Eleven U.S. mayors — from Los Angeles to tiny Tullahassee, Oklahoma — have pledged to pay reparations for slavery to a small group of Black residents in their cities, saying their aim is to set an example for the federal government on how a nationwide program could work. The mayors had no details on how much it... Continue Reading →
Senator Chuck Schumer and mayoral candidate Eric Adams have joined New Yorkers in a Brooklyn march Saturday while Tulsa residents have come together for community yoga as Juneteenth was celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time in US history. Americans nationwide commemorated the official end of slavery in the US with a series... Continue Reading →
Gospel Light Society Podcasts · A Little-Known Country, Part 33 (Ordained Chaplains: Out of the Depths #84) Welcome to the Ordained Chaplains podcast. My name is Daniel Whyte III. I am the president of Gospel Light Society University. We are going through the book “Out of the Depths: An Autobiographical Study Of Mental Disorder And... Continue Reading →
Gospel Light Society Podcasts · Standing Between the Living & Dead Memorial Prayer Devotional Service for Coronavirus Victims #399 THERE IS MORE SAID IN THE PODCAST AUDIO THAN IN THE NOTES BELOW Numbers 16:41-50 41 But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye... Continue Reading →
Gospel Light Society Podcasts · Whyte House Family Devotional Reading of Charles Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening #467 This is Daniel Whyte III, president of Gospel Light Society International with the Whyte House Family Devotional Reading of Charles Spurgeon’s classic book Morning and Evening. This is the podcast. This is Episode #467. Charles Spurgeon was a... Continue Reading →
Gospel Light Society Podcasts · Whyte House Daily Reading of the Chronological Bible Episode #204: Deuteronomy 6 This is Daniel Whyte III, president of Gospel Light Society International with the Whyte House Daily Reading of the Chronological Bible Episode #204, where I read the Holy Bible in the King James Version each day in chronological... Continue Reading →
Backstage at a downtown hotel, Saniya Gay, the reigning Delaware Miss Juneteenth, is holding court among a sea of sequins and the smell of hot curling irons. Gay, who was crowned the first National Miss Juneteenth last year, offers advice to the nine girls, ages 8 to 17, who are about to take the stage for... Continue Reading →
The economic status of Black Americans remains far behind their white counterparts in terms of income, net worth, home ownership, stock ownership, business entrepreneurship and other metrics, according to a new report from research and consulting firm, McKinsey Global Institute. KEY FACTS Black workers in the U.S. earn on average, 30%, or $10,000, less than white workers,... Continue Reading →
Four Livingston County teens have been charged following allegations of racial harassment against a former Hartland High School student, who is Black. The Hartland Consolidated School District announced an investigation in early March after Tatayana Vanderlaan said she was harassed by her fellow students because she is Black. The Hartland senior posted on her Facebook... Continue Reading →
The coastal Georgia county where Ahmaud Arbery's slaying raised an outcry over racial injustice has hired its first full-time Black police chief. Glynn County commissioners voted Thursday for Jacques Battiste to lead an embattled department that some Georgia lawmakers tried unsuccessfully to abolish last year. A former FBI agent now serving as a deputy constable... Continue Reading →
A supporter of former President Donald Trump has pleaded guilty to felony charges for firing his handgun into a carful of Black girls who were arguing with pro-Trump agitators near the Iowa Capitol last December, injuring one. Michael McKinney, 26, pleaded guilty Wednesday to intimidation with a dangerous weapon and willful injury, charges that each... Continue Reading →
As part of Yahoo’s "Juneteenth: Soul of America" special, Marquise Francis of Yahoo News sat down with rapper, businessman, and activist Michael Render, better known by his stage name Killer Mike. The conversation centered around the history and significance of Juneteenth, supporting Black candidates and businesses, and the importance of knowing your roots. “I’m proud... Continue Reading →
George Washington University’s former provost and executive vice president for academic affairs has been named Georgia State University’s new leader, officials announced Thursday. M. Brian Blake, who served for less than two years as GWU’s highest-ranking academic officer, will be the Atlanta school’s first Black president in its more than 100-year history, according to officials.... Continue Reading →
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening and early prostate cancer detection may improve outcomes in younger African American men, according to findings presented at the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. The guidelines for age to start screenings vary by organization. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that screening starts at age... Continue Reading →
The African American Museum in Philadelphia will be holding a series of events to commemorate Juneteenth and Independence Day. The museum has partnered with Wawa Welcome America and Visit Philly to hold events starting Thursday, June 17 through Sunday, July 3. The museum’s vice president of programming, Ivan Henderson, said the museum is ready to... Continue Reading →
