Editorials
What Makes a New Year New
A Message From The Publisher – By Bobby R. Henry, Sr. 10 Create a clean heart in me, O Elohim, and renew a faithful spirit within me. 11 Do not force me away from your presence, and do […]
Articles by admin
Political
Clyburn Wants ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ to Become Official U.S. Hymn
By WI Web Staff – House Majority Whip James Clyburn wants “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” often called the Black national anthem, as the nation’s official hymn — a move he says can help heal […]
Health
An Open Fund for Projects Debunking Vaccine Misinformation
The uncertainty and developing nature of the coronavirus pandemic continues to generate related misinformation. Fact-checkers have been hard at work debunking falsehoods online, with nearly 10,000 fact checks about the pandemic currently showing up across our products. […]
Entertainment
Kevin Hart Signs Film and First-Look Deal with Netflix
By Kim Masters – The deal calls for Hart to star and produce four features for the streamer and then enter into a first-look deal. Kevin Hart is poised to make an enormous, Adam Sandler-type deal […]
Sports
Sports World Sees Two Americas in Policing of DC Riot and Black Lives Matter Protests
By Travis Caldwell and Jill Martin – (CNN) – After rioters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday to protest Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory, players and coaches across American sports leagues voiced their concerns about what they witnessed […]
Entertainment
Halle Berry Says It’s ‘Heartbreaking’ That No Black Woman Has Won Best Actress Since Her Historic Oscar Win
In 2002, Halle Berry won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Monster’s Ball. Nearly 20 years later, Berry remains the only Black woman to have ever received the prestigious accolade — a distinction that upsets her. “The […]
Political
Georgia State Rep. Vernon Jones Announces He’s Joined GOP, Been Fighting ‘Demon Democrats’
BY JASON LEMON (Newsweek) – Georgia state Representative Vernon Jones announced at a Wednesday protest in support of President Donald Trump that he is officially joining the Republican Party, saying that he has been fighting “demon Democrats.” Jones […]
National
Black Woman Appointed Acting Chief of US Capitol Police
By Terry Shropshire | January 11, 2021 | A senior-ranking Black female law enforcement officer and HBCU graduate has been appointed as the acting chief of the embattled U.S. Capitol Police department. A senior-ranking Black […]
Business
Janay White, Mother of 2 & CEO of 8 Companies at 33: J White Enterprises
Janay White, Mother of 2 & CEO of 8 Companies at 33: J White Enterprises Janay White, the CEO of 8 companies, one being J White Enterprises, is a mother of two and an example […]
Business
Leveraging Windfall Gifts to Black Organizations (Part two)
As 2021 begins there are Black-led organizations and historically Black colleges and universities that are financially stronger than they were last year. These include nonprofits who benefited when foundations and corporations used a “racial equity […]