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Jackson, Mississippi water system failure:How did this happen?

September 7, 2022 Bouldin 0

By The Associated Press For at least the third time in a dozen years, portable toilets are parked outside the ornate Mississippi Capitol because Jackson’s water system is in crisis. The big “Gotta Go” trailer […]

Meet the Entrepreneur Helping Black-Owned Businesses Raise $1.5 Billion in Funding

September 7, 2022 Bouldin 0

BlackNews.com Nationwide — Meet Sharifah Hardie, the founder and CEO of the newly launched Support My Black Business, a crowdfunding platform designed solely to assist local Black-owned businesses to generate funding. Her goal is to help Black […]

As Monkeypox Hits African American Community Hard, Biden Administration Increases Vaccine

August 31, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent NNPA NEWSWIRE — Administration officials said in less than ten days following FDA’s EUA on intradermal administration, some of the country’s largest counties have transitioned completely […]

Barack, Michelle Obama: ‘Importance of stories’ made Africatown film ‘Descendant’ a compelling project

August 10, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Lawrence Specker Release plans for Africatown documentary “Descendant” might look like a slow burn, but weekend comments from Barack and Michelle Obama show there’s some real heat behind the project. The film directed by Mobile […]

Social Security increase 2023: How much will my check be?

August 3, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore Record-high inflation means Social Security recipients could see the biggest benefits boost in four decades. The exact cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for 2024 will be revealed in the fall but, according to the […]

Feds sue poultry producers over worker practices

August 3, 2022 Bouldin 0

The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against some of the largest poultry producers in the U.S., including some in Alabama, over claims of longstanding deceptive and abusive practices for workers. The suit, filed in […]

Stimulus update: New bill would start $350 child monthly payments

July 14, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore A proposed plan from Senate Republicans would restart the monthly Child Tax Credit payments – with some new limitations. Republican Sens. Mitt Romney of Utah, Richard Burr of North Carolina and Steve Daines […]

Pro-Life Black Christians Don’t Focus on Abortion Alone

July 6, 2022 Bouldin 0

AMETHYST HOLMES For many white evangelicals who led the pro-life movement, the end of Roe v. Wade marks a long-awaited and celebrated outcome. But for Black Christians whose political views on life extend beyond a […]

Arrest warrant found for Carolyn Bryant Donham in Emmett Till’s 1955 lynching: ‘Charge her,’ family says

July 6, 2022 Bouldin 0

By The Associated Press A team searching the basement of a Mississippi courthouse for evidence about the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till has found the unserved warrant charging a white woman in his 1955 kidnapping, and relatives […]

Alabama civil rights pioneer Fred Gray to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

July 6, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason Alabama civil rights attorney Fred Gray Sr. will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, President Joe Biden announced today. Gray, 91, built his legendary career at the forefront […]