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Hundreds of Americans have returned to the United States from Israel in recent days in the midst of the Israel-Hamas war. Some U.S. citizens and their family members boarded charter flights from Tel Aviv arranged by federal and even state officials, while others booked commercial trips that brought them home. Many U.S. citizens were traveling in […]
Grassroots sports advocates, On One Sports Management, has collaborated with award-winning charity, The Empowerment Group, to launch a limited edition football shirt. The partnership aims to help raise awareness of people of black and Caribbean heritage aged 18 and over in the UK facing mental health challenges. The jersey features a map of London which […]
In a sign of continued economic stamina, American payrolls grew by 336,000 in September on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Labor Department said on Friday. The increase, almost double what economists had forecast, confirmed the labor market’s vitality and the overall hardiness of an economy facing challenges from a variety of forces. It was the […]
Acting Deputy Secretary of State and Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Ambassador Victoria Nuland delivering the U.S. Statement to the Permanent Council, Vienna As delivered by Acting Deputy Secretary of State and Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Ambassador Victoria Nulandto the Permanent Council, ViennaSeptember 26, 2023 I am here to reiterate the President’s, Secretary Blinken’s, […]
Photos: YouTube Screenshots WASHINGTON, D.C.— Recently, the U.S. Black Chambers Inc. (USBC) hosted a fireside chat with the Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabel Guzman to discuss the recent decision issued by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (Greenville Division) on the Ultima Services Corp. v. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture case. […]
Published Sept. 15, 2023 5:56 a.m. ET People walk the closed off streets at the Toronto International Film Festival, in Toronto, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette Ongoing strikes by Hollywood actors and writers have kept discussions about fair compensation and job protection at the forefront of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, […]
What’s new? World leaders are visiting the UN the week of 18 September for the annual high-level meeting of the General Assembly at a testing time for the organisation. Major-power divisions are shrinking the space for multilateral cooperation, and the organisation’s role in managing international peace and security crises is increasingly uncertain. Why does it matter? While […]
What makes a piece of art “Black”? That’s a central question at the heart of Emmy winner Cord Jefferson’s directorial debut, American Fiction, which premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival next month before opening in theaters on November 17. Based on the novel Erasure by Percival Everett, American Fiction stars Jeffrey Wright as Dr. […]
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace warned of the “staggering challenge” Congress faces in finding a solution to the high cost of child care as pandemic-era federal funding is set to expire within weeks, a situation being referred to as the “child care cliff.” The 2021 American Rescue Plan allocated nearly $40 billon to the child care […]
As the 40th anniversary approaches of a pastoral letter that he authored with the nine other Black U.S. bishops in September 1984, Bishop J. Terry Steib occasionally finds himself perusing his copy of the letter, which has become yellow with age. As the National Black Catholic Congress XIII at National Harbor, Maryland, on July 21, […]