Local residents who follow city government might well wonder why Oakland City Council members allowed Mayor Libby Schaaf to set up her signature multi-million dollar college...
Goal-setting has always been a part of Dwayne V. Davis’ life. The businessman and youth mentor is launching a new company that he says will help...
It was approximately three years ago that my beloved mother passed away from lung cancer. She was put on “home hospice” in November 2012, and the...
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — Josh Owens, 34, announced Sept. 16 his candidacy for governor. Owens, CEO of SupplyKick, will run as a Democrat. SupplyKick is considered as...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The September 18 state-by-state examination of the economic costs of gun violence, reveals numbers that the committee called "staggering." For instance, in 2017,...
For more than 25 years, Diane Shelton held steady government jobs with the state Assembly as a legislative consultant, capitol office director, legislative director and chief...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDERS — An apparel company is planning to invest $7.5 million in an expansion in western Tennessee that is expected to create more than 220...
Couplepreneurs, Reggie Borders and Nicole Felix have been members of the Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce (OAACC) for 11 months. Reggie, a Veteran who came...
It wasn’t until after the Civil War that Black soldiers could enlist in the U.S. Army as more than volunteers. These men enlisted for five years...
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — Increased wages were strongest for the elite HBCUs: Hampton, Howard, Morehouse, Spelman and Xavier. But the effect persisted 10 years after graduation for...