Category: Diaspora News
Why is prom so important in the Black community?
Lawrence Central High School student Ja’Via Johnson knew she wanted to wear something lavender, with a corset and fluffy train, to her senior prom. In…
Ivey signs special election bills in case of favorable court action on redistricting
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — 5/8/26 UPDATE: Governor Kay Ivey on Friday signed House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1 to authorize the governor to…
Shelter from the storm: The only Black church in Dante
By Katie Burke (Climate Central) This story is a collaboration with Climate Central, a nonadvocacy science and news group, and was supported by the Pulitzer…
Tennessee Approves New Map Aimed at Flipping the Last Democratic Seat
Gov. Bill Lee of Tennessee signed a new congressional map into law on Thursday that slices up Memphis to scatter Black voters into neighboring districts,…
2026 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL AND GREATER MIAMI CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU ANNOUNCE THIS YEAR’S COMMUNITY DAY PROGRAM
Festival to Close in Historic Overtown Featuring The HBO® Short Film Award Showcase and the Marsai Martin-Led Girl Dad Screening The 2026 American Black Film…
Black Men Face Higher Prostate Cancer Risks — Early Detection Is Essential
It started with a simple blood test. Eddie Baynes, a finance executive at Verizon and a proud Morehouse College graduate, joined a prostate cancer awareness drive…
Director of LBUSD center for Black students placed on leave as criticism mounted • Long Beach Post News
The director of Long Beach Unified’s center for Black student success has been placed on administrative leave, days after a group of Black parents and…
Birmingham and the Black Country local election results
Council leader and daughter ‘attacked’ during ‘worst’ election campaignpublished at 14:10 BST 14:10 BST Rachel AlexanderLocal Democracy Reporting Service The existing leader of Walsall Council…
New ‘Black Face’ media entities spark ‘trust issues’ when it comes to pleading our cause
The more things change, the more they remain (sometimes in blackface) the same. It wasn’t too long ago that we had two major Black-owned grocery…
Tennessee lawmakers pass U.S. House map carving up majority-Black district in Memphis
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