By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com The “food desert” label has seen an uptick in usage, as low-income communities across the country continue to lose access to fresh fruits and vegetables and full-service grocery stores within a ten mile radius. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates that 13.5 million U.S. residents are current
By Linda Goler Blount, MPH, President and CEO, Black Women’s Health Imperative The cost of insulin is skyrocketing and people—especially Black women—are dying because they cannot afford or don’t have access to vital medication. There is not enough being done to lower the prices of prescription medications that could mean life or death for so
By Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown The unpaid work of Black women is the foundation of this country’s economic and political structures. Despite the significance of our contributions, our work must be more consistently valued and equitably paid. It is a tradition that we must be intentional about how Black women are honored, celebrated, supported, and
Michael Cohen Expected to Testify Before Grand Jury in Trump Case Today The New York Times Fearing indictment, Trump changes his story in hush money mess MSNBC Michael Cohen heads to Trump grand jury in Stormy Daniels case The Washington Post A Trump Indictment Would Put Republicans in a Bind Bloomberg A Trump indictment seems likely. It won’t take
FDIC transfers all deposits of Silicon Valley Bank to newly created bridge bank MarketWatch Regulators close crypto-focused Signature Bank, citing systemic risk CNBC US regulators say SVB customers will be made whole as second bank fails CNN SVB Fallout Puts Fed Rate Pivot Back in Play Bloomberg Say, Shouldn’t the Fed’s Prime Mandate Be to Prevent Runs on Banks? RealMoney
Ukraine war live updates: Kyiv claims over 1,000 Russians died in Bakhmut in the last week; Ukraine’s first lady pleas for more weapons CNBC Ukraine war: Heavy losses reported as battle for Bakhmut rages BBC Russia loses 1,090 soldiers in reported deadliest day of war New York Post Ukraine live updates: Internal Russian rift widens Bakhmut USA TODAY Ukraine
First Republic and other US regional banks tumble over fears of deposit flight Financial Times First Republic drops 50%, leads decline in bank stocks despite government’s backstop of SVB CNBC First Republic tells CNBC the bank isn’t seeing that many depositors leave CNBC Television Latest Stock Market News Today: First Republic, bank stocks sink after Silicon Valley Bank
2023 March Madness TV schedule, announcers: How to watch NCAA Tournament, tipoff times, TV channels, bracket CBS Sports Here are the best 2023 printable March Madness brackets MassLive.com Here are this year’s 5 biggest NCAA tournament bracket snubs Yahoo Sports Kansas gets shipped to Vegas rather than KC region. The reason? An inconsistent mess Kansas City Star A Preliminary
*Janet Days made history last month when she became the 51st commanding officer of Naval Station Norfolk. It’s the first time a Black woman has held the position in the installation’s 106-year history. As reported by 13 News Now, Days previously served as the base’s executive officer. Per Stripes.com, the Chicago native’s “sea assignments
Ruth E Carter Oscar win (Rob Latour-Shutterstock) *(CNN) — Costume designer Ruth E. Carter just became the first Black woman to win two Oscars. Carter won her second Oscar for costume design for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” In 2019, she became the first Black woman to win an Oscar in the category for her work