A view of pink and purple blurry dots with a half-circle denoting the area where the radio signals are coming from. One of the Milky Way’s brightest globular clusters is emanating mysterious radio waves from its heart, new observations have revealed. Scientists believe the intriguing signal may be produced by a medium-sized black hole; if […]
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Does appearance matter when it comes to how some patients are treated by their doctors? 55% of Black adults say yes.
Does a patient’s appearance at a doctor’s appointment impact the way their health care provider treats them? It’s a worry some people have, and as it turns out, there’s some merit to it. A recent patient survey reveals that people of different races and ethnic minority groups are concerned that the way they dress determines […]
Football card of first black player breaks record
A football card showing a player believed to be the world’s first black professional footballer has been sold for a record £26,800. Arthur Wharton, originally from Ghana, signed full-time for Rotherham Town in 1889 after moving to England. The card was sold last Wednesday by Loddon Auctions to a private American bidder over the phone. […]
Search for possible Black graves grows after 121 found at MacDill AFB
TAMPA, Fla. — The U.S. Air Force plans to expand its search for grave sites in a former Black cemetery at a base in Florida after discovering 121 potential sites already, a base official said. Air Force spokesperson 2nd Lt. Laura Anderson told news stations Feb. 19 that a nonintrusive archaeological survey performed over the […]
UK intelligence comments on Ukrainian exports through Black Sea
UK intelligence has reported that Ukrainian ports exported more agricultural products in December 2023 than at any time since Russia’s invasion. Source: UK Defence Intelligence update on Twitter (X) for 22 January, as reported by European Pravda Details: UK intelligence stated that such figures were made possible by the reopening of Ukraine’s main Black Sea […]
Does appearance matter when it comes to how some patients are treated by their doctors? 55% of Black adults say yes.
Does a patient’s appearance at a doctor’s appointment impact the way their health care provider treats them? It’s a worry some people have, and as it turns out, there’s some merit to it. A recent patient survey reveals that people of different races and ethnic minority groups are concerned that the way they dress determines […]
First Charlotte Black voter forum to be held, aims to increase participation in Mecklenburg Co.
Since 2022, the number of Black registered voters in Mecklenburg County has been falling, but a new Charlotte group has a plan to change that. ALSO READ: Local group aims to empower Black voters in North Carolina On Wednesday at 6 p.m., the first-ever Charlotte Black Voter Forum Project forum will be held. The nonpartisan […]
Historically Black Missouri college in turmoil after suicide of administrator who alleged bullying
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Many students at a historically Black college in Missouri returned from Christmas break this week dressed in black, mourning the suicide of a beloved administrator who had alleged bullying and racism by the school’s white president. Known for keeping her office door open and greeting everyone at Lincoln University with […]
Call to action to St. Johns residents to help encourage proposed Florida Black History Museum
St. Johns County wants its residents to help encourage the State to locate the proposed Florida Black History Museum in St. Augustine. The public survey is available online through February 29, 2024. Respond here: https://bit.ly/3NYE9Yq Read: JSO: Person shot to death in San Marco, several people detained In December 2023, Florida Secretary of State Cord […]
Why we need the return of the real Black Ghost
Alabama is car country. Legends have been born here. Bobby Allison, Neil Bonnett, and Red Farmer were all born, bred and raced in their home state. The Talladega Motor Speedway is a motorsports crown jewel, but dirt tracks, drag strips and custom car garages abound in every corner of sweet home Alabama. I love hot […]
Elevated black carbon levels found in several Mississippi cities. See the list here
Elevated levels of black carbon, a factor in cancer risk and climate change, were found in several towns and cities in Mississippi, according to a recently released study. Jackson had the highest levels, with Hattiesburg coming in at a close second. University of Mississippi faculty members Courtney Roper, assistant professor of environmental toxicology, and Hang […]
Fifteen years ago, Barack Obama was inaugurated to become America’s first Black president
“People realized we may not see anything like this again,” says former campaign and White House staffer Heather Foster of the historic 2009 swearing-in of President Barack Obama. Fifteen years ago today, the United States of America achieved something that it had not done in its more than 230-year history: a Black president was sworn […]