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Videos of Black People Dying Get Attention — But at What Cost?
Data shows that videos of black people dying gets attention. But it’s also traumatic. Here is the history of America’s fascination with black people dying on camera
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U.S. Jesuit Conference Pledges $100 Million in Reparations for Catholic Church’s Role in Black Enslavement
By Victor Trammell for Your Black World (Source: www.yourblackworld.net) – Administrators of the U.S. Jesuit Conference of Priests (USJCP) just announced they will attempt to raise $100 million dollars to benefit the descendants of enslaved […]
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Leyna Bloom Makes History in ‘Sports Illustrated’ Swimsuit Issue
(Source: www.out.com) – BY MIKELLE STREET – And just like that, more history for Leyna Bloom. Model and actress Leyna Bloom is no stranger to making history. Since breaking out on the scene in fashion about […]
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Reflections During Women’s History Month
© 3/15/2021, By J. Joy “Sistah Joy” Matthews Alford – As a poet, my self-affirmation includes the celebration of my womanhood, and beyond that, my Black womanhood. I embrace the reality that my experience on this […]
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Black Blood Bank Inventor’s Daughter Says the Health Care Inequities Her Father Fought Still Exist Today
Science Mar 18, 2021 – (Source – www.pbs.org) – By Bria Lloyd – A Black doctor’s key medical innovation from the 20th century is being used in the 21st century to try to treat patients with COVID-19. […]
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When an Apology for Racist and Offensive Rants Is Never Enough
(Source: www.thehutchinsonreport.net) – By Earl Ofari Hutchinson – Here we go again. In the space of a recent few days we had a verbally disjointed announcer during a championship game rant and rail at members […]
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Shalanda Young Should Have Topped Biden’s List
By Emily Cardenas Mar 10, 2021 (Source: www.miamitimesonline.com) – Congressional Black Caucus members are reportedly pushing for Shalanda Young to replace Neera Tanden as President Joe Biden’s choice to lead the Office of Management and Budget […]
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The Left Is Winning the War on Race, Indoctrination, and Fear
By Clarence McKee – (Source: www.newsmax.com/clarencevmckee) – Tuesday, 16 March 2021 – The United States is fast becoming a country where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream that his four little children would live in […]
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Inspired by Langston Hughes, Jazz Artist Candice Hoyes Talks New Music
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I’m fortunate that I had Black books in my home. It really shaped me and the ideas I want to put across. I always had a special connection to Langston Hughes and […]
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OP-ED: Energy Policies and Potential Impacts on Household Budgets
NNPA NEWSWIRE — By BlackPressUSA – While spending on energy since 2009 fell 10% to 15% across every income bracket, Americans’ non-energy spending on housing, vehicles, maintenance and insurance rose the fastest among those who could […]