Two Chefs Moved to Rural Minnesota to Expand on Their Mission of Racial Justice

African Nations Call for Racism Debate At UN Human Rights Council

A letter signed by all 54 African nations requested the UN Human Rights Council to urgently debate racism and police violence as protests over George Floyd's death grow around the

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Source: allAfrica.com

A Parable of Jesus Modernized For A Contemporary Audience: The Rich Man and Lazarus

I will use a well-known parable, the rich man and a beggar named Lazarus, contemporize it by using a similar modern scenario to discover how the principles taught in the parable are still relevant

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

African American owned Newspapers and Media Companies Are Small Businesses Too! | Muslim Journal

Financial Support is Essential for Delivery of These Essential Services, a Minority Media Representation

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Source: Muslim Journal | Publishing Community News weekly since 1975!

Uganda wants people to leave flooded wetlands

The Ugandan government has said people like Musasizi are partly to blame for the floods, and wants them to leave the wetlands for

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Source: The East African

Niger: Hadjara - "Be the change you want to see"

An active youth campaigner in Niger’s Dosso region, 21-year-old Hadjara is known for her charisma, passion and and determination to promote and defend

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Source: allAfrica.com

Three more officers charged in Floyd's death

MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AP) — Prosecutors yesterday filed a tougher charge against the police officer at the centre of the George Floyd case and charged three other officers, delivering a victory to protesters galvanised by a death that roused racial tensions and unleashed coast-to-coast

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

Suzanne Fuller Burks named executive director of Phyllis Wheatley...

Phyllis Wheatley Community Center (PWCC) has announced the selection of Suzanne Fuller Burks as its new executive

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

ASK DR. KEVIN: An Unfamiliar, Rare Disease Associated with Heart Failure in African Americans

By Dr. Kevin Williams, the Chief Medical Officer for Rare Disease at Pfizer

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

UN horrified about mass graves discovery in Libya

The United Nations expressed its horror Thursday after discovering mass graves in Libya in an area that fell last week to forces of Fayez el Sarraj, who have been at war for more than a year against forces of Khalifa

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Cameroon: Clinic Helps Victims Traumatized by Separatist Conflict

The ongoing separatist conflict in Cameroon’s western regions has created a growing humanitarian emergency that has affected close to two million

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Source: allAfrica.com

Calls for justice for George Floyd attracts diverse crowd

When Jay “W.” arrived at 38th Street and S. Chicago Avenue on Wednesday where hundreds of people were gathered in honor of George Floyd, he was “armed” with tea tree oil, lavender, and patchouli aromatherapeutic

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Mental Health, Police Brutality, and Black People

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – Have you ever put any real attention on the mental health issues in African Americans associated with police

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Black Enterprise CEO: “I Am Tired…The Pandemic Of Racism Must End”

Tired of the media-driven, negative stereotypes that shape the dangerous narrative surrounding young black

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Thousands Turn Out For Black Lives Matter Silent March

Thousands of people turned out Friday afternnon to Judkins Park in Seattle’s Central area for Black Lives Matter Seattle King County’s March of

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Source: https://seattlemedium.com

Access to Wellness Resources and Healthy Food Started with a Nurse from the Neighborhood

Julia Means, community a nurse with Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital is known throughout her neighborhood as ‘The

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Source: The Madison Times Weekly Newspaper

Minneapolis burning should not come as a surprise

This has been building in Minneapolis for years, and it likely started boiling as protesters reminded us, in December of 1990 with the murder of Tycel Nelson by cowardly Minneapolis cop Dan May, who ironically is still with the department as a high-ranking

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Kenya: Discipline Key in Sports Success, Wanja, Kipchoge Insist

Nairobi — Only the disciplined ones in life are free - This is a famous quote, attributed to marathon world record holder Eliud

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Source: allAfrica.com

Zambia coronavirus: 1,321 cases; 1,104 recoveries

May 27: Health Minister infected, cases pass 1,000 mark

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Stacey Abrams Shuts Down Meghan McCain on “The View” (Video)

McCain, a conservative TV pundit who blamed Barack Obama for starting a culture war that “ushered in the era of Trump,” challenged Abrams on The View

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Source: The Black Chronicle

#NNPA BLACKPRESSA tearful Lizzo speaks out about protests and the fight against racism

Lizzo broke down into floods of tears as she vented about “the real story not being told fully” amid the protests against

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

The Black Lives Matter Movement and a Breakthrough Deal Boost a Black Winemaker’s Business

Two tough years in the making, there were days when Longevity founder Phil Long, 60, wasn’t sure the marriage of his small business, one of the nation’s few certified black-owned wineries, with Bronco Wine Co., one of the largest wine producers in the U.S., would

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Aaron Hernandez's alleged prison lover to break silence in TV special

Aaron Hernandez’s alleged jailhouse lover is set to speak out in an upcoming special about the disgraced NFL

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Source: theGrio

Libya: UN Expresses 'Horror' Over Reports of Libya Mass Graves

Government troops recently seized control of the area after the withdrawal of forces loyal to rebel warlord Khalifa

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Source: allAfrica.com

Uganda Wants People to Leave Flooded Wetlands - and Not Come Back

This year's flooding may have helped their case

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Source: allAfrica.com

Hope through the suffering

In a nation with a long shameful history of public lynchings as spectacle and entertainment, George Floyd’s murder has ignited something new: public mourning and public outcry for real

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

Drew: More steps to Keep your Children Safe During COVID-19

It continues to be the position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that children two years and older should wear a cloth face covering over their nose and mouth when in public settings where it’s difficult to practice social

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Buying Black: Is it a trend or Something We are Committed to Doing? | Chicago Defender

Across the country, people intentionally celebrated Juneteenth. While these and other events are happening, black-owned businesses have received a massive amount of support. This is a fantastic turn of events for black business owners. However, is buying black a current trend and if so, how long

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Source: Chicago Defender

Sisters of Charity Foundation of S.C. Awards More Than $2.4 Million in Grants to South Carolina Nonprofits

The Sisters of Charity Foundation have announced Cycle I grant awards to 136 nonprofit organizations serving people across South Carolina totaling

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Bracelet tracking coming

THE Amber Group, after dipping into its coffers for millions of dollars to establish the jamcovid19 website and mobile app, has turned its attention to developing technology to help with monitoring the increased number of people expected to be home quarantined with the recent opening of the

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

Why Do More Black Men Die from Prostate Cancer?

It has long been known among medical experts for a while now that Black men are at a considerably higher risk of being falling victim to prostate

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Source: The Florida Star

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