Tag: america
HBCU Re-Launches National Black-Jewish Relations Center
sjlmag.com
Dillard University President Rochelle Ford this month announced plans to relaunch the Dillard University National Center for Black-Jewish Relations in New Orleans.
The reinvigorated center...
Acclaimed Author, Dr. Imani Perry, Coming to Miles College in February
Shauna Stuart | sstuart@al.com
Scholar and award-winning author Imani Perry will return to Alabama in February for a reading and discussion.
Pen Birmingham will host its final Birmingham...
Dr. Benjamin Chavis: Reaffirming Solidarity Between Blacks and Jews in America
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.
I will not be silent on the issues of racial hatred, violence, and prejudice. I am speaking out publicly...
Sewell Urges Congress to Consider Act to Cover Blood-Based Cancer Screenings
sewell.house.gov
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell led 116 of her House colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging House leadership to bring H.R. 1946 to the Floor for a...
Understanding Charles Barkley’s Comments About Blacks and the LBGTQ Community
By Rhett Butler
The Shadow League
(An Opinion)
Charles Barkley’s outspokenness has kept him in contempt in the minds of many over the years, and his recent blanket statement...
Study: Blacks 14 percent of the U.S. population; 52 percent of...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
@StacyBrownMedia
According to a new and comprehensive study on gun violence, Black men, women, boys, and girls...
Alabama Attorney Fred Gray Will Receive Presidential Award of Freedom From...
By Chuck Chandler
Alabama NewsCenter Staff
President Joe Biden on July 7 will award Alabama’s Fred Gray Sr. the Presidential Award of Freedom, which is the nation’s highest...
39-year-old Black Businessman Awarded a $13.4 Billion Defense Contract
www.blackbusiness.com
Meet Issac Barnes, the young founder and President of Eminent Future, whose Black-owned tech firm has been awarded a $13.4 billion dollar defense contract with...
Top Health Officials in Birmingham Reflect on 2 Years of COVID...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Two years after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a global pandemic, medical officials continue...
Killed in War, Bill Terry Jr. Was First Black Buried in...
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
Alabama NewsCenter
Phyllis Palmer remembers laughing when her brother talked about being buried at Elmwood Cemetery.
The year was 1968 and the United...