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Source: AndreyPopov / Getty Virginia Union University is making history with the launch of its Doula Certification Program—the first of its kind at a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). This pioneering initiative is designed to help close the gap in racial disparities surrounding maternal and infant health. In collaboration with Birth In Color and the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), the six-month program equips students with the skills and […]

Source: Smith Collection/Gado / Getty It appears that the fine folks at Target are finally willing to admit they are feeling the burn of the massive fallout from their decision to roll back the retail company’s DEI initiatives, including a three-year program that focused on building Black careers. According to CNBC, Target’s CEO Brian Cornell has reached out to Rev. Al Sharpton — who, along with other civil rights activists […]

Source: Win McNamee / Getty We really didn’t need any more proof that President Donald Trump and his white nationalist administration don’t know or care what DEI actually is and how it works, and they’re really just moving to harm Black people and people of color under the guise of fighting fictitious anti-white discrimination, but the U.S. Department of Justice just ended a settlement agreement regarding wastewater issues in a […]

Source: Press / Blackamericaweb.com Dallas, TX – April 16, 2025 – Marvin Sapp was recently in the news over a misinterpretation of his words while he was taking up offering at the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World 2024 National Convocation.  Sapp was vilified on the internet and received threatening messages at his church from people who were angry over a video clip that showed him telling the ushers to “close the […]

Source: Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / Getty A 20-year-old student, identified as Phoenix Ikner, has been accused of being the gunman behind the Florida State University shooting that resulted in two deaths and six injuries. Ikner, believed to be a student at FSU, is the son of a deputy who served the Leon County Sheriff’s Office for over 18 years. He was carrying a handgun that used to be a […]