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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...
Vice President Kamala Harris’s Exclusive Talk With the Black Press of...
By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
Vice President Kamala Harris provided a message of hope while striking an encouraging tone during an exclusive...
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos makes $100M gift to Barack Obama Foundation
By Haleluya Hadero
AP Business Writer
Former President Barack Obama’s foundation said Monday it has received a $100 million donation from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos that...
Regions Exec to Chair Business Group Tracking Spending on Diverse Vendors...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Marcus Lundy, senior vice president, Supplier Diversity Manager at Regions Bank, has been named the new chair of the Inclusive...
Celebrate life at Fiesta Festival on Sept. 25 in Birmingham
By Donna Cope
Alabama NewsCenter
Billed this year as a “Celebration of Life,” the 19th annual Fiesta will be held Saturday, Sept. 25 from noon to 8 p.m....