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✕ Despite Black people being overrepresented in military service, Black vets have historically been undervalued compared to their white peers. For Memorial Day, Kyle Bibby, co-founder of the Black Veterans Project, spoke with NewsOne about the history of Black veterans and the struggles they still face today. “I think for the Black American experience, specifically, we have seen military service sometimes as a way to demonstrate the investment that we’re […]

Source: Fox 2 Detroit / Screenshot People who rent their homes typically understand that many issues come with living in a rental property. There are unexpected rent increases, failures to get maintenance people to one’s unit in a timely manner, the virtually mythological act of getting one’s security deposit back upon moving out, slumlords who allow their tenants to live in unlivable conditions, and, of course, the possibility that your […]

Source: Paloma Accrombessi / Bison ONE Newsroom On a HBCU campus where the church has long been a social anchor, Ameerah Thomas is building something different. Raised in a Black Christian household, the 21-year-old Howard University student no longer identifies with organized religion. Instead, she describes herself as “spiritual-agnostic,” which is somebody who believes in a higher power but rejects the institutions that once defined it for her. A study […]

Source: Reach Media / Radio One Sybil Wilkes’ latest “What We Need to Know” segment delivered a sharp roundup of stories with deep stakes for Black communities and for families across the country. From voting rights and political representation to the pain at the gas pump and the promise of homeownership, the update connected policy fights to everyday life. In just two minutes, the segment captured how decisions made in […]

✕ D.L. Hughley’s Notes from the GED Section delivered a sharp political monologue centered on what he framed as a deep mismatch between government priorities and the everyday needs of working Americans. Speaking in the fast, pointed style that has made the segment a staple for listeners who follow both politics and culture, Hughley criticized spending tied to political loyalty, questioned familiar war rhetoric around Iran, and contrasted promises made to […]

✕ On The Nightly Spirit, host Darlene McCoy welcomed Tasha Page-Lockhart to The Nightly Spirit, it felt less like a standard radio interview and more like a family reunion. The two women slipped easily into laughter, memories, and ministry, giving listeners a moving conversation rooted in deep friendship and even deeper faith. READ MORE STORIES Tasha Page-Lockhart Shares Miracle Baby News and New MusicSins of Our Fathers: Matthew Pridgen Speaks […]

Source: Reach Media / Radio One Sybil Wilkes’ latest “What We Need to Know” delivered a fast-moving roundup of political and public health developments with real stakes for Black communities across the country. From a historic governor’s race in Georgia to a closely watched Kentucky primary, questions over federal compensation funds, and a growing Ebola emergency abroad, the segment underscored how elections, policy, and global health can all shape daily […]

Source: ROBYN BECK / Getty In 2022, a pregnant undocumented migrant crossed over the U.S.-Mexico border with her sister in hopes of finding a better life, one that would let them be free of the violent men they had left to escape, according to her attorney. A few years later, she was swept up in the mass deportation agenda of President Donald Trump, forced to leave her home in Florida, […]

Source: Tatiana Allen / Bison ONE Newsroom For months, Catherine McNeil bled without a clear answer. The 46-year-old mother of three had not experienced heavy bleeding like that since using birth control. By late 2024, her menstrual periods had become longer and heavier. At first, she believed the problem might be connected to her intrauterine device, or IUD, stress, or changes connected to age. But as the bleeding continued, McNeil […]