92 & STILL PRACTICING: Dr. Melissa M. Freeman
Her grandfather Albert B. Walker was born a slave in Virginia back in the 1850s, and thanks to the Emancipation Proclamation, he was freed...
MY BREATH SMELLS, WHAT SHOULD I DO? : One reader ask the dentist!
Dr. Merrick, thanks for your time and for answering my question. I have tried everything but some of the people around me still tell...
Advancing Black pathways: Bringing racial equity to the financial services system
Last December, Byna Elliott joined JPMorgan Chase & Co. to lead Advancing Black Pathways, the firm’s strategy to strengthen the economic foundation of the...
COVID Vaccination Update
The New York Christian Times tracks the global spread of the coronavirus and tracks the progress of COVID-19 vaccinations. The following data shows the...
Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women initiative tackles Black women’s economic disparities
Goldman Sachs kicked off the New Year with a round of investments as part of its One Million Black Women Initiative, named for the...
Looking Back At 2021
2021 was a year of tumults and triumphs. The coronavirus raged on as many countries around the world and states in America struggled to...
Omicron variant could weaken or end the pandemic, experts reveal
The highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus is having its way with the American population, and mayors, governors, and the powers in Washington...
California investigating how Google treats Black female employees
California’s civil rights regulator is investigating Google’s treatment of Black female workers following alleged incidents of harassment and discrimination. Workers identifying as “Black+ female” left...
Supreme Court blocks vaccine mandate that covered 80 million workers
The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked the federal government from enforcing a vaccine-or-testing rule for large private employers but let stand a vaccine mandate...
Bklyn startup BlocPower raises $30M from Microsoft to “turn buildings into Teslas”
Turning gas-powered buildings into much greener, electric-powered ones is what the Brooklyn-based startup has done in nearly 1,200 residential buildings during its seven years...
