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Nuna Phillips-McKee Celebrates 100 Years: ‘A Century of Faith, Family and God’s Amazing Grace!’
5+ hour, 20+ min ago (1312+ words) By Special to The Post Nuna Phillips-McKee will reach an extraordinary milestone on Sept. 24 —her 100th birthday, marking a century filled with faith, family, service, laughter and the amazing grace of God. Born Sept. 14, 1926, in Oakland, Nuna has witnessed a world…...
WHY GRIMES PARK? - African American News and Issues
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (334+ words) Why our park? Grimes Park is the namesake of B.H. Grimes Elementary school which was named out of Buchanan H. Grimes, A former janitor who later became a principal. He also became the first Black person to retire as a public-school principal…...
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage in Houston
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (40+ words) 11130 Gulf Fwy, Ste 900 Image Credit: courtesy of Pochitos Image Credit: courtesy of Pochitos African American News & Issues 6130 Wheatley StHouston, TX 77091 PO Box 206Prairie View, TX 77446...
100 Facts That Tell You the U.S. Is Anti-Black | EURweb | Black News, Culture, Entertainment & More
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (380+ words) Consider the symbolism of a map. On September 4, 2026, the United States stood alone in opposing a United Nations resolution supporting the Equal Earth projection, which more accurately represents continents’ relative sizes. Africa is roughly 14 times larger than Greenland, despite the…...
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Gentrification, Not Barrio Athletics, is the Real Threat to Black Leimert Park | WATCH | EURweb | Black News, Culture, Entertainment & More
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (720+ words) That model of African American social and economic success is treasured. It is also increasingly worried over. That mix of anxiety and racial well-being came to a crashing head when Barrio Athletics, a little-known Latino running and fitness group, announced…...
Black Woman From Kansas Who Raised Almost Ten Children Turns 107 Years Old
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (488+ words) Nationwide — Mason Byrd, an African American woman from Kansas City, Missouri, has turned 107 years old surrounded by the family she helped raise. Born in 1919, Byrd has spent […] The post Black Woman From Kansas Who Raised Almost Ten Children Turns 107 Years…...
New York City church pushes to preserve burial ground tied to early generations of free Black Americans
1+ week, 3+ day ago (410+ words) After human remains were discovered during construction in 2011, community leaders are again pressing the city to protect the historic site. Beneath a parking lot in Elmhurst, Queens, lies a piece of Black history that advocates say deserves far more than…...
More than $2.5 Million in Grants Available to Solve Community Problems—Gary Partnership Shows What’s Possible
1+ week, 4+ day ago (153+ words) Congregations With Community is accepting applications through Sept. 11 GARY, Ind. — Congregations With Community is now accepting applications for more than $2.5million in grants to help Indiana congregations and community organizations work together, withindividual grants ranging from $100,000 to $250,000. In Gary, a partnership…...
Mamdani’s racial equity plan moves NYC from promises to measurable goals
1+ week, 5+ day ago (537+ words) The city’s first-ever framework directs 45 agencies to track progress on hundreds of strategies aimed at addressing racial disparities in housing, education, jobs and more. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled the city’s first-ever racial equity plan on Monday, doubling…...