Why Black media matters
Our newspapers allow us to speak to our own communities on our own terms with our own voices.
The truth is there are far too few people of color in the seats of power in mainstream media. The Black Press is a crucial part of the community.
The Observer Launches Directory of Local Historic Black Landmarks
The new directory highlights some of the important places in the community and was…
Black Wonder Years & white tears: Message from the Associate Editor
This week’s hot topics: the “Wonder Years” reboot, the search for missing Black people,…
Sex trafficking in the legislature, Black and Brown girls still suffering
The conversation is centered on how best to protect victims in a vicious industry…
Black women dying from breast cancer at higher rates, left out of clinical trials
Earlier detection and therapy improvements have helped lower deaths, but the decline is not the same across demographics
Research finds Black media cover the community six times more than mainstream
The report was put out by the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
VIDEO: Watch Word In Black’s Virtual Discussion on Agency and Power in Education
Four experts discuss creating classroom environments to foster a sense of belonging and academic growth.
“First and Only” offers leadership advice to help Black women navigate the workplace
Touch base with the book’s author, Jennifer R. Farmer, in this Q&A
U.S. House votes to end crack-cocaine sentencing disparity
It would also retroactively apply the change to those already convicted or sentenced
Early Education Program Available to Michigan Four Year Olds
The program meets families where they are and helps them feel confident before their child heads to school for the first time.
Black Doctors Speak
While vaccination mandates are being issued and enforced, health officials continue to face hesitancy in the Black community.
It’s a Gift: Why More Organ Donors are Needed in the Black Community
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, a Michigan program is on pace to recover 426 organs for transplant this year
R. Kelly’s album sales, streams skyrocket 500 percent after conviction
Folks really are out here still buying R. Kelly’s music