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Notre Dame’s History Is Nine Centuries of Change, Renovation and Renewal

While some parts of the cathedral might be irreplaceable, I believe many future generations continue to admire and learn…

New Cholesterol Study: Pass the Eggs, or Pass on the Eggs?

Developing heart disease was a bummer for egg lovers. Should you stop eating eggs because of this new finding?

Neglect, Disrespect of Puerto Rico Continues

The Donald Trump administration’s response to the crisis reveals that Puerto Ricans are racialized as subordinate, despite their US citizenship…

Leading State-Based Healthcare Marketplaces Have Performed Well

The report examines the impact that federal and state actions have had on state-based marketplaces and the federally…

Don’t Go Out That Door Spiritually Unarmed

Spiritual warfare as my bible says (for believers), is fought in the mind, in the emotions and in the will… we’re really struggling against “the devil’s schemes.”

Phenomenal Woman Empowerment Network Challenges Women to Stop Accepting Mediocrity

PWEN is a Phoenix-based 501c3 partnership organization created to support, encourage, and empower women of all ages and races. Since 2013, the nonprofit has positively impacted…

Black Detectives Win Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against the NYPD

Last week, the three detectives were awarded the $700,000 settlement which includes back pay and damages to account for their loss…

Author Lost 100 lbs. and Beat Depression Launches Mobile App

Dakota Jack, is a contemporary author that inspires us to achieve our little goals first through her new book – and soon, through her mobile app!

Grammy Award Winning Musician, Mel Brown, Levels Up Jobseekers

“In February 2019, the national unemployment rate dipped to 3.8 percent,” according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For the soon-to-be graduate…

COMMENTARY: Wordz of Wilson — Black Heroes

I believe celebrating our heroes does as much for us as it does them. Most who put in work to improve our communities, using whatever resources they have…

The 2019 Masters: Tiger’s Incredible Improbable Comeback to Win

“It’s overwhelming because of what has transpired,” Woods told reporters after he shot a -2 under 72 for -13 under overall to seal the victory.

Don’t Mess with Max: Mnuchin Madness

Mnuchin is really above his Peter Principle as Treasury Secretary in any administration but 45’s. And those birds of a feather stick together because they share values…

Play Ball, To the Victor Goes You – Power and the Righteous

Can you imagine any athletic event where the ball actually participates as an independent active component? Well, the truth is we are that ball in this high-stake game…

Suspect Arrested in Case of Three Church Fires in Louisiana

St. Mary Baptist Church in Port Barre burned down on March 26. On April 2, the Greater Union Baptist Church in Opelousas, Louisiana was burned…

Bill to Give Students Defrauded by For-Profit Colleges Their Day in Court

The Court Legal Access & Student Support (CLASS) Act prohibits any school receiving Title IV student aid funding from placing restrictions on students’…

Meet National Black Chamber of Commerce in Atlanta

The NBCC is dedicated to economically empowering and sustaining African American communities through entrepreneurship and capitalistic activity within the United States and the Black Diaspora. NBCC provides resources to support the development of startups and established minority & women owned

Migrants’ Stories: Why They Flee

I have spent much of the last decade conducting on-the-ground fieldwork in this region, and along the migration paths through Mexico, seeking answers to this question. The region’s extreme poverty and violent impunity…

Michelle Obama Is a Surprise Textbook Example of How Women Thrive and Grow

Michelle Obama’s “Becoming” can be read in many ways: as a political memoir, as a story of being black and aspiring in America or as a Cinderella story that transports…

Nipsey Hussle, Gun Violence and the Big Business of Weapons

Guns contributed more than $52 billion to the U.S. economy and generated over $6.8 billion in federal and state taxes in 2018…

HISD’s Contentious Superintendent Search Comes to a Screeching Halt

In a letter, state-appointed conservator, Doris Delaney stated that she was using the legal authority bestowed upon her to suspend the search…

IRS Explain Disproportionate Targeting of Minorities for Tax Audits

“To take such a large portion of limited IRS resources and to focus them so intensely on rural communities in Alabama and the Southeast…

Two Million in Funding Given to Black-Owned Businesses — Thanks to This Organization!

Nationwide — Invest in an entrepreneur of color and the rest of the dominoes will fall. Charlotte’s Urban Advisors, an impact investment consulting firm, recently announced the launch of a fund that replicates this idea. The UP Community Fund backs minority-owned businesses

A New Home for the Young, Gifted and Black in Brooklyn NYC

Although Manhattan has been a mecca for young Black artists cultivating their craft since the dawn of the Harlem Renaissance, there came a time for the starved…

The Fight for Equal Pay, Gender Parity Heats Up

Black women sit at the nexus of race and gender and are buffeted by the twin spectres of these “isms”, and struggle upstream against a current of prejudice.

After 51 Years, Fair Housing Still an Unfinished Journey

“According to the National Fair Housing Alliance, individuals filed 28,843 housing discrimination complaints in 2017,” said Waters. “Under the Trump Administration, fair housing protections are under attack

African Americans Audited by IRS More Than Any Other Group

More than a third of its Black residents live below the poverty line and the median yearly household income is $26,000, somehow are on the IRS’ radar to audit…

How Evil Are We Becoming?

Is this an indictment on our current moral ground? Are we indeed becoming that evil? When you casually elect to kill your own, Armageddon has truly arrived.

New Book, “Fleshly Date or Godly Mate,” Impacts the Lives of Single Women

Esteemed African-American author, Mary Lee Vance who is also a relationship coach and motivational speaker, has written a transformational book in regards to dating.

Inglewood “Wind of Change”: Good or Bad for Community?

Although cheaper than Hollywood or Koreatown, for the community of Inglewood, that already suffers from inequality issues, the price for housing is not affordable.

African Culture Comes Alive in ‘The Burial of Kojo’ by Blitz the Ambassador

“The Burial of Kojo,” is essentially a human story of courage and survival, a 2019 Pan African Film Festival Official Selection and the winner of the Urban World Film Festival…

Rodeo Provides Rare Glimpse at African American Cowboys, Cowgirls

The main event – playfully named “The Greatest Show on Dirt” — is the rodeo itself. Thousands of spectators gather to watch black cowboys and cowgirls…

Black Studies Becomes Major Factor in Social Advancement

At the modern HCBU campuses, most have established courses in Black Studies, but few have departments dedicated to the field. Only Howard and Clark Atlanta universities…

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Black Studies Becomes Major Factor in Social Advancement

At the modern HCBU campuses, most have established courses in Black Studies, but few have departments dedicated to the field. Only Howard and Clark Atlanta universities…

Trump Calls Mexicans “Animals” Again and White House Advisors Attempt to Justify It

These aren’t people. These are animals. And we’re taking them out of the country at a level and at a rate that’s never happened before. And because of the weak laws…

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Trump Calls Mexicans “Animals” Again and White House Advisors Attempt to Justify It

These aren’t people. These are animals. And we’re taking them out of the country at a level and at a rate that’s never happened before. And because of the weak laws…

Maxine Waters, “I Have the Gavel & I’m Not Afraid to Use it”

“No, I haven’t forgotten about 45. He’s appointed an Attorney General who thinks he can withhold the Special Counsel’s report from the American people.

Announcement of New Federal Scholarship for K-12

Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act, individuals, married couples, and businesses can invest their tax dollars in a K-12…

Student Loan Debt Is a Crisis!

The crisis is impacting millions of young people coming out of college, wanting to be fiscally responsible and save, and buy their first home.

NYC Firm Touts Bail Reform as Supreme Court Sets Standards

The Supreme Court today sent a very strong message that monetary bail and bail schedules are constitutional if the proper due process procedures…

Nexstar Sued by Minority-Owned Marshall Broadcasting Group

In addition to explaining how Nexstar undermined MBG, the lawsuit outlines MBG’s efforts to work in good faith with Nexstar to try and resolve…

NNPA Names Claudette Perry Executive Administrator

“Claudette Perry brings decades of experience from roles in corporate America, the public sector and government. She has been a member of the NNPA…

Lori Lights Up Chicago, More Firsts for Black Leadership

To hundreds of her supporters Lightfoot said, ‘You created more than just history. You created a movement for change … our differences are nothing compared to what we can achieve together.

Lies and Truths About Black Unemployment Under Trump’s Administration

BlackJobs.com stepped up marketing efforts…

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