Figure Skater Debi Thomas wins Woman's Singles

Great-Grandson of ‘Aunt Jemima’ Calls Attempt To Abandon Brand A Great ‘Injustice – Free Press of Jacksonville

By Derrick Major – Several descendants of women who played “Aunt Jemima” are speaking out against the Quaker Oats food company’s decision to rebrand its Aunt Jemima breakfast

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Newswire: Racism is a Public Health Issue

Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from – Several leading medical organizations have said racism is a public health issue and that police brutality must

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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

Camille Cosby On Husband Bill Cosby’s Appeal and What She Thinks #MeToo Gets Wrong

The wife of embattled comedian and actor Bill Cosby is remaining in solidarity with her husband and is happy with him winning the right to appeal his 2018 sexual assault

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

African-American Figure Skaters

Tai Babilonia, an African-American, and her partner, Randy Gardner, have skated together since the 1960s. They won the National Junior Pairs title in 1973. In 1976, they won the U.S. Senior Pairs event. They went on to win five consecutive national titles, and in 1979, they won the world pair

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Source: ThoughtCo

Tory Lanez Helps Make Father’s Day Extra Special for 100 Black Fathers

The rapper recently helped 100 Black former inmates celebrate their first Father’s Day with their families since being

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Newswire : Struggle seen in Belgium over racist historical statues

Jun 15, 2020 (GIN) – Some of the largest anti-racism protests in Europe have taken place in Belgium, the birthplace of King Léopold II, whose brutal rule of Congo from 1885 to 1908 caused an estimated 10 million Congolese deaths through murder, starvation and

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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

7 Summer 2020 Hair Trends To Try Right Now

Finally able to get into their stylist’s chair, many are excited to try bold new looks and summer hair

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

Pentagon Nominee Draws Heavy Rebuke From Civil Rights Groups

A diverse coalition of more than 50 civil rights and labor groups have come out against the nomination of Anthony Tata for undersecretary of defense for

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Election ready - PNP gearing up if poll called after SOEs lifted

THE LEADERSHIP of the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has declared itself fit and ready to challenge the ruling Jamaica Labour Party if Prime Minister Andrew Holness calls a general election shortly after winding up states of emergency (SOEs) across the

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Black Fact of the Day

Mary McLeod Bethune became the first African American female to lead a federal agency (the National Youth Administration), 1936 Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at Black365.com

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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

Key African American Women in Sports

Venus Williams (born 1980) and Serena Williams (1981) are sisters who have dominated the sport of womens tennis. Together they have won 22 Grand Slam titles as singles. They competed against each other in the Grand Slam finals eight times between 2001 and 2009. Each has won an Olympic gold

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Source: ThoughtCo

Comerica Bank Makes Historic Donation to Support Black-Owned Businesses

Comerica Bank today announced its $1 million commitment over four years to the National Business League as part of a national partnership that will launch the Black Capital Access Program (BCAP), an access to capital initiative to assist Black businesses across the

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Source: Michigan Chronicle - Powered by Real Times Media

Vivent Health Announces Partnership with National AIDS Memorial

As the Premier National Community Partner of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, Vivent Health is providing a monetary gift over five years to support AIDS Memorial Quilt programs and educational activities, including displays of the Quilt in communities across the United

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Duval County Junteenth Events Fight the Power for Future Generations – Free Press of Jacksonville

One of the many sights and scenes for Juneteenth this year included fighting the power for the Junteenth at the Tea Posh Natural restaurant at their new location on 8th

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Billionaire Robert F. Smith Launches Student Freedom Initiative to Ease Student Debt at Historically Black Colleges

Robert F. Smith—the billionaire who pledged during a commencement speech last year to pay off the student debt of the Morehouse College class of 2019—is, according to time.com, launching a new initiative to help ease the burden of student loans at all HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and

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Source: GOOD BLACK NEWS

The sad tale of Dambudzo Marechera, the only African Guardian Fiction Prize winner

Dambudzo Marechera, a Zimbabwean novelist, short story writer, playwright and poet won critical acclaim for his collection of stories entitled “The House of

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Debate on road toll fees should be sober

EDITORIAL: Debate on road toll fees should be sober

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Source: Business Daily

Upcoming Show “Cracka” Puts Blacks As Slave Owners And Whites As Slaves | The Oklahoma Eagle

What history flipped the script on slavery and the Africans kept

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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle

Black Museums From Coast to Coast Collaborate to Launch BlkFreedom.org

The Platform Launch Commemorated the 155th Anniversary of Juneteenth

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Source: http://www.blacknews.com

AP-NORC Poll: Politics Drive Divergent View of US Economy | Afro

By JOSH BOAK and EMILY SWANSON, Associated Press

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

CAK sees more suitors for digital companies

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Source: Business Daily

Ja should push back against US attempt to sanction Cuba's COVID-19 medical missions – PNP

The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) says it is gravely concerned about the silence of the government on the efforts by a United States legislator to introduce a new law targeting countries that have accepted Cuban healthcare workers in the fight against the COVID-19

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

For African students, e-learning fails to make the grade

South African student Kholofelo Mohale was over the moon as she moved back into her room at the University of the Witwatersrand after struggling with months of

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Dicey juggle for Campbell

THE APPOINTMENT of Leslie Campbell as minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation might represent a gift to a Holness loyalist, says political commentator Dr Christopher

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

VIDEO: A Conversation with DJ Vince Adams

According to Chicago DJ Vince Adams, he is a businessman first – DJ

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Source: Chicago Defender

PHOTOS: Joyful Juneteenth Marchers Brave D.C Rain as America Enters a Civil Rights Summer – Free Press of Jacksonville

And here they were on Juneteenth, blocks from America’s epicenter of

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Ex-military man Waluke bites bitter maize

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Source: Business Daily

Racist Teddy Roosevelt Statue To Come Down From Museum of Natural History In NYC

A figure of Theodore Roosevelt that has welcomed visitors from all over the world to New York City’s Museum of Natural History is about to get

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Source: The Urban Daily

Climate Change, Air Pollution Linked To Pregnancy Risks That Disproportionately Affect Black Mothers

A study published last week in the JAMA Network Open found that pregnant women who were exposed to higher temperatures and air pollution are more likely to birth babies that are premature, underweight, or

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Source: MadameNoire

Talk to children about race, behavioural scientist advises

AS several countries around the world tackle the issue of racism following the death of African American George Floyd at the hands of the police in May, behavioural scientist and academic, Professor Rain Jarrett believes that it is important for Jamaicans overseas and here on the island to talk to

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

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