By OBSERVER Staff Report This summer, the Family Life Center at Saint Paul Church introduced something entirely new: the vibrant and inspiring energy of the STEM Summer Institute. Gone were […]
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Posted inEnvironmental Justice
This Black Podcaster Keeps it Green — and Real
Each week, Colah B. Tawkin takes to the digital airwaves to celebrate Black people’s relationship with nature, dropping knowledge about plant life. Tawkin — that’s a stage name, if […]
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Black Women Often Need More Help Fighting Postpartum Depression
No one could understand what was happening in Kay Matthews’ head, and she struggled to tell them. All she knew was that, in 2013, the stillborn birth of her daughter […]
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We Carry on: Black Family Reunions in a Time of Erasure
They try to erase us. Again. Erase the stories, the elders, the recipes handed down on index cards stained with soul. Erase the baby with thick curls chasing cousins through […]
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Teachers Union’s AI Deal Raises Questions—and Concerns
The American Federation of Teachers has partnered with tech giants Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic to launch the National Academy for A.I. Instruction, a $23 million initiative aimed at providing access to free AI training and curriculum for all 1.8 million members of the AFT, but critics question if AI can truly enhance teaching and learning.
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White Coats and Brotherhood: Young Black Men Reclaiming Their Story
The Young Doctors Project, founded by Dr. Malcolm Woodland and Dr. Torian Easterling, is a program that mentors and supports young Black men in the DMV, Roanoke, VA, and NYC, to pursue careers in health and medicine, while also giving back to their communities.
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This U.S. Senator is Demanding Action on Black Women’s Pay Gap
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester is introducing a resolution to declare Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, highlighting the persistent pay gap between Black women and white men and the need for systemic change to address the issue.
Posted inEnvironmental Justice
This Is What They’re Polluting a Black Neighborhood in Memphis For
The chatbot Grok on Elon Musk’s social media platform X was caught posting antisemitic content, while the supercomputer Colossus that powers Grok is polluting a predominantly Black neighborhood in Memphis with ozone and formaldehyde emissions.
Posted inSpiritual
At 94, AME Trailblazer Rev. Vivian Baker Castain Is Still Going Strong
Rev. Vivian Baker Castain became the first woman to serve as pastor in the Second Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, despite initial opposition from her Baptist relatives, and has continued to serve the church in various ways, including as a mentor to other women in ministry.
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Black Voters Still Matter, But the Trust Is Broken
Black voters are refusing to be taken for granted and are demanding consistent and intentional funding of Black-led organizing in order to build long-term change and protect democracy.