Category: Diaspora News
Black skimmer, shorebird on Alabama’s beaches, facing steep population decline
If you’re out enjoying Alabama’s beaches this weekend for the Fourth of July, you may spot a black and white bird flying very low over…
Speaking of: The Unbothered Edition celebrates the legacy of Black music
June is not only a celebration of Juneteenth, the day that marks when African Americans were informed of their freedom, but it is also Black…
Rise in Black women’s unemployment could be economic sign
Published 2025-07-03 08:43 8:43 July 3, 2025 am Unemployment rates over the past year have remained largely steady for every group of workers but one:…
Ohio unveils its first Black Historical Marker in Marion's MLK Jr. Park
… Black people migrated North and rebuilt the Black community in Marion. Neil Thompson, left, a representative from Ohio History Connection, and … Source link
AARP award helps Black Empowerment Community Council’s vehicle
Body Thanks to a grant from AARP Florida, the Black Empowerment Community Council will be able to expand services to seniors going forward. The BECC…
How Plessy v. Ferguson sparked early civil rights activism from Milwaukee’s Black community in 1896
While the decision effectively legalized racial segregation under the doctrine of “separate but equal,” it also triggered the earliest wave of coordinated Black civic resistance…
Black communities call for more City of Culture consultation
Adam Laver BBC News, Yorkshire BBC Cleveland Simmons says more could be done to involve black communities Members of Bradford’s black communities have called for…
Cuts to Medicaid could devastate Alabama’s Black Belt, say researchers
Researchers and advocates warned last week that proposed Medicaid cuts in the massive tax-and-spending package that passed the U.S. Senate on Tuesday would devastate a…
One Lexington awards $150,000 in violence prevention grants to grassroot organizations
Eighteen grassroots organizations, active in violence prevention across Lexington, are receiving grants from One Lexington, Mayor Linda Gorton announced today. One Lexington is making progress…
The Black Elephant: Starting A Conversation In My Community
Ivan (second from left) and the Black Elephant group at a recent gathering. By Ivan Idso In 1972, a team from MIT wrote a groundbreaking…