Congregation Works on Becoming a “Healthier Me”
Steve Peterson Contributing Writer The City of Hope Church International @ Faith Chapel led by Senior Pastor Terrell Fletcher, held its inaugural “A Healthier Me @ The City” campaign on May 18th, 2014....
View ArticleChef Al Serves Up Sunday’s Best
JoAnn Fields Contributing Writer San Diego, CA: Chef Al, founder of the Sunday’s Best Brunch, hosted a hearty brunch at the Alpha Center located at 6323 Imperial Ave, San Diego, 92114 in Southeastern...
View Article5th Annual The Big Showdown
By JoAnn Fields Contributing Writer San Diego, CA: The Elite Basketball Organization’s (EBO) 5th Annual Big Showdown took place the weekend of May 17-18, 2014 throughout Greater San Diego. Basketball...
View ArticleA Letter from the Inside
Guest Commentary by Kelvin Singleton Hundreds of years ago when the Black slave ran away from the Master’s house in search for freedom, a ‘slave catcher’ roamed the land in search of the ‘run away...
View ArticleU.S. Court of Appeals Hits Consumer Financial Agency, Rejects $109 Million in...
By Charlene Crowell (NNPA Newswire Columnist) After returning billions of dollars in restitution that helped more than 25 million consumers plagued with financial struggles, the Consumer Financial...
View ArticleFilm Review: Moonlight
By Dwight Brown (NNPA Newswire Film Critic) In just his second feature film, writer/director Barry Jenkins tells a compelling story about sexual repression and ambiguity through the eyes of a...
View ArticleA Holistic View of ‘Out-Of-School’ Children in Liberia
By George Kronnisanyon Werner In the age of big data, statistics have power. Recently, we saw an alarming statistic from one of our development partners in education indicating that Liberia was home to...
View ArticleJanet Jackson, Tupac Shakur inducted to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Grio Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced their 19 nominees for 2017, and the list includes the likes of Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur. This year was Shakur’s first year of...
View Article“Know Your Worth” Movement to Educate Black Women (and Men) on the Power They...
Nationwide — Aaron Jordan Jr. is the brainchild, creator/CEO of the nationally renowned “Know Your Worth” (KYW) movement. The movement empowers African American women and men, helping them to realize...
View ArticleBlack Woman Thrives in Washington’s World of Cigars
By Michael H. Cottman, Urban News Service Negest Dawit, a savvy businesswoman from Ethiopia, steered her 1998 Mercedes Benz past a vacant building on 9th Street near downtown Washington, D.C. and gazed...
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