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Black History Month
A look at the issues facing the Black community and celebrating Black culture during the month of February.
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- NewsUSA TODAY
Big-city crime is down, but not in Memphis. A coalition of America's Black mayors will look for answers.
Mayors of two-dozen cities come together to share ideas for fighting crime.
- SportsThe Canadian Press
Black coaches are rare in soccer. Is this because of a lack of diversity in the boardroom?
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ricky Hill packed his bags and prepared to uproot his life again. Next stop: Chicago. The former England international soccer player is accustomed to making sacrifices and traveling far to build his coaching career, an effort he says has been stymied because he is Black. “It is something that I hate to do because home is where the heart is,” Hill said of leaving behind his wife of 38 years and his 99-year-old mother to chase a rare management opportunity. Racism has lo
- BusinessThe Canadian Press
Black Press closes sale of company; emerges from creditor protection
SURREY, B.C. — Black Press Ltd., the owner of dozens of community newspapers across Western Canada, says it has emerged from creditor protection following the restructuring and sale of the company. The Surrey, B.C.-based publisher announced in January it had entered creditor protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. On Monday it said it has closed its previously announced sale of the company to Canadian institutional investors Canso Investment Counsel Ltd. and Deans Knight Capit
- HealthHuffPost
Giving Birth Is Particularly Risky For Black Women. Here’s How To Better Protect Yourself.
My postpartum crisis taught me our medical data, tailored resources and communities are crucial to guaranteeing our survival.
- CelebrityPeople
Prince William Abruptly Pulled Out of Godfather's Memorial Service Due to Kate Middleton's Cancer Diagnosis
The Princess of Wales shared she was undergoing treatment for cancer in a personal video message
- EntertainmentHuffPost
'Shirley' Underscores The Problem With The Great Black Historical Figure Trope
Regina King’s terrific performance can’t overcome a film that focuses on the achievements of an extraordinary figure and not who she was as a person.
- NewsThe Canadian Press
White former officers get sentences of 10 to 40 years in torture of 2 Black men in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday finished handing down prison terms of about 10 to 40 years to six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to breaking into a home without a warrant and torturing two Black men in an hourslong attack that included beatings, repeated uses of stun guns and assaults with a sex toy before one of the victims was shot in the mouth. U.S. District Judge Tom Lee called the culprits' actions “egregious and despicable" and gave s
- EntertainmentPeople
Sunny Hostin’s Hand in a Cast for 4 Weeks After “The View” Co-Host Falls Rollerskating: ‘Embarrassed’
She and some friends were taking a Zoom rollerskating class when she fell and injured her hand, Hostin said
- EntertainmentHuffPost
Freaknik And The Question Of Black Female Sexual Liberation In The '90s
The wildly popular festival helped catapult an era of sexually empowered women in pop culture. Rape culture at the event complicated that.
- HealthThe Canadian Press
Course for health-care providers aims to address anti-Black racism in health care
A family doctor who helped create an anti-Black racism course for health professionals says she hopes participants will "unlearn" long-standing discriminatory practices that contribute to inequitable care for a vulnerable group. Dr. Onye Nnorom, co-founder of the Black Health Education Collaborative based at the University of Toronto and Halifax's Dalhousie University, said the online course, to be launched Thursday, addresses gaps in medical education by exploring how everyday systemic biases a