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Horton’s Kids

Horton’s Kids is hosting its annual Family Fair focused on mental health and wellness on Saturday, May 30, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the...

Pope Leo XIV. Photo: Edgar Beltrán / The Pillar / Wikimedia Commons.

Black Press5 months ago

PRESS ROOM: Global Circle for Reparations and Healing Congratulated for Its Historic Vision to Confront the Vatican on Enslavement and Reparations

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Global action produces global results as Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical acknowledges the Church’s relationship to enslavement and offers an apology.

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HEADLINES AND HOT TOPICS

GUEST HOST: DR. MARCUS HUNTER Black Press USA’s Morning Show. We amplify Black voices and headlines that reflect or impact the Black experience. Monday – Friday...

Featured5 months ago

HEADLINES AND HOT TOPICS 📱

GUEST HOST: DR. MARCUS HUNTER Black Press USA’s Morning Show. We amplify Black voices and headlines that reflect or impact the Black experience. Monday – Friday...

Featured5 months ago

Special 2026 District of Columbia Election Broadcast

📺 This Week on Let’s Talk on WIN-TV Join us Friday, May 29 at Noon for a special Voter’s Guide Broadcast designed to help viewers stay...

Featured5 months ago

Special 2026 District of Columbia Election Broadcast 📱

📺 This Week on Let’s Talk on WIN-TV Join us Friday, May 29 at Noon for a special Voter’s Guide Broadcast designed to help viewers stay...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange (right), joins Chief Vision Officer of Glory Music, Tommy Cowan, at the launch of the Fun in the Son gospel festival at the AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Photo: Jamaica Information Service

Black History5 months ago

A Life in Rhythm and Purpose: Tommy Cowan At 80

NY CARIB NEWS — Celebrating his 80th birthday, Tommy Cowan reflects on his monumental journey, shaping reggae from ska to global impact, managing iconic artists, and...

BlackPressUSA5 months ago

COMMENTARY: A “Main Street” Bank Bill That Would Really Hurt Main Street

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Ben Jealous argues that the "Main Street Depositor Protection Act" would benefit Wall Street, not small businesses, by raising FDIC insurance limits to...

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Headlines and Hot Topics

GUEST HOST: Roz Washington Black Press USA’s Morning Show. We amplify Black voices and headlines that reflect or impact the Black experience. Monday – Friday starting...

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Headlines and Hot Topics 📱

GUEST HOST: Roz Washington Black Press USA’s Morning Show. We amplify Black voices and headlines that reflect or impact the Black experience. Monday – Friday starting...

Lawmakers, healthcare advocates and mothers push for reforms as rural areas face a decline in obstetric care. Credit: iStockphoto / NNPA.

BlackPressUSA5 months ago

Black Women in Rural Areas Grapple with Stark Decline in Obstetric Care

THE AFRO — “The risks facing women in rural communities is due to hardship in receiving routine screenings and also access for treatment if conditions/diseases arise....

SHANNA WARD: Shanna Ward has published a history book that delivers a tale of survival and bravery undertaken by her family’s ancestor John T. Ward, who overcame slavery and went on to become a conductor on the Underground Railroad. He also founded one of the nation’s oldest Black-owned businesses in 1881, after leaving Virginia and moving his family to Columbus, Ohio. Credit: Courtesy photo.

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Woman’s Search for Family’s Roots Leads to Ancestor John T. Ward – A Successful Entrepreneur and Conductor on the Underground Railroad

THE AFRO — For years, she wanted to know more about her ancestor John T. Ward, she said, and her curiosity eventually became an obsession, leading...

At a Black Women for Wellness Black History Month presentation Feb. 13, Alison Rose Jefferson spoke about the impact of Blacks creating spaces for leisure in the 20th century had on the surrounding community and the challenges Blacks faced by white residents and local government. Photo by Cynthia Gibson.

Black History5 months ago

Author Details History of Black Leisure Sites in Southland

LOS ANGELES WAVE — At a Black Women for Wellness Black History Month presentation Feb. 13, author Alison Rose Jefferson chronicled the history of several recreational...

BlackPressUSA5 months ago

Black Student Loan Default Rate Five Times Higher than Whites

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Citing new research from Protect Borrowers, formerly the Student Borrower Protection Center, the coalition advised Education Secretary Linda McMahon in a January 7...

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The Future of West Broadway Starts with Community

West Broadway is more than a business corridor. It is a reflection of community, history, resilience, and the people working every day to shape what comes...

BlackPressUSA5 months ago

Freed Slaves Started First Memorial Day in the U.S.

AMSTERDAM NEWS — One of the earliest known observances took place on May 1, 1865, in Charleston, South Carolina, when newly freed African Americans gathered to...

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Headlines and Hot Topics 📱

GUEST HOST: Mike Davis Black Press USA’s Morning Show. We amplify Black voices and headlines that reflect or impact the Black experience. Monday – Friday starting...

Featured5 months ago

Headlines and Hot Topics

GUEST HOST: Mike Davis Black Press USA’s Morning Show. We amplify Black voices and headlines that reflect or impact the Black experience. Monday – Friday starting...

Rest in Power, Rob Base: The Voice Behind It Takes Two Has Passed Away at 59

Black History5 months ago

IN MEMORIAM: Rest in Power: Hip-Hop Legend Rob Base Dead at 59

MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN RECORDER — Rob Base, one half of the legendary hip-hop duo Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock and the voice behind the genre-crossing 1988...

Black Press5 months ago

10 Assets of Black People

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Black parents support positive social identity and high educational expectations. Black parenting is about transmitting positive messages about children’s cultural background, heritage, and...

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The Reporter’s Roundtable May 2026 | Let’s Talk

In this segment, Washington Informer’s monthly Reporters’ Roundtable features Managing Editor Micha Green, Reporters Jada Ingleton, Sam P.K. Collins, Stacy Brown, and Richard Elliott. They share...

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Emile C. Thompson on Preparing for the Summer Season | Let’s Talk

In this segment, Denise Rolark Barnes speaks with Emile C. Thompson, Chairman of the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (DCPSC). He talks about...

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Dr. Barbara Bazron on Mental Health Month | Let’s Talk

In this segment, Denise Rolark Barnes speaks with Dr. Barbara Bazron, Director of the DC Department of Behavioral Health. She discusses Mental Health Month and the...