You may also like
Mary J. Blige Set To Perform During The NAACP Image Awards - African American News and Issues
By: NNPA Today, the NAACP and BET revealed the performers and presenters for the “53rd NAACP Image Awards.” Nine-time Grammy Award-winning singer and two-time Academy Award-nominated actress and producer Mary J. Blige will take the stage to perform at this year’s show. The “53rd NAACP Image
Read more
Source: African American News | Black News | Afram News
Malawi: Roads Authority Assures Public of Speedy Reopening of Salima-Golomoti M005 Road
[Nyasa Times] The Roads Authority promises that the cut off M005 Road between Salima and Golomoti will be opened by end of Friday as a contractor is already on site reinstating Lifidzi Bridge, whose approach was washed away by heavy flow of rain water.
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
‘Give me my land before I die’: ex-Caroni worker’s plea for VSEP promise
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Former Caroni worker Baldath Bhooklal pleads with the government and their agencies to keep their promise of assigning agricultural plots. - ROGER JACOB AT age 67, Baldath Bhooklal does not think he should still be building
Read more
Source: Trinidad News
As Politics Infects Public Health, Private Companies Profit - The Seattle Medium
For some counties and cities that share a public health agency with other local governments, differences over mask mandates, business restrictions, and other covid preventive measures have strained those
Read more
Source: https://seattlemedium.com
WEEK THREE: Black Hospital Provided Quality Medical Care For Community - The New Journal and Guide
BLACK HISTORY MONTY 2022-Week Two Norfolk’s Community Hospital: The Rise of All-Black Hospitals Filled Void In Black Health Care By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide Looking back at his eight decades of life, Dr. John Hopkins, at various stages, has found himself among a unique
Read more
Source: The New Journal and Guide
Why some North Korean defectors return to one of the world's most repressive regimes | Haiti Gazette
The content originally appeared on: CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN)He risked his life fleeing from one of the world's most repressive regimes, traversing a militarized stretch protected by barbed wire fences. Then a year later, he went back - the way he came. More than one month since the man crossed
Read more
Source: Haiti News - Daily News from Haiti
‘Headed in a favorable direction’: COVID cases still dropping in Allegheny County | New Pittsburgh Courier
by PublicSource PublicSource has been tracking COVID-19’s spread on a daily basis since March 2020. More than a year later, in an effort to direct our resources into enterprise reporting on the pandemicand other important issues, we will cover the Allegheny County Health Department’s weekly
Read more
Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media
NNPA Exclusive: Phoenix Suns Owner Robert Sarver Opens up to Black Press - Milwaukee Community Journal
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver says he never had a race conversation with his children. It wasn’t necessary, he said. “It wasn’t even something they thought about,” Sarver stated, adding that his three sons have a mix
Read more
Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Becomes First Black Woman to Lead Medicare and Medicaid
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent A White House photo featuring dozens of African American members of the Biden-Harris administration circulated the internet during the opening days of Black History Month, and one would be hard-pressed to find anyone as proud as Chiquita
Read more
Source: The Birmingham Times
Issa Rae Teams Up With Airbnb, Nasdaq To Support Los Angeles-Based Nonprofit
Issa Rae teamed up with Airbnb and Nasdaq to donate $100K to a Los Angeles-based nonprofit.
Read more
Source: Black America Web
Africa: One UN Human Rights Expert's Fight to Eliminate 'Conversion Therapies'
[UN News] Some 69 States around the world currently criminalise homosexual relations between consenting adults. This means that in just this one area of human rights violations, two billion people are being discriminated against on a daily basis - a third of the world's population.
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
PRESS ROOM: 2022 PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship to be Hosted by Union League of Philadelphia
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In conjunction with the PWCC, PGA WORKS will host Beyond the Green, a career exploration event designed to educate and inspire talent from historically underrepresented backgrounds to pursue careers in the business of golf and beyond. The event will be held May 1 at the Comcast
Read more
Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA
Africa: Covid-19 - a Missed Chance to Build Trust in Lake Chad Basin
Analysis - Low confidence in governments allows terrorists to insert themselves into society and further undermine the state.
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Health sector transformation boosts life expectancy in Gombe
Governance in health is being increasingly regarded as a salient theme on the development agenda. Leadership and governance in building a health system involve ensuring that strategic policy frameworks exist and are combined with effective oversight, coalition-building, regulation, attention to
Read more
Source: Premium Times - Nigeria leading newspaper for news, investigations
GOP positions to grab left-leaning Nashville in US House map - TSDMemphis.com
NASHVILLE (AP) — Black college students once marched downtown from the north Nashville neighborhood where Aaron Marble preaches, sitting at whites-only lunch counters to fight for civil rights. Soon, his historically Black community will fold into a mostly rural, white 14-county territory, and
Read more
Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com
Crowded race to replace Dallas Dem Eddie Bernice Johnson in Congress simmers as early voting begins - Garland Journal
Nine candidates compete for Democratic nomination in the southern Dallas-anchored District 30 as residents brace for generational change. The post Crowded race to replace Dallas Dem Eddie Bernice Johnson in Congress simmers as early voting begins appeared first on Garland Journal.
Read more
Source: Serving Northeast Texas
Immigrant advocates rally in Harlem in demand of passage of Coverage for All - New York Carib News
Today, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) and the African Services Committee (ASC) rallied together to demand healthcare for Black immigrants in New York through the passage of the Coverage 4 All
Read more
Source: The New York Carib News
100 Members Of Congress Call For End To ‘Racist’ Immigration Policy Disproportionately Impacting Black Migrants
Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Cori Bush led 100 members of Congress in an open letter to the president requesting that he reverse "inhumane immigration policies," including the continuation of the Trump administration's interpretation of a policy known as Title 42.
Read more
Source: NewsOne
Senators Discuss the Slow Strides Made in Restoration for the Territory
Damaged roads, deplorable schools, inoperable health facilities, outdated utilities, and housing were topics of discussion during the senate hearing.
Read more
Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Doug Jones Joins The Morgan Project Panel to Discuss a Legendary Birmingham Attorney
By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times The Morgan Project, a Birmingham-based social justice initiative, will host a panel discussion and book release reception on Feb. 23 at Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, for the recent re-publication of legendary civil rights lawyer Charles Morgan Jr’s 1964 book
Read more
Source: The Birmingham Times
Barbados, Guyana talk food security; partnership - Barbados Today
GEORGETOWN, Guyana- Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley says the participation of ordinary people in regional trade and services will play a significant role in the realisation of regional food security. “It will be assured when ordinary people trade when ordinary people buy and sell goods and
Read more
Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
Africa: Five Takeaways From a Decade of Energy Subsidy Reforms in Mena
[Chatham House] Experiences from the MENA region show that successful energy subsidy reforms must focus strongly on mitigating social impacts.
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
First-time mom blames hospital for baby’s death
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: What started out for Shattelee Young as a series of shopping sprees, with life readjustments to welcome her first child into the world, has ended with dour preparation for the funeral of a two-day-old baby. Young has...
Read more
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
2022 Groundbreaking Planned for Relocated St. Thomas Clinic
Residents of St. Thomas and St. John may soon see the start of construction for the St. Thomas East End Medical Center at a new location. The director of the federally funded outpatient center says plans for a new clinic site have been in the works since 2002.
Read more
Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Texas sues CDC to stop mask mandates on planes - DefenderNetwork.com
Texas Attorney GeneralKen Paxtonand U.S. Rep.Beth Van Duyne, R-Irving, are suing the Biden administration to end mask mandates on planes. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, argues that the mandate imposes a […]
Read more
Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source
S' Africa: Infectious Diseases expert reflects on two years of pandemic disruption | Africanews
"Had we had more people vaccinated by the third wave, for example, we would have saved a lot of lives. So many people, you know it's a very tragic thing to be staring at someone who's struggling for breath on a ventilator when knowing that the vaccine actually was available to them". Dr Jeremy Nel
Read more
Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
After miscarrying in a Georgia prison, Pamela Winn Speaks for Women Behind Bars | Atlanta Daily World
In 2017, Pamela Winn was at a drug policy–reform conference in Atlanta, preparing to help lead a discussion about the war on drugs. A budding activist for criminal-justice reform, Winn had put together a speech about her mother’s experience with substance abuse and how it affected her. Still, among
Read more
Source: Atlanta Daily World - Powered by Real Times Media
Metro Atlanta Chamber Celebrates One Year of DEI Progress with Inaugural Assessment Results - The Atlanta Voice
One year after the launch of ATL Action for Racial Equity (AARE), the Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC) announced results of the inaugural diversity, equity and inclusion assessment created in partnership with Kanarys, Inc on February 16th. MAC designed the multi-year AARE plan as a cat
Read more
Source: Home - The Atlanta Voice
Practice Owned by V.I.'s Only Black Female General Surgeon Opens on St. Thomas
While doing physical education class at Charlotte Amalie High School, Dr. Glenda Wrensford still remembers looking across the field to Schneider Regional Medical Center and knowing that one day, she would work there.
Read more
Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
It's Time To Re-Examine And Redefine Public Safety Within Black Communities - Blavity
If you’re interested in sharing your opinion on any cultural, political or personal topic, create an  account here  and check out our  how-to post  to learn more. ____ We’ve been celebrating Black History Month in the U.S. for  nearly 100 years . Every February we celebrate the accomplishments of
Read more
Source: Blavity News
More from New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media
2020—The ‘Year of the Nurse & Midwife’
Pittsburgh-area leaders give safety guidance as region prepares for shift to yellow
Restaurants hard hit by COVID-19 face uphill battle to return to normal
Stop excluding people of color in environmental policies
Coard: Never forget deadly MOVE firebombing 35 years ago
National Nurses Week: St. Louis-area COVID-19 survivor embarks on nursing career
Wolf says PA counties that violate phased reopening orders may not receive some state financial support
Celebrities and friends remember Rock ‘N’ Roll icon Little Richard
Erykah Badu and Jill Scott share songs and stories in Verzuz battle.
The Carr Report: What’s the best thing you can do for poor people?
Legal Advertising – Bids and Proposals 5-13-20
Employment Opportunities 5-13-20
Consistently Inconsistent
Announcements – Meetings 5-13-20
Legal Notices – Estate Notices 5-13-20
NBA inching toward a bad decision
FedEx makes history, appoints first-ever Black woman CEO
America’s first pandemic
Managing compassion fatigue in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic
Courier Exclusive: Gas station where Black women were beaten reopens with new management
PTC commemorates National Nurses Week: Empowering nurses with education
UPMC docs suggest “different environment” for vulnerable at school
Adjust your finances as life happens
Black moms like me will not be patient with Pittsburgh Public Schools. We need to demand more.
Facebook awards Black Press of America publishers $1.3 million in relief grants
Chicago Defender and Michigan Chronicle host 'For the Love of House Music Celebration' this Saturday
County moves to yellow phase, 12 more counties to yellow next Friday
COVID-19 and America—the fire this time
Guest Editorial: Decisions to reopen will be evaluated at the polls
The choice in America—death, coronavirus or the economy
Just how do you vote in the June 2 Primary Election?
Joe Biden’s Plan for Empowering Black America
Remembering a Homewood Legend: William Baker, iconic owner of Baker’s Dairy, dies at 79
URA officials provide update on COVID-19 funds; no new county deaths reported
Quick to judge: Let’s reform how healthcare workers treat people with substance use and mental health disorders
United Airlines appoints first African American president
From the Hilltop to North Side, Black flight drives population change in Pittsburgh
NNPA Exclusive: Iconic entertainer and entrepreneur, Ice Cube, speaks to the Black Press
Pandemic Power: Black female mayors shine during COVID-19 crisis
Caribbean Currents: 'My Boy Lollipop' becomes a sweet legacy for Millie Small
Clinical Research: On the Frontlines of Diversity and Inclusion
How a clinical trial participant became an advocate for the Sickle Cell community
Worry, joy, ambivalence, relief, dread: Pittsburgh-area residents describe the first days of life in ‘yellow’
Pittsburgh Public Schools’ CTE Program supports frontline workers with masks during pandemic
Obituary: Janet M. Fielder “Lady J” dies in Las Vegas at 84
The murder of Ahmaud Arbery — and our continuing terror
Old, sick and incarcerated
Courier urges our community to vote in the upcoming June 2 Primary Election
Will It Be A Comeback? Kwame Kilpatrick To Be Released
The ‘New New Left’ is just as stubborn as the ‘Old New left’

Politics Facts

Black People Facts

Women Facts

United States Facts

Lifestyle Facts