By Ashanti Hamilton Director of Workforce Development, Veolia North America Now that Earth Day has come and gone, it is worth reflecting on the power of water – not just as a natural resource, but as a force for community, economic strength, and environmental innovation. For nearly two decades, Veolia North America has proudly partnered […]
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Seven Steps to Personal Media Atonement
BlackEconomics.org® This mini-Report Brief is in fulfillment of a commitment conveyed in an April 18, 2025 BlackEconomics.org release entitled, “Headline Thoughts No. 7.” It may prove to be one of Black Americans’ (Afrodescendants’) important tools for moving forward toward liberty. The previous statement may appear anomalous because, influenced by a Western mentality drenched in materialism, […]
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Black American Architects: Building America’s Skylines Against All Odds
By LaKeshia N. Myers The narrative of American architecture cannot be fully told without acknowledging the significant, yet often overlooked contributions of Black architects. Despite representing only 2% of licensed architects in the United States today—a statistic that reveals the profession’s ongoing diversity challenges—Black architects have designed some of the nation’s most iconic structures while […]
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Unreciprocated Solidarity: Black and Brown Communities
Say Something Real By Michelle Bryant As the Trump administration ramps up its due-process-divorced deportation flights, several African Americans have been vocal about the need to protect the rights of those impacted. Invoking the 5th Amendment to the United States Constitution, I have joined these brothers and sisters in saying without hesitation that the law […]
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ACT (Part 1)
Kweku’s Korner By Dr. Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi Psychology is not a pure science. The diagnoses that medical professionals created through the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders- Fifth Edition (DSM-5-TR) are flawed at best. With each revision, it brings major changes to the psychological landscape. I try to explain to potential patients, the diagnosis […]
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Headline Thoughts No. 7: Frogs in a Pot, Sports’ Realness, and Media Atonement
BlackEconomics.org® Introduction “Headline Thoughts” (HLT) reflect our contemplations of, and conclusions about, recent and important media headlines from a Black American economic perspective. HLT No. 7 expands on current and widespread media coverage by focusing on the “terror” being wreaked on unsuspecting Americans by demands from the “People’s House” in the nation’s capital. It is […]
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Round one of the NBA playoffs Due to Start This Weekend
By Charles Collier On Saturday April 19, 2025 round 1 of the NBA Playoffs will begin. The matchups are as follows: EASTERN CONFERENCE (1) Cleveland vs. (8) TBD (winner of the play-in game between Miami and Atlanta) (2) Boston vs. (7) Orlando (3) New York vs. (6) Detroit (4) Indiana vs. (5) Milwaukee WESTERN CONFERENCE […]
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The Trump Tariffs: Slimy, Swampy, Suspect
Say Something Real By Michelle Bryant The Trump administration’s tariffs were designed to achieve a singular goal: fairness in international trade. But there is something about them that just seems off. While the stated ambition is laudable and arguably has merit, the path taken to achieve it has left a trail of economic turmoil, uncertainty, […]
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Friends- How Many of Us Have Them
Kweku’s Korner Ra Kweku Akyirefi Melchizedek Amoasi By Dr. Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi The Nyumba Upendo show on April 9, 2025, was hosted by Dr. Alisia Moutry and Simmone Kilgore. They discussed the importance of friendship on our mental health. It was a great episode that can be seen in the archives on WNOV YouTube at […]
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NAACP ACT-SO: A Legacy of Excellence
By LaKeshia N. Myers For nearly five decades, the NAACP’s Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) has served as a beacon of excellence for African American high school students across the nation. This “Olympics of the Mind” continues to nurture the next generation of Black excellence, providing a platform for young scholars, artists, and […]