The first time I heard the Jill Scott song, “Golden” years ago, I was hooked. To me, the lyrics were so simple and so inspiring. “I’m holding on […]
Category: National
Posted inTexas
Batteries and Black Workers: The Stakes of the UAW Strike
The UAW is striking against all of the Big Three automakers in a bid to ensure that the auto industry of the future is not only green, but union too, by pushing for workers at electric-vehicle battery factories to be included in the union’s master contract.
Posted inCulture
Help Wanted: Reporters to Cover Beyoncé and Taylor Swift
America’s largest newspaper chain has placed a help wanted advertisement for two distinctive job listings on its platform: a Taylor Swift reporter and a Beyoncé Knowles-Carter reporter. These “appointed specialists” will be integrated into USA Today and The Tennessean teams, Gannett’s Nashville-based publications, signaling an ambitious endeavor to bolster their coverage of iconic figures in popular culture.
Posted inNational
60th Anniversary of Birmingham Church Bombing Unites Families of Victims and Perpetrators
Four innocent young girls getting ready for Sunday services died when the Ku Klux Klan detonated a devastating bomb inside Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church sixty years ago. Today, as the nation commemorates the somber 60th anniversary of that fateful September 15, 1963, day, two remarkable women, Lisa McNair, and Tammie Fields, stand united not only by their shared tragedy but also by their unwavering message to combat hate.
Posted inHomepage
Are Four-Day School Weeks the Future?
Several cash-strapped districts are switching to four-day school weeks as a temporary staffing fix, but experts warn that it may not be an effective solution for long-term retention and recruitment.
Posted inEducation
A high school for dropouts: Goodwill offers adults a second chance at a diploma
The Goodwill Excel Center Adult Charter High School in Washington D.C. offers adults a second chance at a high school diploma through personalized services and a two-generation approach, with 500 graduates and a 76% graduation rate.
Posted inEducation
Alarming Surge in Student Loan Scams Targets Americans; Biden’s SAVE Plan and Disproportionate Impact on Black Borrowers
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Amidst the impending resumption of student loan payments in October, scammers are intensifying their efforts to exploit borrowers, with more than 350,000 […]
Posted inShe Represents
She Reps: Christen Reyes
Christen Reyes is a BFA recipient from Howard University, a proud legacy of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, and a certified Horton Technique teacher. She has performed with Alfre Woodard at the Lincoln Memorial for Constitution Day and at the two Inaugural Celebrations for the re-election of President Barack Obama, as well as performing with Anthony Hamilton on TV1’s A Christmas Special.
Posted inWord In Black
A Prescription for Healing America’s Pre-Existing Condition
Being Black in America is hazardous to your health, and structural racism systematically exposes Black people to health-harming conditions, which can be addressed through racial healing and policy changes.
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Is it the flu, a cold or COVID?
By Parkland Health Could your cough, runny nose or body aches indicate it’s the flu, a cold or COVID? These three sicknesses have at least two things in common: “It’s […]
