You may also like
Neglect of teachers - Stabroek News
Long before the arrival of COVID-19, teachers within the public service have had to deal with disrespect for their profession. The article Neglect of teachers appeared first on Stabroek News.
Read more
Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Canoeing: SA Sprint Championships see bumper entries
Shongweni Dam will host the Canoeing South Africa Junior, Under 23 and senior Sprint Championships from 24 to 2 April 2021.
Read more
Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
Why So Much Whiteness in the Veterinary Profession? – Free Press of Jacksonville
April 20, 2021 – By Charles D. McMillan, DVM – (Source: www.dvm360.com) – I was asked recently what I thought contributed to the low numbers of Black professionals in the veterinary field and whether there is something uniquely racist about our profession. Here are my thoughts.
Read more
Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly
What's on miles' mind: Black Market An Excerpt from “Life After the Village—Tales from an Ex-Village People Cop” - Texas Metro News
By Miles Jaye Naïve is the first word that comes to mind when I think back on my early experiences in the music business or record industry, whichever you prefer. As a New Yorker, I had been exposed to a widely diverse, multicultural environment. As a youngster I played in multi-cultural student
Read more
Source: Delivering News You Can Use
Newswire: Harriet Tubman’s lost family home found in Maryland
By: DeMicia Inman, The Grio Maryland state officials announced the landmark discovery of Harriet Tubman‘s family home, found by archaeologists working on land owned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In a press release, the State Highway Administration (SHA) conducted research that led to
Read more
Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper
Empowering Black Women in America | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle
More women have been laid off from their jobs or cannot find a job because most essential jobs aren’t typically looking to rehire women at this time, or Black women in particular, the presenters shared. The pandemic has worsened poverty levels in Black communities, and most Black families continue
Read more
Source: Michigan Chronicle - Powered by Real Times Media
World leaders pledge climate cooperation despite other rifts | The Atlanta Voice
The leaders of Russia and China put aside their raw-worded disputes with U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday long enough to pledge international cooperation on cutting climate-wrecking coal and petroleum emissions in a livestreamed summit showcasing America’s return to the fight against global
Read more
Source: The Atlanta Voice
US Vincentians in massive relief exercise | New York Carib News
Deeply troubled by the series of volcanic eruptions afflicting their homeland by La Soufrière volcano, nationals of St. Vincent and the Grenadines residing in the United States are calling for “all hands on deck” to rush urgent relief aid to their homeland.
Read more
Source: The New York Carib News
Banks DIH wins Coca-Cola Excellence Cup - Stabroek News
Banks DIH Limited, has once again, won the prestigious Coca-Cola Excellence Cup Award for performance excellence for small markets within the Coca-Cola Latin Centre Business Unit (LCBU) annual competition. The article Banks DIH wins Coca-Cola Excellence Cup appeared first on Stabroek News.
Read more
Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
School Bus Driver Out of A Job After Making George Floyd-related Remark to Black Child
According to WWL-TV, it was confirmed in a telephone interview that a school bus driver in La. no longer works for the St. Bernard Parish Public Schools system because Supertindent Doris Voitier took swift action, after finding out that a racially incentive remark about George Floyd was made to
Read more
Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent
This Morning guest Julia Hartley-Brewer sparks wave of Ofcom complaints after comments about Meghan Markle - Voice Online
Her comments are in reference to Meghan and Harry's bombshell "tell-all" interview with Oprah Winfrey The post This Morning guest Julia Hartley-Brewer sparks wave of Ofcom complaints after comments about Meghan Markle appeared first on Voice Online.
Read more
Source: Britain's Favourite Black Newspaper - Voice Online
Lupita Nyong'o 'wept with glee' over role in Africa's 1st animated kid superhero series - TheGrio
In an interview with People magazine, Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o revealed she 'wept with glee' over Super Sema, Africa's... View Article The post Lupita Nyong'o 'wept with glee' over role in Africa's 1st animated kid superhero series appeared first on TheGrio.
Read more
Source: theGrio
There Is No Country For Black Girls Like Ma’Khia Bryant
With much left to unpack in the guilty Derek Chauvin verdict over the murder of George Floyd, Ma'Khia's death details exactly how the pendulum swings for Black women and girls.
Read more
Source: NewsOne
‘AFROPOP’ continues with Season 13 shorts showcase on April 26 | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, M.S.J. Amir George’s ‘Man of the People’ profiles Mayor Harold Washington AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange, the acclaimed documentary series showcasing contemporary stories from all corners of the African Diaspora, returned for Season 13 earlier this month with five
Read more
Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
Kenya: Neighbours Joined at the Hip
Opinion - In a recent interview with a local television station, Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo, almost described Kenya as an enemy state.
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Uganda: Inside Museveni's Meeting With Buganda, North MPs
[Monitor] President Museveni has pledged to work with newly-elected National Resistance Movement (NRM) legislators from the central region to deliver services to their electorates.
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
David Mullings Shows Investors That Money Can Be Made in the Caribbean Market
David P.A. Mullings is the owner of an investment firm, Blue Mahoe Capital, that focuses primarily on the Caribbean market
Read more
Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent
Nigeria: Deby's Death, Implications for War On Terror
[Leadership] Early this week, Chadian President Idriss Deby, who was reportedly shot by rebel soldiers on the battlefront, died shortly after from injuries he sustained in that dastardly act. That unfortunate incident has put his country in momentary uncertainty especially as he was presumed to
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Climate change: We’re on the verge of an abyss - UN Secretary General - Stabroek News
Just over a year after the global community was thrown into a tailspin by the sudden, devastating visitation by the coronavirus pandemic, the planet has been delivered more bad news about the threatened intervention of a phenomenon that could pose a no less deadly threat to the well-being of the
Read more
Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
The false promise of UBI proposals - L.A. Focus News
The newest thing in government programs is the “universal basic income,” described by advocates as unconditional cash payments to fight poverty and help lower-income residents thrive. A problem that immediately becomes apparent is the one identified by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. You
Read more
Source: Home - L.A. Focus News-0
France defends Chad military takeover as needed to ensure stability | News24
France's foreign minister on Thursday defended a military takeover in Chad despite objections from the opposition there, saying it was necessary for security amid "exceptional circumstances".
Read more
Source: https://www.news24.com
SAFA visit former Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs star Dumisa Ngobe
SAFA visited former Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Dumisa Ngobe at his home in Witbank on Thursday.
Read more
Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
Stacey Abrams Navigates Voting Law Fight With Eye On 2022 – Free Press of Jacksonville
| April 19, 2021 - By Bill Barrow | The Associated Press - (Source: www.theatlantavoice.com) - President Joe Biden called Georgia’s new voting law an “atrocity.” A leading Black bishop called for a national boycott of companies [...]
Read more
Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly
Wake Up And Stay Woke: WILLIAMS: Knock at the Door - Texas Metro News
By Dr. E. Faye Williams There’s no doubt that there are faults and flaws in the American system of democracy. When I taught, my students learned that American democracy was established under the principle of one-man-one-vote/majority rules. Indigenous people, Black people, women and other groups
Read more
Source: Delivering News You Can Use
Obama, NNPA, NAACP, Urban League Applaud Chauvin Verdict, Call it a 'First Step' | Dallas Weekly
“True justice requires that we come to terms with the fact that Black Americans are treated differently, every day. It requires us to recognize that millions of our friends, family, and fellow citizens live in fear that their next encounter with law enforcement could be their last. And it requires
Read more
Source: Dallas Weekly
Zimbabwe: Govt of Japan Commits U.S.$1.3 Million to Help Save Lives of Pregnant Women in Zimbabwe
[263Chat] The Government of Japan and the United Nations Population Fund, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, have signed a US$ 1,3 million partnership grant in a project that will help save the lives of pregnant women in Zimbabwe.
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
National Minority Health Month Announces #Vaccineready for 2021 Theme. – Free Press of Jacksonville
By Racquel Coral, Contributing Writer – (Source: www.chicagodefender.com) – April is known for many things. In the past, it has become synonymous with Spring, Easter, and Autism Awareness. But since 2002, April has been recognized as National Minority Health Month. A month dedicated to raising
Read more
Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly
House votes to grant DC statehood, Republicans oppose measure
The Democratic-led House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday that would make Washington, D.C. the nation’s 51st state, which would grant 700,000 residents full voting rights.   H.R. 51 passed along party lines in a 216-208 vote, with Republicans being against the measure, likening it
Read more
Source: Black News Channel - Truth Illuminated
Faithful Utterances: Right now, justice looks like righteous anger in action - Texas Metro News
This is a reprint of article I wrote published August 31, 2020 for the Baptist Standard. Right now, it’s hard for me to write. I’m triggered by the events of the past week in the video of 2nd Lt. Caron Nazario and the murder of Daunte Wright. I’ve discovered that in my moments of
Read more
Source: Delivering News You Can Use
Balancing Work And Rest: Tabulating The True Costs Of Overtime – The Wilmington Journal
To stay in the good graces of their bosses, to earn an extra income, or to simply get the job done, many people work overtime. “It’s best for a person to work 8 hours, so [...]
Read more
Source: The Wilmington Journal
More from theGrio
Maxwell Frost makes history in Florida as first member of Generation Z elected to Congress
In Maryland, Moore elected as state's first Black governor
Florida's Marco Rubio wins 3rd Senate term, defeats Demings
DeSantis defeats Crist, wins 2nd term as Florida governor
Viola Davis to play U.S. president in Amazon Studios film, 'G20'
Stacey Abrams concedes to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in rematch
Cheri Beasley loses bid to make US Senate history in North Carolina
Suspended Kyrie Irving meets with Adam Silver
Slain rapper Takeoff to be remembered at Atlanta celebration
Twitter to add ‘official’ mark to verified big accounts
Powerball ticket sold in California snags record $2.04B win
Mandela Barnes loses bid for US Senate in Wisconsin
Man who threatened grocery stores weeks after Buffalo massacre pleads guilty to hate crime
3 Americans in Mexico found dead in Airbnb likely from carbon monoxide poisoning
'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' second trailer highlights Whitney Houston's soaring vocals
Warnock, Walker advance to runoff for Senate seat in Georgia
The Museum at FIT launches exhibit celebrating history of hip-hop fashion
American Brittney Griner moved to a penal colony in Russia
Abortion rights protected in Michigan, California, Vermont
Slavery rejected in some, not all, states where on ballot
HBCU Jackson State, churches set on fire Tuesday; arson suspect arrested
Drake and 21 Savage hit with a lawsuit for fake Vogue cover
For Marvel fans who have considered skipping ‘Wakanda Forever’ / When Ryan Coogler is enuf
Snoop Dogg biopic in development at Universal
Warnock vs. Walker race could be the death knell for Trumpish candidates
Melville, Louisiana incumbent mayor dies in crash on Election Day
What will it take for Black women to break through in Senate and governors' races?
Biden ‘determined’ to bring Brittney Griner home, hopes Russia is more willing to negotiate after elections
Activists undeterred by the defeat of Stacey Abrams in run for Georgia governor
Nets make Jacque Vaughn coach, decide against Udoka pursuit
Midterms full of firsts for female, Black, LGBTQ candidates
Ex-student accused in racist attack banned from campus
Ex-Yale coach gets 5 months in admissions bribery scandal
Adidas' breakup with Ye drives lower earnings outlook
Verified Twitter accounts impersonating LeBron James, Aroldis Chapman send out fake tweets
30 years ago, SWV moved into my mind with their debut album ‘It’s About Time,’ and they have been living there rent-free ever since
So how exactly did Democrats defy history in these midterms?
‘Difficult’ is the new ’b-word,’ according to Meghan Markle
Tierra Whack arrested at Philadelphia airport after gun found in bag
TheGrio Awards, The Cultural Icon: Dave Chappelle
TheGrio Awards, The Television Icon: Queen Latifah
TheGrio Awards, The Comedy Icon: Kenan Thompson
TheGrio Awards, The Music Icon: Patti LaBelle
TheGrio Awards, The Trailblazer Icon: Jennifer Hudson
TheGrio Awards, The Young Icon: Alena Analeigh McQuarter
TheGrio Awards, The Justice Icon: Ben Crump
Keyboard player for Bob Marley and The Wailers dies at 66
President Biden answers questions from theGrio on affirmative action, inflation and empathy
Leverage your career by mastering the art of storytelling
Smithsonian African American Museum to launch exhibit featuring Boseman's 'Black Panther' costume

Literature Facts

Business Facts

Women Facts

Lifestyle Facts

Washington DC Facts

Facts About Women