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February 24, 2025 1 min
Learn about this week in America's Black History.
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Breaking:  The NAACP, the nation's leading civil rights organization, announced its creation of the Black Consumer Advisory, The Advisory places emphasis on Black consumers' nearly $2 trillion in spending power, promoting informed spending decisions by providing the Black community with insight into who's promoting progress, and who's living in the past.
During her February 13 Senate confirmation hearing, Trump nominee for education...
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February 16, 2025 3 mins
Learn about this week in America's Black History.
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Breaking:  The Justice Department on Monday ordered federal prosecutors to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, arguing in a remarkable departure from long-standing norms that the case was interfering with the mayor’s ability to aid the president’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

Green Watch:  A magnitude-7.6 earthquake struck in the western Caribbean on Saturday night, prompting a tsunami advisory for t...
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Learn about this week in America's Black History.
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Breaking: Atlanta pastor is supporting a boycott against Target starting in March; is this the right approach for this era?
Green watch: Over 200 earthquakes have hit the region near a series of Greek islands; the undersea volcano could be active.
Spotlight: Dr. Carter G. Woodson was more than just the father of Black History Month ...
More News: President Trump signed the Black History Month proclamation, just as he did in his first ...
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BREAKING:  The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending, causing confusion and panic among organizations that rely on Washington for their financial lifeline.

GREEN WATCH:  Egg prices have steadily risen in recent months due to a spike in bird flu; outbreaks in egg-laying chickens are affecting the nationa...
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Breaking: Shocking winter storm brings snow from Texas to the Gulf of Mexico and to Northern Florida is up to four inches.

Spotlight: Martin Luther King, III gives us tips on how to "Realize the Dream" before his father's 100th birthday; here is what we all can do in service.

More News: Mississippi Valley State University marching band raised over $300,000.00 to attend the presidential inaugural celebration; was it the best spend? He...
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BREAKING: California wildfires become political while residents suffer.Millions flee Haiti as civil war brews among gangs.GREEN WATCH:  Florida to reach subfreezing temperatures over the next coming week.
SPOTLIGHT:  The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. remains honored despite the irony of the federal holiday January 20, 2025.
MORE NEWS:  MSNBC president, Rashida Jones, steps down after four years as the cable company splits its progr...
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BREAKING: Jimmy Carter, the 39th president, died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100 — living longer than any president in U.S. history, serving from 1977 to 1981. His beloved wife of 77 years, Rosalynn, died in November 2023.

GREEN WATCH:  More than 120 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning, with tremors felt across the Himalayas in neighboring Nepal, Bhutan and parts of nor...
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BREAKING:  Bird flu is on the rise in animals and house hold pets; scientist are worried about the transference to humans, which a few cases seem possible already.

Dinga Dinga is a mystery virus causing excessive body-shaking in hundreds of Ugandanaians. The condition, predominantly impacting women and girls, is characterized by fever and excessive body shaking, which severely hampers mobility.

GREEN WATCH:  The Vanuatu archipelago f...
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BREAKING NEWS: The Madison, Wisconsin 15-year-old school shooter is now deceased, but questions arise about the root of this teen's anger.

Green Watch Breaking: Poverty-stricken French Island, Mayotte, one of the 18 regions of France, has been severely damaged by Cyclone Chido over the weekend where many residents have not been found.

Meanwhile, San Francisco, Calif. had its first ever tornado warning; however, Scotts Valley endured ...
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BREAKING:Penny acquitted in NYC subway chokehold trial

Chinese gold mining operation threatens protected UN heritage site in the Congo


GREEN WATCH:  US Department of Defense is concerned about Climate Change in Africa

SPOTLIGHT:  The Nickel Boys movie is releases this weekend

MORE NEWS:Treasury Department Treasury Department may fine small businesses $10,000 or more if they don't file this new report

Lead Story: Biden Administration app...
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Breaking Stories:  A complaint filed with the Department of Education alleges that programs for men of color at least eight California State University campuses — including Cal Poly — violate federal civil rights law.

A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments

Post Election:    Black rural voters felt neglected by the Democratic Party

Green Watch:  Gary I...
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GREEN WATCH: Saudi Arabian desert gets historic snowfall: Saudi Arabia’s Al-Jawf region has witnessed its first-ever recorded snowfall, blanketing the desert with snow for the first time in history. This rare phenomenon follows intense rain and hailstorms that swept across the kingdom, transforming parts of the arid landscape into a winter scene more typical of colder climates.POST

ELECTION NEWS: Pamela Goodwine makes history as fir...
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Recap Part 1: The Black Headline News live broadcast of the November 5 election included news commentary during the broadcasts with BHN Talk Radio Show news hosts, Cheryl Smith, Brigitte Jones and Julia Ann Dudley Najieb, along with special guest hosts, Ashley Ann, a social media influencer, and Harrison Chastang of KPOO Radio 89.5 FM.
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Recap Part 1: The Black Headline News live broadcast of the November 5 election included news commentary during the broadcasts with BHN Talk Radio Show news hosts, Cheryl Smith, Brigitte Jones and Julia Ann Dudley Najieb, along with special guest hosts, Ashley Ann, a social media influencer, and Harrison Chastang of KPOO Radio 89.5 FM.
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BREAKING:  In this episode of BHN Talk Radio Show, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb, Cheryl Smith and Brigitte Jones review the breaking news concerning 10 million residents in Cuba who have been without power for over two weeks since hurricane Oscar.  Cuban authorities say at least six people have been killed after Hurricane Oscar made landfall over the weekend, with the government still working to re-establish power after days of blackout...
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