EatOkra held its inaugural Culinary Creatives Conference, shifting its work from the app to in-person for a day, in one of its largest initiatives yet. Taking place at Metropolitan Pavilion in lower Manhattan, a roster of activities filled the nine-hour event, including panel discussions, cooking demos, and food tastings. Most importantly, it was a chance for Black food entrepreneurs to gain exposure and network with others in the food industry. Read full story here: https://bit.ly/4e1lsNZ
Kamala Harris on Sunday summoned Black churchgoers to turn out at the polls and got a big assist from music legend Stevie Wonder. Harris visited two Atlanta area churches as part of a nationwide push known as “souls to the polls.” It’s a mobilization effort led by the National Advisory Board of Black Faith Leaders, which is sending representatives across battleground states to encourage early voting. Read full story here: https://bit.ly/40eXjAq
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris warned that Republican Donald Trump would “institutionalize” harsh policing tactics that disproportionately affect Black men, while Trump blamed Harris’ immigration policies for “devastating” Black and Latino communities. Read full story here: https://bit.ly/3NueJla
Dionne Warwick, BeBe Winans, Darlene Love and a massive choir helped celebrate the life of gospel icon Cissy Houston during a music-filled memorial Thursday in the Duchess of Gospel’s hometown of Newark.
The ceremony at New Hope Baptist Church — where Houston was a congregant and choir leader for decades — was decorated with framed photos of Houston and her coffin was placed in front of the pulpit. The church also held daughter Whitney Houston’s funeral more than a decade ago.
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Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris warned Tuesday that Republican Donald Trump would “institutionalize” harsh policing tactics that disproportionately affect Black men, while Trump blamed Harris’ immigration policies for “devastating” Black and Latino communities. Read full story here: https://bit.ly/3NueJla
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris warned Tuesday that Republican Donald Trump would “institutionalize” harsh policing tactics that disproportionately affect Black men, while Trump blamed Harris' immigration policies for “devastating” Black and Latino communities.
"Hard is too simple a word." Monica Cassaberry's life was thrown into upheaval when her son Jamal Singleton Sr. was taken. An estimated 96% of victims and survivors of violent crime don't receive victim compensation. Monica was a one that did, but as she and other mothers share, it didn't go far enough. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4868Kwk
Greg Jackson, Deputy Director of the White House's Office of Gun Violence Prevention, discusses the day to day work of the office. The office operates as a four-person team, and a bulk of their day-to-day work within the federal government involves collaborating with staff at other agencies to advance their policy goals and develop new ideas.
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"Hard is too simple a word." Monica Cassaberry's life was thrown into upheaval when her son Jamal Singleton Sr. was taken. An estimated 96% of victims and survivors of violent crime don't receive victim compensation. Monica was a one that did, but as she and other mothers share, it didn't go far enough. Read full story here: https://bit.ly/4868Kwk
With its mighty strength and its dangerous path, Hurricane #Milton powered into a very rare threat flirting with experts' worst fears.
Warm water fueled amazingly rapid intensification that took Milton from a minimal hurricane to a massive Category 5 in less than 10 hours. It weakened, but quickly bounced back, and when its winds briefly reached 180 mph, its barometric pressure, a key measurement for a storm's overall strength, was among the lowest recorded in the Gulf of Mexico this late in the year.
Black Americans who are registered to vote have an overwhelmingly positive view of Vice President Kamala Harris.
A recent AP-NORC poll found that about 7 in 10 Black Americans have a positive view of Vice President Kamala Harris. There wasn't much difference between how Black men and Black women viewed the Vice President or in how older Black Americans and younger Black Americans who are registered to vote viewed Harris.
AP Race and Politics reporter, and former AmNews intern, Matt Brown explains.
In 1831, a coalition of Black leaders and white abolitionists proposed the nation's first African American college in New Haven, Connecticut, in an attempt to open a door to education that was largely shut in a time of slavery.
Instead, the city’s freemen — white male landowners with the sole authority to vote, many with ties to Yale College — rejected the plans on a vote of 700-4. Violence erupted in following months, with attacks on Black residents, their homes and the properties of their white supporters.
Now, 193 years later, New Haven’s leaders are considering a public apology for the harm that was done when their predecessors scuttled the plans.
The AmNews' award-winning documentary "Be-Loved" is a finalist for the prestigious #SHJawards in the Excellence in Local Video Storytelling category. The Scripps Howard Journalism Awards, honoring the best in American journalism, will air Sunday, Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. on Scripps News. See more here: https://bit.ly/4dYTrr
HEALTH: In an interview with the Amsterdam News, Avani Bhatnagar Ansari, program manager for New York City Treats Tobacco, said “menthol smoking really lies at the intersection of public health and social justice.” The effect of menthol cigarettes on Black communities that can be “already disproportionately impacted…and disenfranchised." Read more here: https://bit.ly/3NcPxPF
In honor of National Voter Registration Day this year, GoVoteNYC grantees organized a week of civic engagement events across the city, aimed at mobilizing underrepresented voters.
The New York-based donor collaboration awards millions of dollars in grants to nonprofits across the five boroughs to aid their grassroots efforts. Read full story here: https://bit.ly/4dho8H7
