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Growing up on the south side of Chicago, the Reverend Dr Howard-John Wesley was given the message early on: what one wore as a black man mattered. Wesley’s pastor father, who moved from Louisiana after World War II in search of more opportunities than those readily available to black people in the Deep South, “always […]
Barack Obama speaks to a group of Black men before a rally in support of VP Kamala Harris in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Oct. 10, 2024. Photo: REUTERS” For decades, the Democratic Party has pushed Black men as the scapegoat for election losses. Every cycle, they put forth a different excuse for why this demographic is […]
in US black men ranked least healthy among all groups FOX 5 New York Source link
This is not a review. There have already been plenty of those, most hailing Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham’s new Netflix drama series, Adolescence, as a modern television landmark. It has received a run of five-star recommendations from critics in the last week, with many praising the acting just as much as its bold journey […]
My grandfather’s first cousin was Lt. Col. Howard Lee Baugh. Cousin Howard was part of the 99th Pursuit Squadron, the first unit of the Tuskegee Airmen. This month marks the 84th anniversary of the activation of the Squadron at Chanute Field in Rantoul, about 120 miles southwest of Chicago. A few years ago, I sat […]
Black Men in Action: Join us in the fight against Colorectal Cancer Lynnwood Times Source link
PRINCE WILLIAMS COUNTY, Va. — Retired Master Gunnery Sergeant Carroll Braxton is walking, talking, Black history. Born in 1924 in Manassas, Virginia, Braxton was one of the first Black U.S. Marines. He enlisted in 1943 after President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order allowing people of all races to join the military. The U.S. […]
Venezuela has freed six US detainees after talks in Caracas between President Nicolás Maduro and a senior Trump administration official. The release of the men was announced on social media by Donald Trump and his special envoy, Richard Grenell. Grenell – who published online a photo of the six on board his plane – said […]
In August 2006, J.T. (Ted) Childs, Jr. retired from IBM after a 39-year career as a member of the corporate human resources team. Upon retiring, he founded Ted Childs® LLC, which serves as a global strategic diversity advisor to senior management and a client’s workforce diversity team. Childs holds life memberships in the National Association […]
There is a common chorus that resonates with many Black R&B lovers that comes from Janet Jackson’s, “What have you done for me lately?” Black men’s recent outrage at former President Barack Obama’s comments has stressed how important it is for the Democratic Party to articulate their specific policy prescriptions to enhance opportunity for this […]