The 2022 midterm elections are just a few weeks away, and both sides of the aisle have long acknowledged it’s the most consequential in years. Each of the seats in […]
Category: National
Posted inBusiness, National
BET founder hopes to save funding for Black American workers
Retirement Clearinghouse, LLC (RCH), an RLJ Company, Fidelity Investments, Vanguard, and Alight Solutions announced that they have collaborated to create a consortium of workplace retirement plan recordkeepers, Portability Services Network, […]
Posted inEntertainment, National
‘Black Adam’
Introducing DC comics latest crime combatant, Black Adam. His superhero traits are similar to Superman’s (flying, ultra-strength, etc.), but there are key differences. One has a pleasant personality and values […]
Posted inBusiness, Health, National
Protecting the parks
When the pandemic started, California leaders closed state parks and trails to limit people’s interactions and ultimately limit the spread of the virus. Once the pandemic was over, all state […]
Posted inHealth, National
Prostate cancer nonprofit symposium
ZERO – The End of Prostate Cancer will host its second annual Health Equity Symposium 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET on Nov. 5. For more information or to register, […]
Posted inAcross Black America, Health, National
Clinical trials essential for Black women
The California Black Health Network (CBHN) hosted their Health4Life Series on breast health – “Clinical Trials and Triple Negative Breast Cancer,” for Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day, in connection with […]
Posted inGovernment, National
Biden decriminalizes marijuana
Slowly but surely, President Joe Biden is keeping his promises to his voters. He has now announced a three-step plan to decriminalize marijuana. Biden’s campaign has pushed the narrative that […]
Posted inEducation, Government, National
Abolishment of affirmative action
On Oct. 31, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on two cases — SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. the University of North Carolina (UNC) — which will […]
Posted inHealth, National, Opinion
Black wombs matter: See ‘Aftershock’
Did you know that Black women are three or four times more likely to die from childbirth complications than White women? Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL), who heads the Congressional Black […]
Posted inEntertainment, National
‘Till’ debuts at N.Y. film festival
“Hardly a moment goes by when I don’t think about Emmett and the lessons a son can teach a mother.” — Quoted from Mamie Till-Mobley. Emmett Till, a black teen, […]