Each week, there is an overflow of news of interest to people living across the African Diaspora, but quite often these stories go unknown. Telling snapshots of the African-American stories […]
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Posted inEducation, National, News
When student loan repayments resume, will problems return too?
Although a college education is strongly believed to be the bridge to a better life, building financial security is a long way off for millions of graduates beginning their careers […]
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 inNational, Practical Politics
The politics of never giving up
Though the racial riots which occurred in Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Black Greenwood District right after Memorial Day in 1921 have been studied, exasperated and prayed over, and even included in 21st […]
Posted inNews
State Democratic Party language prioritizes Black student goals
On March 6, the California Democratic Party (CDP) adopted language brought forth by the CDP Black Caucus into the 2022 California Democratic Party Platform that supports California’s Black students. This […]
Posted inNational, News, News-OW
Nancy Pelosi, Jason Momoa headline virtual summit
GirlsBuild’21 Summit urged young women to change the future of planet This year’s GirlsBuild’21 National Virtual Summit drew more than 10,000 young women from the South Los Angeles area and […]
Posted inAcross Black America, National, News, News-OW
Statue of Mary McCleod Bethune will be second Black woman in U.S. Capitol
Replacing statue of Florida confederate soldier Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) assisted in unveiling a new statue in Florida that will later move to the U.S. Capitol. The Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune statue arrived in […]
Posted inNational
Steve Harvey, Robert Smith offering grants to HBCU students
A goal to ‘pay it forward’ Steve Harvey will pay it forward in a massive way for students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), reports Afro Tech. Steve and […]
Posted inAcross Black America, National
NASA astronaut to be first Black woman to join Space Station crew
Dr. Jessica Watkins has been in training for months Two decades after the International Space Station became humanity’s long lasting home in orbit, Dr. Jessica Watkins, a NASA astronaut, is […]
Posted inNational
Help postal service answer ‘wish lists’ to Jolly St. Nick
Join Operation Santa People wishing to help the U.S. Postal Service answer letters to Santa Claus from needy families began registering this past week as Operation Santa opens to the […]
