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Gone are the days when you can rely on one or two news outlets to bring you everything from weather to investigations. But over recent years, dozens of news providers with different approaches have emerged and are sharing stories of the Pittsburgh area. The downside: You have to do some homework. “It’s some of the best, Pulitzer-worthy local independent journalism in the States right now.” — Public Source member Laura H. We’re Pittsburgh reporters who tell local stories. Sign up for our Public Source newsletter today. Social media platforms and their algorithms only go so far in making sure you…

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For Wanda Smalls Lloyd, simply walking into a newsroom in 1972 was enough to change the American journalism industry.  She broke barriers as a female African American editor at newspapers run by white males. She changed the way journalists reported on black communities. She hired black reporters. She made sure white reporters understood the rich histories of minority communities. “There was nobody like me as an editor in newsrooms at the time,” Lloyd said. “It was lonely and I was young, so I wasn’t able to take care of the change then.”  Year by year, she rose through the newsroom ranks…

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Bart Pfankuch Content director 605-937-9398 bart.pfankuch@sdnewswatch.org SILVER CITY, S.D. – On a recent drive through this super scenic area of the Black Hills, Ron Waterland saw with his own eyes the potential risks bikers will encounter when riding on gravel sections of U.S. 385 during the upcoming 2024 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.Waterland has a cabin near Silver City, in the heart of the ongoing U.S. 385 construction project, and said the gravel will make the tight, winding two-lane highway even less safe than usual during the Aug. 2-11 event.On July 14, Waterland drove from his home in Sturgis to his cabin…

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SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Black Chamber is active in Utah’s business community and invites anyone interested in supporting black business owners, entrepreneurs and executives. Karen Rodriguez with the Chamber suggested these documentaries, dramatic movies and books if you are interested in learning more about the experience of black Americans:Documentaries:13thAmerican SonDear White PeopleKing in the WildernessSee You YesterdayThe Hate You GiveWhen They See UsDramatic Movies:American History XA Time to KillBooks:White FragilityHow to be Anti RacistThe New Jim CrowDivided SistersThe Wretched of the Earth Source link

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Anthony ZurcherNorth America reporterBBCKiah Morris, the only black woman in the Vermont legislature, shocked the US state when she resigned last month, citing ongoing racial harassment. Even in one of the most progressive states in America, she says white supremacy and a toxic political discourse are serious, unacknowledged problems.Kiah Morris was puzzled. Why did friends on social media keep sending her links to a Saturday Night Live comedy video? Then she watched it.In the sketch, which aired the last weekend of September, a group of Southern neo-Confederates discuss resettling in place with “no immigrants and no minorities – an agrarian…

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Good Karma Brands is launching 101.7 The Truth, a local radio home for Milwaukee’s Black community. The station will launch this year and feature local shows with authentic conversations about news and current events, a celebration of Black culture, information created by and for the Black community with an emphasis on empowerment, family, faith and ,community. “At Good Karma Brands, we believe every voice matters – but as the events of this past year unfolded, we realized there were underrepresented voices that had so much to say and needed to be heard,” Craig Karmazin, Good Karma Brands founder and CEO…

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by Well, Abdur-Rahman January 7, 2026 Donated fat can help patients who do not have their own to undergo these cosmetic procedures. For those who are dying for an hourglass, this unexpected hero can help with some plastic surgery. The use of donated cadavers, dead human body used for medical research or other purposes, has become the latest trend in many cosmetic procedures. The popular “Brazilian Butt Lifts”, also known as BBLs, now seem possible for many who once could not qualify. Agreed New York Post, cadavers play a role in converting donated body fat into injectable fillers for various…

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