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Gomez Directs Funds to Hampden District C3 Initiative 

SPRINGFIELD-- State Senator Adam Gomez (D-Springfield) announced...

Understanding and Addressing the Growing Crisis of Youth Suicide 

(StatePoint) Children and teens can be moody,...

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Workplace diversity training programs are everywhere, but their effectiveness varies widely

Yekaterina Bezrukova, University at Buffalo Despite recent efforts to restrict them, diversity training programs have become as ubiquitous in American offices as the water cooler. They’re everywhere. But our recent update...

Review of Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black

Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black attempts to add another layer to his portfolio of...

New Age of Heroes Comics Convention Rescheduled for Summer 2025, Promising an Unforgettable Experience

Springfield, MA — The New Age of Heroes Comics Convention, initially scheduled for November...

Boys & Girls Club Family Center to Host Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner in Springfield

Springfield, MA – On Sunday, November 17, 2024, from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm,...

Over 100 Black Students and Youth Leaders to Convene for National Reparations Summit in Atlanta

The National Reparations Institute is set to host its fourth annual National N’Daba (Great...

News From Africa to the Caribbean

Ethiopia weighs options after exclusion from AGOA Ethiopia is scrambling to find new export markets after being shut out of the lucrative US market over...

Americans are in a Mental Health Crisis – Especially African Americans. Can Churches Help?

Centuries of systemic racism and everyday discrimination in the U.S. have left a major mental health burden on African American communities, and the past...

How a Mass Suicide by Slaves Caused the Legend of the Flying African to Take Off

In May 1803, a group of enslaved Africans from present-day Nigeria, of Ebo or Igbo descent, leaped from a single-masted ship into Dunbar Creek...

Kenneth Hardin: Being Black is Dangerous and Exhausting

The Ahmaud Arbery murder trial made me think hard and deep. I’ve never been in trouble with the law, and neither have my three...

Juneteenth: Another Dream Deferred or is This What the People Voted For?

By Sommers Smith Juneteenth is a day for African-American/Black communities to boast, rejoice and yell it loud. We’re Black and We’re Proud! Juneteenth is a celebration...

The Limitations Of ‘Latinidad’: How Colorism Haunts ‘In The Heights’

MONICA CASTILLO - NPR.Org On the Monday after the release of In the Heights, its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda posted not a congratulatory note but an...

‘Interactive’ Monument to Tour Across U.S. as Tribute to African American History and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice

Washington, D.C. (May 26, 2021) – At a pivotal time for racial justice in America, a new interactive art installation will tour the country...

Green Fox Wood Work & Artistry

With These Hands We Create By Marlene Prosser David was born and raised in Springfield in the Upper Hill District. His love for woodworking stems from...

The Hustle and Grind of an Entrepreneur: Interview with Kedian Dixon, M.Ed. Owner of Black Bougie & Vegan

Written byAlan-Michael Chest, M.Ed. California Native Kedian Dixon, M.Ed., Owner of Black Bougie & Vegan moved to Springfield, Massachusetts at the tender age of eight...

Reinstating the LIFE Act and Eliminating Entry Bars Would Allow Millions of Immigrants To Stay With Their Families, New CAP Column Underscores

By Silva Mathema, Nicole Prchal Svajlenka, and Sofia Carratala Washington, D.C. — As Congress and the Biden administration move toward creating a more fair, humane,...

So, Who Oversees Your Lighting?

By Gregoria Villafane Not sure if I was indeed born to do great things or just exist in a world until my calling day –...

There are Politicians and Then there are People Who Simply Want Healthy Change – Holyoke’s Jose Maldonado and Jennifer Keitt, Say they are Running...

Written by: Terry Gibson Incorporated as its own township in 1850, Holyoke, MA is one of the earliest planned industrial cities in the United States....

US-Africa Bridge Building Project Supports Call to Action for African Liberation Day

In solidarity with African activists and movements worldwide working to build healthy communities committed to freedom, democracy, and social justice, the US-Africa Bridge Building...

COVID-19 Pandemic Leads to Drop of Maternal Health Care in Africa, Raising Fears of Increased Mortality

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia While almost every country has experienced disruption to its health services since the start of the...

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