This past year has been a true trial for Houston and our nation and there are still so many in need who lost loved ones, lost jobs, are facing looming foreclosures and evictions, and missed weddings and graduations, but help is on the way. The HBREA Bi-Annual gala is using a portion of its proceeds…
According to a report, systemic barriers continue to inhibit Black Americans from building generational wealth through homeownership.
Harris’ detailed plan appears to offer Black men a vision of leadership, opportunity, and economic empowerment.
In the hours following Biden’s announcement, Kamala Harris’ campaign saw a surge of support, with about $50 million in grassroots donations pouring in.
On July 17, 1944, during World War II, a massive explosion at a munition’s pier in Port Chicago, California, detonated over 4,600 tons of ammunition on a cargo ship. The blast killed 320 people, predominantly Black sailors, and injured around 400 others.
Across all demographics, voters express dedicated support for solutions including increasing funding going to states to expand childcare options and modernizing the tax system to support childcare and early learning.
This year’s event, themed “Empowering Black Press, Communities, Families, and Voter Turnout,” marks the Black Press’s 197th anniversary, just three years shy of its bicentennial.
Sharing this information about sickle cell is the everyday work of Houston-based charity “As One Foundation,” which was founded by sickle cell carrier and former Houston Texan Devard Darling, who lost his identical twin brother to exertional sickling in 2001 at Florida State University during a football conditioning workout.
Here are four films every educator teaching Black students should watch. They’ll give folks an idea what the challenges are, what solutions people are trying, and sometimes they make us smile.
The Links, Incorporated has created community-based initiatives aimed at reducing inequality that can contribute to improving overall health outcomes for Black families.
The Houston-area cluster of The Links, Incorporated will hold a Black Wellness Expo on March 16 to reduce health and economic disparities and to improve lives in the Black community.
The Houston Area Cluster of The Links, Incorporated will hold the Black Wellness Expo on March 16, 2024, to reduce health and economic disparities and to save and improve lives in the Black community. This effort in the Greater Third Ward in Houston is aimed at addressing the top five medical conditions within the Catchment…
Young Black men in our society face a unique set of challenges, including economic, healthcare, and educational disparities, compounded by systemic racism and social injustice. Addressing these mental health disparities creates an environment where Black men often feel undervalued and marginalized by society, leading to reluctance to seek mental health treatment and receiving inadequate care…
By: d-mars.com News Provider Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Correspondent The surge in scams coincides with the conclusion of a pandemic-induced hiatus on loan repayments, implemented in 2020 to provide financial relief to borrowers amidst the public health crisis. Amidst the impending resumption of student loan payments in October, scammers are intensifying their efforts to exploit…
By: d-mars.com News Provider Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Black and Hispanics maintained cash buffers substantially below their white and Asian counterparts. Black and Hispanic households consistently maintained lower median cash balances than their white and Asian counterparts during and post-pandemic, according to a new JPMorgan & Chase Co. comprehensive Household Pulse study….
By: d-mars.com News Provider NNPA, Stacy M. Brown – Newswire Senior National Correspondent According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the impact was particularly pronounced among Black women, especially those working in the public sector. In a setback to the progress made in narrowing the racial unemployment gap, an increase in joblessness among Black workers…
By: d-mars.com News Provider Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent A new study shows that after some progress, the number of deaths and years of possible life lost among America’s Black population stopped going down and then started going up again. The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) said their results show…
By: d-mars.com News Provider Stacy M. Brown, NNPA The 27-page book, complete with fascinating illustrations by Ananta Mohanta, celebrates what Whittington calls “the unique and special bond between a father and his little girl.” For centuries, there’s been a false assumption that Black fathers are absent, apathetic, and uninvolved in their children’s lives. The stereotype…
The 27-page book, complete with fascinating illustrations by Ananta Mohanta, celebrates what Whittington calls “the unique and special bond between a father and his little girl.” For centuries, there’s been a false assumption that Black fathers are absent, apathetic, and uninvolved in their children’s lives. The stereotype of the absent Black dad remains quite ubiquitous…
By Chuck Bishop, Head of Diverse Segments for Wells Fargo Home Lending Despite ongoing challenges due to the pandemic, Black Americans joined the many homebuyers looking for a space to call their own during the past year. But even against that backdrop, the homeownership gap for the Black community remains significant, and concerns remain about…