Home

bg
Flint honors Juneteenth 2025!

Flint honors Juneteenth 2025!

Photos and story by L. M. Land Featured photo: Amora, 3 months old, will need to...

bg
Hot summer coming

Hot summer coming

Written by Dr. Aisha Harris, with featured photo generated by L. M. Land via AI ...

bg
Concerns continue being raised as Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ inches toward possible passing into law after passing in Senate

Concerns continue being raised as Trump’s ‘Big, Beautif...

Written by Tanya Terry Featured photo by L.M. Land On July 1, Vice President JD ...

bg
FIM partners with RICH Kids Inc. for Fourth of July Holiday Celebration  and 10th Annual Flint Water Festival

FIM partners with RICH Kids Inc. for Fourth of July Hol...

FLINT, Mich. — This Independence Day, FIM and RICH Kids Inc. are uniting once ag...

bg
Flint  completes lead water pipe replacement throughout city, according to multiple sources

Flint completes lead water pipe replacement throughout...

According to the Natural Resources Defence Council and multiple other agencies, ...

bg
PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 2024 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT (CAPER)

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 2024 CONSOLIDATED ...

The Genesee County Program Year 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluat...

bg
‘I Can Be That’ empowers girls to dream bigger through sports and leadership

‘I Can Be That’ empowers girls to dream bigger through ...

Over 150 middle and high school girls from Indiana gathered Friday at The AMP at...

bg
For Mario, May is still sacred

For Mario, May is still sacred

It’s never hard to get Mario Andretti to speak about his passion for open-wheel ...

bg
It’s not omertà, but…

It’s not omertà, but…

It is common to experience profound emotional tension when wrestling with powerf...

bg
Honoring Sacrifice: The history and significance of Memorial Day

Honoring Sacrifice: The history and significance of Mem...

“Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay, but ...

bg
Do it now!

Do it now!

Ezekiel 12:28 – “Thus says the Lord God: None of my words will be delayed any lo...

bg
Mike Epps talks with Indy teens about preventing gun violence

Mike Epps talks with Indy teens about preventing gun vi...

The comedian joined Prosecutor Ryan Mears to talk with students about leaving gu...

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, Epsilon Kappa Omega Chapter Honors Dr. King with “We Are One” Service Day

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, Epsilon Kapp...

On Monday, January 20, 2025, members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated...

Brave or very foolish?

In 2025, after more than 150 years since being emancipated, African Americans ha...

Trump sends message to black America, vows to make MLK’s dream a ‘reality’ despite anti-DEI orders

Trump sends message to black America, vows to make MLK’...

Critics of President Trump, who signed an executive order eliminating DEI, warn ...

The legacy of Dr. King is celebrated at ’24th Annual King Fest’

The legacy of Dr. King is celebrated at ’24th Annual Ki...

On Monday, January 20, 2025, the Wisconsin Black Historical Museum, 2620 W. Cent...

King Center celebrates MLK Day in Milwaukee with ‘We Are The Change’

King Center celebrates MLK Day in Milwaukee with ‘We Ar...

On Monday, January 20, 2025, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day was celebrated at ...

Milwaukee welcomed as WI’s first ‘age-friendly’ county

Milwaukee welcomed as WI’s first ‘age-friendly’ county

Announcement will be made at Washington Park, highlighting many age-friendly ass...

bg
How to Honor Dr. King’s Legacy: The Top Events in the City This Holiday Weekend

How to Honor Dr. King’s Legacy: The Top Events in the C...

While some may spend the day watching Donald Trump’s second inauguration or sim...

bg
COLUMN: A Final Act of Grace: Biden’s Opportunity to Redefine Pardons

COLUMN: A Final Act of Grace: Biden’s Opportunity to Re...

President Joe Biden (left) with his son, Hunter Biden (right), whom he pardoned...

bg
Delta Sigma Theta’s CMAC Hosts Impact Week 2025: Celebrating 112 Years of Service and Activism

Delta Sigma Theta’s CMAC Hosts Impact Week 2025: Celebr...

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s 112th Founders Day Celebrated with “Impact Week 20...

bg
Ben Jealous: Trump’s Team is Coming for Climate Science.The Timing Couldn’t Be Worse.

Ben Jealous: Trump’s Team is Coming for Climate Science...

Donald Trump (Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons) By Ben Jealous It...

bg
Cancer’s Shifting Threat: Key Findings from the 2025 ACS Report

Cancer’s Shifting Threat: Key Findings from the 2025 AC...

Photo Credit: Getty Images Signature This isn’t breaking news, but cancer remai...

bg
Sunday Brunch: A Refuge for Black Women’s Resilience After the Trump Election

Sunday Brunch: A Refuge for Black Women’s Resilience Af...

Photo Credit: Getty Images What began as a lighthearted celebration reel of Sun...

Boosting financial wellness starts with financial literacy

Boosting financial wellness starts with financial literacy

Black folks have some catching up to do when it comes to financial literacy, as...

Mpls votes for repeal of Alien Enemies Act

Mpls votes for repeal of Alien Enemies Act

Minneapolis has passed a resolution supporting the repeal of the Alien Enemies ...

Bessie Coleman was First Afriacan-American Woman to Earn Pilot’s License

Bessie Coleman was First Afriacan-American Woman to Ear...

Bessie Coleman was the first African-American woman in world history to earn a ...

Woman arrested after miscarriage sues

Woman arrested after miscarriage sues

A grand jury has declined to indict Brittany Watts, who was initially charged w...

Teaching the teachers

Teaching the teachers

Timothy Berry, a lifelong Minnesotan, is helping prepare future school principa...

Game Time Sports Bar & Arcade brings new dynamic to Lake Street

Game Time Sports Bar & Arcade brings new dynamic to Lak...

Game Time Sports Bar & Arcade, owned by five lifelong friends, is set to open a...

bg
Flint honors Juneteenth 2025!

Flint honors Juneteenth 2025!

Photos and story by L. M. Land Featured photo: Amora, 3 months old, will need to...

bg
Hot summer coming

Hot summer coming

Written by Dr. Aisha Harris, with featured photo generated by L. M. Land via AI ...

bg
Concerns continue being raised as Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ inches toward possible passing into law after passing in Senate

Concerns continue being raised as Trump’s ‘Big, Beautif...

Written by Tanya Terry Featured photo by L.M. Land On July 1, Vice President JD ...

bg
FIM partners with RICH Kids Inc. for Fourth of July Holiday Celebration  and 10th Annual Flint Water Festival

FIM partners with RICH Kids Inc. for Fourth of July Hol...

FLINT, Mich. — This Independence Day, FIM and RICH Kids Inc. are uniting once ag...

bg
Flint  completes lead water pipe replacement throughout city, according to multiple sources

Flint completes lead water pipe replacement throughout...

According to the Natural Resources Defence Council and multiple other agencies, ...

bg
PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 2024 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT (CAPER)

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 2024 CONSOLIDATED ...

The Genesee County Program Year 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluat...

bg
The Empire Trembles: What L.A.’s Uprising Means for Kansas City’s Future

The Empire Trembles: What L.A.’s Uprising Means for Kan...

Marines, National Guard soldiers, ICE raids and disinformation blitzes. Why the ...

bg
Kansas City Lights the Fuse: 1,000-Plus Flood the Streets, Demand KC Shut Down ICE, and Declare a Hot Summer

Kansas City Lights the Fuse: 1,000-Plus Flood the Stree...

With scarcely a day’s notice, two separate marches smashed together downtown, bl...

bg
Far-Right MO Governor Kehoe Activates National Guard & Declares State of Emergency in Attempt to Intimidate Upcoming Human Rights Protests

Far-Right MO Governor Kehoe Activates National Guard & ...

Two days after Kansas City’s thousand-strong march lit the Midwest fuse, Missour...

bg
Kansas City Public Schools Is Hiring A School Spy to Investigate Students

Kansas City Public Schools Is Hiring A School Spy to In...

Imagine dropping your child off for school, only to find out a former cop was pa...

bg
Why Black Capitalism Won’t Save Us

Why Black Capitalism Won’t Save Us

In a system built on our exploitation, profit will never equal liberation. The ...

bg
BLK + BRWN Bookstore Celebrates 4 Years with Juneteenth Block Party

BLK + BRWN Bookstore Celebrates 4 Years with Juneteenth...

Local bookstore BLK + BRWN hosted their annual Juneteenth Block Party to commemo...

Black farmers’ challenge USDA payments in federal appeals court

Black farmers’ challenge USDA payments in federal appea...

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals last week in Cincinnati heard arguments from h...

Juneteenth Cincinnati presents Voices of Freedom Series

Juneteenth Cincinnati presents Voices of Freedom Series

By Mallory Feltz, Director of Exhbitions & Public Art   For the fifth year, Jun...

Venita Dell’s nonprofit empowers young mothers in Cincinnati

Venita Dell’s nonprofit empowers young mothers in Cinci...

Venita Dell, founder and CEO of Helping Young Mothers Mentor Inc., is on a miss...

Trump blames DEI for plane crash, Black community reacts

Trump blames DEI for plane crash, Black community reacts

By April Ryan NNPA NEWSWIRE — Before the completed investigation officially beg...

Sports activism: A look back at Colin Kaepernick’s impact

Sports activism: A look back at Colin Kaepernick’s impact

For some Americans, athletes can and should be role models, according to a stud...

This Valentine’s Day, try loving-kindness meditation

This Valentine’s Day, try loving-kindness meditation

If you’re feeling disconnected from others, or just disenchanted with the day, ...

Diddy Fans Celebrate RICO Verdict By Dousing Themselves In Baby Oil

Diddy Fans Celebrate RICO Verdict By Dousing Themselves...

After a jury convicted Diddy of only three of the five charges, fans put baby oi...

Keith David Sheds Happy Tears After Learning He’s Receiving A Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star

Keith David Sheds Happy Tears After Learning He’s Recei...

Actor Keith David feels "blessed" about receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk o...

‘See Something, Tap Something,’ New ‘ICEBlock’ App Allows Users To Report ICE Sightings In Real Time

‘See Something, Tap Something,’ New ‘ICEBlock’ App Allo...

ICEBlock helps users gain real-time information on when and where ICE will condu...

Former NFL Defensive Tackle Oliver Gibson Dead At 53

Former NFL Defensive Tackle Oliver Gibson Dead At 53

Oliver Gibson, who played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengal...

Federal Judge Halts Trump Administration’s Attempt To End Protections For Haitian Immigrants 

Federal Judge Halts Trump Administration’s Attempt To E...

The Department of Homeland Security announced last week that it would terminate ...

After Adidas Buyout, Patrick Ewing Became First NBA Player With Own Sneaker Brand

After Adidas Buyout, Patrick Ewing Became First NBA Pla...

Patrick Ewing Became the First NBA Player With His Own Sneaker Deal.

bg
SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Paul Pierce makes legendary shot

SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Paul Pierce makes legendary shot

Over the decades, many legendary athletes have played for the Boston Celtics bas...

bg
PERSPECTIVE: If Black people were to call the new pope ‘cuz,’ would they be accurate? And does it matter?

PERSPECTIVE: If Black people were to call the new pope ...

It seems that everyone wants a piece of the new pope, even people who are not Ca...

bg
Formerly incarcerated person now rising in political ranks tells Hampton seniors to stand tall against anti-DEI climate

Formerly incarcerated person now rising in political ra...

HAMPTON, Virginia – A formerly incarcerated man now pardoned and first Black spe...

bg
Philadelphia’s MOVE bombing remembered 40 years later

Philadelphia’s MOVE bombing remembered 40 years later

Google “only bomb ever dropped on an American neighborhood” and you’ll find your...

bg
On third anniversary of Buffalo mass shooting, mom of survivor shares story of her path into politics

On third anniversary of Buffalo mass shooting, mom of s...

“What we lost in the fire, we find in the ashes” is an old saying that means the...

bg
SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: “Magic” Johnson reaches unwanted basketball milestone

SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: “Magic” Johnson reaches unwant...

Earvin “Magic” Johnson was an incredible basketball point guard. He was the maes...

bg
David Dinkins – Trenton’s Own – Dies

David Dinkins – Trenton’s Own – Dies

by Al Alatunji David Dinkins: From Trenton to Harlem And Then First Black Mayor ...

Diddy Fans Celebrate RICO Verdict By Dousing Themselves In Baby Oil

Diddy Fans Celebrate RICO Verdict By Dousing Themselves...

After a jury convicted Diddy of only three of the five charges, fans put baby oi...

Keith David Sheds Happy Tears After Learning He’s Receiving A Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star

Keith David Sheds Happy Tears After Learning He’s Recei...

Actor Keith David feels "blessed" about receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk o...

‘See Something, Tap Something,’ New ‘ICEBlock’ App Allows Users To Report ICE Sightings In Real Time

‘See Something, Tap Something,’ New ‘ICEBlock’ App Allo...

ICEBlock helps users gain real-time information on when and where ICE will condu...

Former NFL Defensive Tackle Oliver Gibson Dead At 53

Former NFL Defensive Tackle Oliver Gibson Dead At 53

Oliver Gibson, who played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengal...

Federal Judge Halts Trump Administration’s Attempt To End Protections For Haitian Immigrants 

Federal Judge Halts Trump Administration’s Attempt To E...

The Department of Homeland Security announced last week that it would terminate ...

After Adidas Buyout, Patrick Ewing Became First NBA Player With Own Sneaker Brand

After Adidas Buyout, Patrick Ewing Became First NBA Pla...

Patrick Ewing Became the First NBA Player With His Own Sneaker Deal.

bg
Six Triple Eight descendants express outrage at 47th president’s decision on military base names

Six Triple Eight descendants express outrage at 47th pr...

Descendants of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only all-fema...

bg
What is artificial intelligence doing to our environment?

What is artificial intelligence doing to our environment?

By McKenzie Green What?!?! I exclaim in amazement. ChatGPT isn’t an all knowing...

bg
Reconnecting Baltimore, rebuilding Haiti: Why H.R. 1114, Haitian American Enterprise Fund 2025 matters now

Reconnecting Baltimore, rebuilding Haiti: Why H.R. 1114...

H.R. 1114, the Haitian American Enterprise Fund 2025, proposes a $5 billion inv...

bg
Is pride in the way of progress?

Is pride in the way of progress?

Christopher Anderson, member of the Baltimore City Republican Central Committee...

bg
House Democrats condemn Senate Republicans, vow to block bill slashing Medicaid, food assistance and more

House Democrats condemn Senate Republicans, vow to bloc...

House Democrats are fiercely opposing a sweeping GOP tax and spending bill that...

bg
Legally Written:  A modern-day green book for justice

Legally Written:  A modern-day green book for justice

In honor of Juneteenth, Kisha A. Brown announces the launch of the first nation...

bg
E. Faye Williams: Along with Black history, let’s teach the real White history!

E. Faye Williams: Along with Black history, let’s teach...

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—The Hon. Four Star Air Force General, history-making Fight...

bg
Francis − a pope who has cared deeply for the poor and opened up the Catholic Church

Francis − a pope who has cared deeply for the poor and ...

  Pope Francis during the Palm Sunday Mass at St. Peter’s Square on April 2, 20...

bg
EXCLUSIVE: Rev. Al Sharpton on Trump’s Agenda, DEI rollbacks, and the fight for democracy

EXCLUSIVE: Rev. Al Sharpton on Trump’s Agenda, DEI roll...

Photo Credit: Facebook Special to The Chicago Defender By Alexander Efird & Jam...

bg
Trump and Musk oppose remote work, but it has fans in Pittsburgh

Trump and Musk oppose remote work, but it has fans in P...

(Illustration by Natasha Vicens/PublicSource) PublicSource asked its audience t...

bg
Halle Berry ‘tired’ of being only Black Best Actress Oscar winner

Halle Berry ‘tired’ of being only Black Best Actress Os...

Photo: Getty Images Halle Berry is hoping another Black entertainer will take h...

bg
SPOTLIGHT ON SENIORS: Brenda Tate authors new memoir

SPOTLIGHT ON SENIORS: Brenda Tate authors new memoir

Brenda Tate’s inspirational new memoir, “Journal of a Black Woman in Blue, Navi...

bg
The 2024 Nissan Ariya EV – Bold Design and Performance

The 2024 Nissan Ariya EV – Bold Design and Performance

The 2024 Nissan Ariya EV – Bold Design and Performance The post The 2024 Nissan ...

bg
“Lead Bigger: The Transformative Power of Inclusion”

“Lead Bigger: The Transformative Power of Inclusion”

“Lead Bigger: The Transformative Power of Inclusion” The post “Lead Bigger: The ...

bg
Five Things Entrepreneurs Can Do To Live A Life Again

Five Things Entrepreneurs Can Do To Live A Life Again

Five Things Entrepreneurs Can Do To Live A Life Again The post Five Things Entre...

bg
In Brief: AI; Jobs and College;  Managing Inventory; Culture

In Brief: AI; Jobs and College; Managing Inventory; Cu...

In Brief: AI; Jobs and College; Managing Inventory; Culture The post In Brief: ...

bg
Eating Healthy: Good for You … And Your Budget Too

Eating Healthy: Good for You … And Your Budget Too

Eating Healthy: Good for You ... And Your Budget Too The post Eating Healthy: Go...

bg
10 Tips On How to Become An Influential Business in Your Local Community

10 Tips On How to Become An Influential Business in You...

10 Tips On How to Become An Influential Business in Your Local Community The pos...

Alvin Bragg, Manhattan prosecutor of Trump, wins Democratic primary

Alvin Bragg, Manhattan prosecutor of Trump, wins Democr...

Alvin Bragg PHOTO COURTESY OF PROSECUTION.ORG New York (AP) — Manhattan District...

Trump culture war vs. America

Trump culture war vs. America

His assault is characterized by centralized executive power, politicization of t...

A nation’s story: “What to the slave is the Fourth of July?”

A nation’s story: “What to the slave is the Fourth of J...

Frederick Douglass’ Inde pendence Day keynote address on July 5, 1852, cited the...

South Florida HBCU Picnic back at FMU

South Florida HBCU Picnic back at FMU

PHOTO COURTESY OF SOUTH FLORIDA HBCU PICNIC DOING FOR SELF: At a time when DEI i...

Broward Bar gala honors Judges Gillespie and Levenson

Broward Bar gala honors Judges Gillespie and Levenson

PHOTOS COURTESY OF BCBA FORT LAUDERDALE – The 17th Judicial Circuit has announce...

4TH ON FLAGLER

4TH ON FLAGLER

One nation, one celebration, free, July 4, 5 – 10 p.m., West Palm Beach Waterfro...

bg
Black Voters Matter Launches New Podcast “Unnamed and Unbound” To Keep Black Communities Informed And Inspired

Black Voters Matter Launches New Podcast “Unnamed and U...

The podcast will premiere on the Black Voters Matter YouTube channel on January ...

bg
Black Voters Matter Issues Statement Following Nazi Salute By Elon Musk

Black Voters Matter Issues Statement Following Nazi Sal...

Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown, Co-Founders of Black Voters Matter and April E...

bg
Black Voters Matter Issues Statement Following Trump’s Recent Racist Attacks Against DEI Policies

Black Voters Matter Issues Statement Following Trump’s ...

Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown, Co-Founders of Black Voters Matter and April E...

bg
Black Voters Matter Announces 2025 BVM Days At The Capitol

Black Voters Matter Announces 2025 BVM Days At The Capitol

GEORGIA – With a hyper-focus on local politics in 2025, Black Voters Matter (BVM...

bg
Black Voters Matter Issues Statement Following Recent Attacks Targeting Voter Registration

Black Voters Matter Issues Statement Following Recent A...

Yesterday, in another attempt to distract voters, Trump signed an executive orde...

bg
Black Voters Matter Issues Statement Following Senator Cory Booker’s Historic Filibuster in Opposition to Trump Administration Policies

Black Voters Matter Issues Statement Following Senator ...

Today, we witnessed a historic feat in the fight for freedom from tyranny and th...

bg
Malcolm X continued to shape America after his death

Malcolm X continued to shape America after his death

“The Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon’s Enduring Impact on America...

bg
Alumni, legislators calling for better process for hiring university presidents

Alumni, legislators calling for better process for hiri...

After Marcus Thompson’s resignation this month, Mississippi lawmakers and Jackso...

bg
Tom Lee Day 2025 celebrated through poetry and film

Tom Lee Day 2025 celebrated through poetry and film

The 100-year anniversary of Tom Lee’s heroic Mississippi River rescue was commem...

bg
‘The Gold Standard:’ Frayser’s shiny new library now open

‘The Gold Standard:’ Frayser’s shiny new library now open

It took vision. It took legwork. It took canvassing neighborhoods to collect mor...

bg
Xfinity opens new store in Whitehaven 

Xfinity opens new store in Whitehaven 

A new Xfinity store opened Wednesday at 4461 Elvis Presley Blvd. in the Whitehav...

bg
Rescue Smokers crowned 2025 Grand Champion at SmokeSlam BBQ festival

Rescue Smokers crowned 2025 Grand Champion at SmokeSlam...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The sweet smell of smoked meat filled the air at Tom Lee Park a...

bg
WSSU’s band director, Dr. Michael Magruder, to direct on national scale

WSSU’s band director, Dr. Michael Magruder, to direct o...

WSSU’s band director, Dr. Michael Magruder, to direct on national scale The pos...

bg
Dad and his 16-year-old son launch new AI-powered financial coaching tool

Dad and his 16-year-old son launch new AI-powered finan...

Dad and his 16-year-old son launch new AI-powered financial coaching tool The p...

bg
The Chronicle’s Business of the Month: Local cleaning business gives others a fresh start

The Chronicle’s Business of the Month: Local cleaning b...

The Chronicle's Business of the Month: Local cleaning business gives others a fr...

bg
Four trailblazing doctors whose legacy of service lives on

Four trailblazing doctors whose legacy of service lives on

Four trailblazing doctors whose legacy of service lives on The post Four trailb...

bg
Malinda Russell publishes first cookbook by a Black author in 1866

Malinda Russell publishes first cookbook by a Black aut...

Malinda Russell publishes first cookbook by a Black author in 1866 The post Mal...

bg
Commentary: National Urban League’s lawsuit challenges the big lie of the extremist anti-equity movement

Commentary: National Urban League’s lawsuit challenges ...

Commentary: National Urban League's lawsuit challenges the big lie of the extrem...

Alvin Bragg, Manhattan prosecutor of Trump, wins Democratic primary

Alvin Bragg, Manhattan prosecutor of Trump, wins Democr...

Alvin Bragg PHOTO COURTESY OF PROSECUTION.ORG New York (AP) — Manhattan District...

Trump culture war vs. America

Trump culture war vs. America

His assault is characterized by centralized executive power, politicization of t...

A nation’s story: “What to the slave is the Fourth of July?”

A nation’s story: “What to the slave is the Fourth of J...

Frederick Douglass’ Inde pendence Day keynote address on July 5, 1852, cited the...

South Florida HBCU Picnic back at FMU

South Florida HBCU Picnic back at FMU

PHOTO COURTESY OF SOUTH FLORIDA HBCU PICNIC DOING FOR SELF: At a time when DEI i...

Broward Bar gala honors Judges Gillespie and Levenson

Broward Bar gala honors Judges Gillespie and Levenson

PHOTOS COURTESY OF BCBA FORT LAUDERDALE – The 17th Judicial Circuit has announce...

4TH ON FLAGLER

4TH ON FLAGLER

One nation, one celebration, free, July 4, 5 – 10 p.m., West Palm Beach Waterfro...

AHA, Black Press Partner For Black Health Symposium

AHA, Black Press Partner For Black Health Symposium

Dr. Jamal Bryant is leading a 40-day Target boycott in response to the retailer’...

Amber Garrett To Present Multimedia Recital Amplifying Women’s Voices At Chrysler

Amber Garrett To Present Multimedia Recital Amplifying ...

Internationally acclaimed performer Amber Garrett presents Project: Factions - T...

Lincolnsville Photo Exhibit at Portsmouth’s  Emanuel AME

Lincolnsville Photo Exhibit at Portsmouth’s Emanuel AME

The Lincolnsville Photo Exhibit, showcasing Portsmouth’s first Black middle-clas...

Book Review:  Becoming Spectacular: The Rhythm of Resilience from the First African American Rockette

Book Review: Becoming Spectacular: The Rhythm of Resil...

Jennifer Jones shares her groundbreaking journey as the first Black Rockette in ...

Lester Holt To Step Down From ‘NBC Nightly News’

Lester Holt To Step Down From ‘NBC Nightly News’

Veteran news anchor Lester Holt announced his departure from "NBC Nightly News,"...

Black Journalists, Activists Condemn MSNBC For Firing Host Joy Reid

Black Journalists, Activists Condemn MSNBC For Firing H...

The firing of Joy Reid from MSNBC has sparked outrage among Black journalists an...

bg
Ben Crump calls NNPA, Black Press to save Black people

Ben Crump calls NNPA, Black Press to save Black people

By Aswad Walker, Defender Network, Many African Americans have expressed worry a...

bg
Advocates rally for Medicaid expansion as governor stands firm in opposition

Advocates rally for Medicaid expansion as governor stan...

By Edelia J. Carthan, Ed.D., Contributing Writer, Healthcare advocates gathered ...

bg
Fourth Annual Mississippi Makers’ Challenge Sponsored by Hancock Whitney Begins Today

Fourth Annual Mississippi Makers’ Challenge Sponsored b...

The Mississippi Manufacturers Association is pleased to announce the beginning o...

bg
National Newspaper Publishers Association – Black Press Of America – NNPA launches national public education and selective buying campaign

National Newspaper Publishers Association – Black Press...

Washington, DC: The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), representi...

bg
Dr. Jamal Bryant’s 40-Day Target ‘Fast’ gains momentum

Dr. Jamal Bryant’s 40-Day Target ‘Fast’ gains momentum

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent, Dr. Jamal Bryant, the inf...

bg
Rep. Bennie Thompson hosts virtual town hall on Trump’s executive orders, urges action

Rep. Bennie Thompson hosts virtual town hall on Trump’s...

By Edelia J. Carthan, Ed.D., Contributing Writer, Congressman Bennie Thompson ho...

Traveling Internationally? Birmingham Public Library Serves as Official Passport Acceptance Site

Traveling Internationally? Birmingham Public Library Se...

By Roy L. Williams | Birmingham Public Library    Planning a summer vacation or ...

Birmingham Middle Schoolers Graduate After Nursing Camp with Children’s of Alabama, Black Nurses Association

Birmingham Middle Schoolers Graduate After Nursing Camp...

By Jordyn Davis | For The Birmingham Times Madison Smith, a 12-year-old aspiring...

‘It Was Short and to the Point … ‘Will You Marry Me?’ and She said, ‘Yes’’

‘It Was Short and to the Point … ‘Will You Marry Me?’ a...

BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY | Special to the Birmingham Times APRIL AND JEFF WORFO...

Uriah Williams, Birmingham Financial Advisor, Shares Solid Tips to Build Wealth

Uriah Williams, Birmingham Financial Advisor, Shares So...

By Don Rhodes II | Birmingham Times For Uriah Williams, a 38-year-old seasoned f...

Family Seeks Body Camera Footage From Fatal Police Shooting of Jabari Peoples, 18, in Homewood

Family Seeks Body Camera Footage From Fatal Police Shoo...

Associated Press Family members of a Black teenager shot and killed by police in...

“The work underway in our city includes millions in investment for critical repair renovations for hundreds of families, down payment assistance enabling many families to buy their first home …”

“The work underway in our city includes millions in inv...

MAYOR RANDALL WOODFIN AFTER SITE DEVELOPMENT BEGAN THIS WEEK ON A CITY OF BIRMIN...

bg
Going for the Fashion Win!

Going for the Fashion Win!

Tracee Dundas Fashion Editor @fashionablyyoursnola Photos provided by Retail Bra...

bg
SuperBowl 2025 Showcases Stellar Musical Performances

SuperBowl 2025 Showcases Stellar Musical Performances

Eric Connerly Data News Weekly Contributor The upcoming Super Bowl LIX, schedule...

bg
Events During SuperBowl Week

Events During SuperBowl Week

Data News Staff Edited Report As SuperBowl LIX approaches on February 9, 2025, i...

bg
Beyonce Makes History at 2025 Grammy’s and Several Louisiana Artists Win Awards on Music’s Biggest Night

Beyonce Makes History at 2025 Grammy’s and Several Loui...

Elise Schenck Data News Weekly Contributor Beyoncé made history by winning Album...

bg
Super Bowl LIX: New Orleans Host Football’s Biggest Game

Super Bowl LIX: New Orleans Host Football’s Biggest Game

Edwin Buggage Editor-in-Chief Data News Weekly On February 9, 2025, New Orleans ...

bg
NNPA Supports Selective Buying Campaign

NNPA Supports Selective Buying Campaign

National Newspaper Publishers Association Washington, DC: The National Newspaper...

bg
Hotel Industry Releases Top 5 Requirements to Travel Safely

Hotel Industry Releases Top 5 Requirements to Travel Sa...

 The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) today released the “Safe Stay G...

bg
Community Wins at Dreamland Kickball

Community Wins at Dreamland Kickball

SPORTS Sam Levrault Dreamland Kickball Tournament, Photos, Sam Levrault Media Tu...

bg
Parent Child Center Recognizes 35th Anniversary

Parent Child Center Recognizes 35th Anniversary

TALK OF GREENWOOD Dr. Jerry Goodwin The Parent Child Center of Tulsa is highligh...

bg
Kyra Carby Wins District 3 TPS Seat

Kyra Carby Wins District 3 TPS Seat

EDUCATION Kimberly Marsh Kyra Carby, successfully earned more that 66% of voter ...

bg
T’erra Estes Releases 7 Secrets to Being an Effective Teacher and Celebrates 9 Years of Service with Teach Not Punish First Book in Practical Series for Teachers, Parents, and Leaders

T’erra Estes Releases 7 Secrets to Being an Effective T...

The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire   Educator, community leader, and founder of Teach N...

bg
Jocelyn Lee Payne: A Life Devoted To Scholarship, Education, Mentorship, Advocacy, Family, And Friendships

Jocelyn Lee Payne: A Life Devoted To Scholarship, Educa...

OBITUARY Gary Lee Jocelyn Lee Payne Source, Provided Dr. Jocelyn Lee Payne was a...

bg
Scholarship Supports Greenwood Legacy, New Generations of Tulsa

Scholarship Supports Greenwood Legacy, New Generations ...

COMMUNITY Kimberly Marsh (L-R) A’marion Penny, 19, and Keyon’Dre Penny, 16 , gre...

bg
Community Wins at Dreamland Kickball

Community Wins at Dreamland Kickball

SPORTS Sam Levrault Dreamland Kickball Tournament, Photos, Sam Levrault Media Tu...

bg
Parent Child Center Recognizes 35th Anniversary

Parent Child Center Recognizes 35th Anniversary

TALK OF GREENWOOD Dr. Jerry Goodwin The Parent Child Center of Tulsa is highligh...

bg
Kyra Carby Wins District 3 TPS Seat

Kyra Carby Wins District 3 TPS Seat

EDUCATION Kimberly Marsh Kyra Carby, successfully earned more that 66% of voter ...

bg
T’erra Estes Releases 7 Secrets to Being an Effective Teacher and Celebrates 9 Years of Service with Teach Not Punish First Book in Practical Series for Teachers, Parents, and Leaders

T’erra Estes Releases 7 Secrets to Being an Effective T...

The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire   Educator, community leader, and founder of Teach N...

bg
Jocelyn Lee Payne: A Life Devoted To Scholarship, Education, Mentorship, Advocacy, Family, And Friendships

Jocelyn Lee Payne: A Life Devoted To Scholarship, Educa...

OBITUARY Gary Lee Jocelyn Lee Payne Source, Provided Dr. Jocelyn Lee Payne was a...

bg
Scholarship Supports Greenwood Legacy, New Generations of Tulsa

Scholarship Supports Greenwood Legacy, New Generations ...

COMMUNITY Kimberly Marsh (L-R) A’marion Penny, 19, and Keyon’Dre Penny, 16 , gre...

bg
Does he know the laws?

Does he know the laws?

Former FBI Director James Comey is being investigated for an Instagram post wit...

bg
The Heritage Foundation is the true public enemy

The Heritage Foundation is the true public enemy

The Heritage Foundation's policies, including the recent cuts to USAID, have le...

bg
Be careful what you cut

Be careful what you cut

Members of the Automatic Benefit for Children Coalition, including parents, are...

bg
George Floyd five years later: Was it a moment or a movement?

George Floyd five years later: Was it a moment or a mov...

Five years after the murder of George Floyd, the National Urban League has laun...

bg
Rural hospital closures and the cervical cancer crisis

Rural hospital closures and the cervical cancer crisis

Black women in the Mississippi Delta face disproportionate barriers to cervical...

bg
Banning cell phones won’t teach responsibility

Banning cell phones won’t teach responsibility

Texas lawmakers are advancing legislation to ban cell phones during the school ...

bg
Giti Thai: A Fusion of Vision, Resilience, and Community in Los Angeles

Giti Thai: A Fusion of Vision, Resilience, and Communit...

  Los Angeles, CA–Nestled in the heart of the View Park-Windsor Hills community ...

bg
The Impact of the Eaton Fire on Altadena’s Black Homeowners

The Impact of the Eaton Fire on Altadena’s Black Homeow...

Altadena, California, has long been celebrated for its rich diversity and vibran...

bg
Benjamin Crump Hosts Town Hall in Altadena for Eaton Fire Victims

Benjamin Crump Hosts Town Hall in Altadena for Eaton Fi...

Altadena, CA — In response to the devastating California wildfires, civil rights...

bg
Slauson Girl Speaks With  April Showers, CEO & Founder of Afro Unicorn

Slauson Girl Speaks With April Showers, CEO & Founder ...

Los Angeles This week, I’m bringing you an inspiring conversation with April Sho...

bg
Inside the 18th Annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards

Inside the 18th Annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood...

Los Angeles, CA– I was incredibly honored to be invited to cover the 18th annual...

bg
Inside Rolling Loud California: Hip-Hop Festival Comes To Inglewood

Inside Rolling Loud California: Hip-Hop Festival Comes ...

LOS ANGELES – This past weekend, Rolling Loud California took over Hollywood Par...

bg
Skype Is Shutting Down After Two Decades

Skype Is Shutting Down After Two Decades

Microsoft will discontinue Skype in May, transitioning users to Microsoft Teams'...

bg
Treating Mental Health Can Lower Maternal Mortality Rate

Treating Mental Health Can Lower Maternal Mortality Rate

The American Heart Association has issued new guidelines recommending psychologi...

bg
Today’s ‘Economic Blackout’ Began From An Unlikely Source. But It’s Tapped Into Americans’ Anger

Today’s ‘Economic Blackout’ Began From An Unlikely Sour...

John Schwarz, a self-described 'mindfulness and meditation facilitator,' has cal...

bg
Pentagon Plans To Remove Transgender Service Members Under New Policy

Pentagon Plans To Remove Transgender Service Members Un...

The Pentagon has announced a policy to discharge transgender service members who...

bg
Bringing Black Studies To Black People

Bringing Black Studies To Black People

Stanford University professor Dr. Adam Banks commutes from the Bay Area to Cleve...

bg
First Measles Case Of 2025 Confirmed In King County

First Measles Case Of 2025 Confirmed In King County

Public Health – Seattle & King County has confirmed the first measles case of 20...

bg
Giti Thai: A Fusion of Vision, Resilience, and Community in Los Angeles

Giti Thai: A Fusion of Vision, Resilience, and Communit...

  Los Angeles, CA–Nestled in the heart of the View Park-Windsor Hills community ...

bg
The Impact of the Eaton Fire on Altadena’s Black Homeowners

The Impact of the Eaton Fire on Altadena’s Black Homeow...

Altadena, California, has long been celebrated for its rich diversity and vibran...

bg
Benjamin Crump Hosts Town Hall in Altadena for Eaton Fire Victims

Benjamin Crump Hosts Town Hall in Altadena for Eaton Fi...

Altadena, CA — In response to the devastating California wildfires, civil rights...

bg
Slauson Girl Speaks With  April Showers, CEO & Founder of Afro Unicorn

Slauson Girl Speaks With April Showers, CEO & Founder ...

Los Angeles This week, I’m bringing you an inspiring conversation with April Sho...

bg
Inside the 18th Annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards

Inside the 18th Annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood...

Los Angeles, CA– I was incredibly honored to be invited to cover the 18th annual...

bg
Inside Rolling Loud California: Hip-Hop Festival Comes To Inglewood

Inside Rolling Loud California: Hip-Hop Festival Comes ...

LOS ANGELES – This past weekend, Rolling Loud California took over Hollywood Par...

Florida

Alvin Bragg, Manhattan prosecutor of Trump, wins Democr...

Alvin Bragg PHOTO COURTESY OF PROSECUTION.ORG New York (AP) — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the prosecutor who oversaw ...

Florida

Trump culture war vs. America

His assault is characterized by centralized executive power, politicization of the Justice Department, and amassing federal might ...

Florida

A nation’s story: “What to the slave is the Fourth of J...

Frederick Douglass’ Inde pendence Day keynote address on July 5, 1852, cited the founders’ great ideals – and hypocrisy. PHOTO COU...

Florida

South Florida HBCU Picnic back at FMU

PHOTO COURTESY OF SOUTH FLORIDA HBCU PICNIC DOING FOR SELF: At a time when DEI initiatives are under threat and historically Black...

Florida

Broward Bar gala honors Judges Gillespie and Levenson

PHOTOS COURTESY OF BCBA FORT LAUDERDALE – The 17th Judicial Circuit has announced that Circuit Court Judges Kenneth Gillespie and ...

Florida

4TH ON FLAGLER

One nation, one celebration, free, July 4, 5 – 10 p.m., West Palm Beach Waterfront Commons, 100 N. Clematis St. Family activities,...

Florida

VEGAN BLOCK PARTY

Celebrate Independence Day as downtown Fort Lauderdale hosts a utopia of eclectic cuisines, craft goods, merchandise, activism, ar...

Florida

JULY 4TH MARCH TO MAR-A-LAGO

The United + Democratic Progressive Caucus, Inc. will take to the streets again in support of the No Kings Nationwide protests wit...

Florida

LESLIE GRAY STREETER

Author talk and book-signing with the award-winning journalist, podcast host, speaker on grief, race, and feminism, and former ent...

Florida

Morgan State University makes history in Italy

Morgan State University March Band on the march on for the RECALL & RESPONSE pavilion by Coleman and Morgan State University Schoo...

Alabama

Traveling Internationally? Birmingham Public Library Se...

By Roy L. Williams | Birmingham Public Library    Planning a summer vacation or your next international adventure? Don’t let passp...

Alabama

Birmingham Middle Schoolers Graduate After Nursing Camp...

By Jordyn Davis | For The Birmingham Times Madison Smith, a 12-year-old aspiring veterinarian and rising 8th grader at Phillips Ac...

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

G-XBV909ZDH6