Dry weather hits southern Africa’s farmers, putting key maize supplies at risk: how to blunt the impact
By Wandile Sihlobo South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe have recently published reports indicating a potential decline in grain harvest because of intense El Niño-induced dryness. These developments could put the entire Southern Africa maize supply chain at risk, with Zambia and South Africa hard hit by heatwaves and dryness. The neighboring small producers such as Zimbabwe, (more…)...
BHN Talk Radio Show (3-05-24): Watch review of last week’s primary election outcomes and this week’s ‘Super Tuesday’ state elections happening in real time
By Black Headline News In this episode of BHN Talk Radio Show with Cheryl Smith, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb and Brigitte Jones, the news publishers review the previous primary election outcomes and the “Super-Tuesday” primary elections happening in 18 states while they are broadcasting live during this show. Smith reviews the latest Texas primary election...
Annual Survey Results, WordPress 6.5 Beta, Nginx Fork 🗞️ March 2024 WordPress News w/ CodeinWP
We are back with the latest edition of our monthly WordPress news roundup, covering all the biggest WordPress news and events from the past 30 days or so. In some of the largest news from the past month, the results are out for the 2023 WordPress Annual Survey, which provides some interesting insights into the...
Do pre-sentencing reports really help Black offenders in Canada’s justice system?
By Camisha Sibblis (Special to BHN) Canadian courts are increasingly applying Impact of Race and Culture Assessment reports (IRCAs), otherwise known as Enhanced Pre-Sentence Reports, when sentencing offenders. IRCA reports help sentencing judges better understand how systemic racism has influenced and even limited the offender’s life choices and trajectory. Their use has been much debated...
A Texas court ruling on a Black student wearing hair in long locs reflects history of racism in schools
By Kenjus T. Watsonn (Special to BHN) A Texas judge ruled on Feb. 22, 2024, that the Barbers Hill School District didn’t violate the law when it punished Darryl George, a Black student, for wearing his hair in long locs. The Texas law in question – the CROWN Act – prohibits discrimination against hairstyles in...
W.E.B. Du Bois’ study ‘The Philadelphia Negro’ at 125 still explains roots of the urban Black experience – sociologist Elijah Anderson tells why it should be on more reading lists
By Elijah Anderson (Special to BHN) W.E.B. Du Bois is widely known for his civil rights activism, but many sociologists argue that he has yet to receive due recognition as the founding father of American sociology. His groundbreaking study, “The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study,” was published in 1899 and exhaustively detailed the poor social conditions...
Wealthier, urban Americans have access to more local news – while roughly half of US counties have only one outlet or less
By Sarah Stonbely For more than a decade, ,Sarah Stonbely,, director of the State of Local News Project, Northwestern University has worked in organizations that study and support local journalism. She is intimately familiar with both the challenges and the solutions for the local journalism landscape. Below are her analytical thoughts. Is local news readily available in...
The CDC Foundation launches scholarship fund for descendants of Black men in the untreated syphilis study at Tuskegee
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation contributes $1 million matching donation By Black Headline News ATLANTA, Ga. — The CDC Foundation announced at the beginning of this month a new endowed scholarship program, Voices Today for Change Tomorrow, for descendants of the Black men who were part of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Study of Untreated Syphilis at Tuskegee and...
BHN Talk Radio Show (2-27-24): Hosts discuss breaking news with Jam Master J trial verdict, South Carolina and Michigan primary concerns; California and Texas elections upcoming this ‘Super Tuesday’
By Black Headline News https://player.vimeo.com/video/914971150?badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479 In this episode of the BHN Talk Radio Show with Cheryl Smith, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb and Brigitte Jones, the news publishers talk about the latest breaking news out of Texas, as well as the breaking news related to former Run-DMC co-founder, Jam Master J. Then the news hosts delved...
Andrea La’Verne Edney has been sworn in as the first African-American woman, national president of the American Board of Trial Advocates
By Black Headline News DALLAS, Texas–Andrea La’Verne Edney was installed as National President of the American Board of Trial Advocates at the organization’s annual National Board Meeting in Biloxi, Mississippi, on Jan. 27. Ms. Edney was sworn in by the Hon. James E. Graves, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, who also served as...