By Brianna Patt Food deserts appear to be hindering the success of Black students in both a K-12 environment and at home. Food Deserts & the Black Community In a […]
Category: National
Posted inHealth
Life Expectancy for Black People Is Up, CDC Reports
By Alexa Spencer Originally appeared in Word in Black Black people in America are expected to live longer than they did in previous years, according to new data from the […]
Posted inFinance, National
Largest US Credit Union Scrutinized Over Significant Gaps Between Approval Rates for White and Black Borrowers
By Stacy M. Brown Navy Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in the United States, is under fire for exhibiting the most substantial racial disparities in mortgage approval rates […]
Posted inEducation
Malcolm X and the Black Panthers Empowered Teachers. We Can Too
by Sharif El-Mekki Originally appeared in Word in Black In November, nearly 1,000 educators, advocates, and allies attended the Center for Black Educator Development’s now-annual Black Men in Education Convening — […]
Posted inPolitics
Vice President Harris Makes History in Senate with 32nd Tie-Breaking Vote
By Stacy M. BrownFor the Washington Informer@StacyBrownMedia On Tuesday, Dec. 5, Vice President Kamala Harris broke the previous record set by John C. Calhoun in the 19th century for the […]
Posted inNational
Congressional Leaders Advocate for Rosa Parks Day Federal Holiday
By Stacy M. Brown As the nation approaches the 68th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ historic arrest, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama’s 7th District, along with Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) […]
Posted inHomepage
From Towels to Grand Pianos Survey Reveals Daring Hotel Heists and National Trends
By Stacy M. BrownFor The Washington Informer@StacyBrownMedia The hotel industry is in the middle of a busy holiday season as 2023 draws to a close, thanks to increased business travel […]
Posted inCommunity
Hip Hop Icons and Entrepreneurs T.I. and Tiny Open Affordable Housing Complex in Atlanta
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Hip-hop power couple T.I. and Tiny celebrated the grand opening of their long-awaited affordable housing complex, The Intrada Westside, during a ribbon-cutting […]
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Dr. G is bringing powerful women together
By Marlissa Collier On Saturday, November 11, 2023, Dallas Weekly joined the Dallas-based speaker agency, 24 Carats as the firm hosted its inaugural Women of Power Symposium, drawing over 100 […]
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Can You Imagine Life Without White Supremacy?
By Liz Courquet-Lesaulnier Originally appeared in Word in Black Given how overwhelmingly negative news about Black people is in the mainstream press, you’ve probably engaged in doomscrolling, the practice of clicking through […]
