by timuin | Feb 17, 2023 | News
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Dunkin’ Park was packed Thursday, but not for baseball. Instead, it was for the first Black Business Expo, which put a spotlight on the area’s entrepreneurs. The 60 companies involved included video production business and health-oriented...
by timuin | Feb 13, 2023 | News
Written by Brian Good In what has been described as a “devastating” report, human rights experts and lawyers have investigated and released a 188-page analysis of the ongoing police brutality and killing of Black Americans in the U.S. Their verdict: the country is...
by timuin | Feb 11, 2023 | News
The Philadelphia 76ers are now accepting applications for the third year of the team’s “Buy Black” program, which creates customized marketing plans for participants that include free advertising across the Sixers’ social and digital platforms. The...
by timuin | Feb 9, 2023 | News
On Wednesday (February 9), The Walt Disney Co. revealed that Hulu Plus Live TV added 100,000 customers in the fourth quarter, giving the virtual MVPD 200,000 total customer additions for the year. That marked a narrow growth decline, compared to the live streaming...
by timuin | Feb 6, 2023 | News
ProPublica JACKSON, Miss. — The freeze of early 2021 wasn’t the origin of Jackson, Mississippi’s water system collapse. But the winter storm introduced the country to Jackson’s aging and improperly maintained pipes and water plants, which failed and left residents...
by timuin | Dec 4, 2022 | News
A nine-member Reparations Task Force has estimated that Black Californians could receive more than $223,000 each in reparations for the enduring economic effects of racism and slavery, more than two years on from the murder of George Floyd at the hands of the...
by timuin | Nov 13, 2022 | News
NEWS UIN staff Group initiates David and Goliath battle with MDOT on I-375 On Thursday night at local landmark, Bert’s Place, a group of courageous Detroiters took a stand and said enough is enough. Instead of tweeting, talking and posting, they came together to fight...
by timuin | Nov 12, 2022 | News
UIN Staff The NBA’s crucifixion of Kyrie means it’s time to talk to their sponsors In a perverse display of power, the NBA’s attempt to bring Kyrie Irving to heel is reminiscent of the “Buck breaking” tactics slave owner used against Alpha males. If a Black male...
by timuin | Nov 3, 2022 | News
(note: to make amends for a similar situation in Detroit, local Black leaders, city council, the Mayor and State officials support filling in the land that was taken and building a business district that will benefits the White residents and White businesses. They...
by timuin | Oct 27, 2022 | News
Letters to the Editor: Blacks and Latinos have a shared history. Teach it in schools to fight racism – Los Angeles Times reprint from LA Times To the editor: As an African American, I was disheartened to learn of the disturbing level of racism that exists among...