Editorials
Broken Faith
By Julianne Malveaux Black people occupy a place between hope and despair. We hope our nation will keep its promises – that all people are created equal, that justice is both blind and fair, that […]
Year: 2020
Sports
MLB Great Bob Gibson Dies at 84
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Gibson emerged as a raw, but immensely talented rookie who would not be denied stardom. He became a full-time starting pitcher in July 1961 and earned his first All-Star appearance in 1962. […]
Political
Despite Willing to Defy White Supremacists, Trump Promises “Platinum Plan” for Black Americans
Trump attacked his Democratic rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, as he announced his proposal saying that Biden “inflicted” damage on Black communities during his four decades in Washington. (Photo: The White House from Washington, […]
Lifestyle
Mile High Key Lime Pie
FOOD: Mile High Key Lime Pie NNPA NEWSWIRE — Yup, that’s right, I’m making a mile-high key lime pie. I wanted to make a meringue, and I wanted to make a key lime pie, so […]
Business
This Black Owned Private Jet Company Seeing Huge Growth Amid the Pandemic
by Dana Givens – The travel industry has been severely impacted by the spread of COVID-19, causing new travel restrictions to go into effect. The airline industry has already reported millions in losses as executives learn to adapt […]
Entertainment
Gospel Singer CeCe Winans Says Her Appearance in Trump Administration’s Covid Ad “Was Not Political”
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton (Black Enterprise) – Controversy has surrounded a famed gospel singer due to her participation in an ad campaign commissioned by the Department of Health and Human Services, according to Madame Noire. CeCe Winans is slated […]
Sports
NFL Postpones Steelers-Titans After 2 More Positive Tests
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The NFL postponed Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers game at Tennessee until later in the season after one additional Titans player and one personnel member tested positive for COVID-19. The announcement Thursday came […]
Lifestyle
Resorts to RV Parks: Parents Take School Year on The Road
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In RVs, rental homes and five-star resorts, families untethered by the constraints of physical classrooms for their kids have turned the new school year into an […]
Health
Subway Bread Isn’t Bread, Irish Court Says
LONDON (AP) — Ireland’s Supreme Court has ruled that bread sold by the fast food chain Subway contains so much sugar that it cannot be legally defined as bread. The ruling came in a tax […]
National
California to Study, Consider Reparations for Black Residents after Landmark Law Passed
USA TODAY N’dea Yancey-Bragg – California has become the first state to adopt a law that requires a study of how the state could provide reparations to Black residents and the descendants of slaves. Gov. […]