: Gladys Knight, Jeffrey Osborne deliver in ‘Classic’ style

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Soul music legends Gladys Knight and Jeffrey Osborne thrilled a sold-out crowd during the Classic Concert at The Orpheum Theatre in Downtown...

Pastor Arthur L. Sample III and First Lady Barbara (center) led the march through the surrounding neighborhood.

Community7 years ago

Jeremiah Williams Domestic Violence Awareness Walk

INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — Family and church members gathered recently to participate in the 10th annual Domestic Violence Awareness Walk in honor of Jeremiah Williams, who was...