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Scottsdale, AZ, Jan. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Black Rock Coffee Bar, founded in Oregon and known for its premium roasted coffees, teas, smoothies and flavorful Fuel Energy drinks, is celebrating a signficant milestone with the opening of its 150th location in the United States. The new store, located at 4602 Beacon Lane in Caldwell, Idaho, marks the 7th Black Rock Coffee Bar in the Boise Metro Area, highlighting the brand’s rapid growth and deep commitment to serving communities nationwide. Set to open on Monday, January 20th, the boutique coffee chain will celebrate its grand opening by offering customers free medium drinks…

ROCKFORD (WREX) – The African American Resource Center at Booker (AARCB) has been anchored in Rockford’s community for over 100 years.On the southwest side of Rockford sits the AARCB, a hidden gem home to an abundance of Black history.”This center was founded as a Black Soldiers club back in the early 1900s. Because there was no other place, there was exclusions around the area, because the soldiers couldn’t come in as a refuge or a place to for gathering, because they weren’t allowed,” AARCB Operations Manager, Karen Waller said.More than 100 years later the center’s legacy is alive and well.”We…

African American history in Southern Indiana is full of contradictions. On one hand, Indiana was the proverbial promised land for those escaping the clutches of slavery. On the other hand, what was waiting on the north shore of the Ohio River wasn’t always friendly or compassionate to those fleeing enslavement.     You can learn about the Black experience at Big Ben’s D & M Restaurant at the Depot in Jeffersonville, where posters tell the history of African Americans’ quest for freedom in Clark County and the surrounding area. Each poster tackles a different set of information. Important…

Byron Allen at the ceremony where his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled on October 20, 2021 in Hollywood, California. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Byron Allen at the ceremony where his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled on October 20, 2021 in Hollywood, California. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images While it may seem like Black-focused media is at a high these days, the reality is only 4% of all media in the U.S. is Black-owned. Moreover, experts say that biased practices from advertisers make it harder for Black-owned media companies…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Harm reduction advocates say there are unique challenges when reducing overdose deaths in the Black community. What You Need To Know  The total number of drug overdose deaths dropped in 2023 by 9.8%  The number of Black Kentuckians dying from a drug overdose rose in ’23  The Kentucky Harm Reduction Coalition works to reduce overdose deaths across the state Earlier this summer, the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet released the 2023 Drug Overdose Fatality Report, showing 1,984 Kentuckians died from a drug overdose, a 9.8% drop from 2022 when the state reported 2,200 overdose deaths. Amid…

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In summary Where is My Land aims to help Black families regain property, sometimes decades after a government takes it. Though hundreds seek this help, founder Kavon Ward says her group focuses on a few cases at a time. Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect the purchase of the Bruce’s Beach property. Beverly Moore recalls feeling a wave of relief when her family rented a house in Richmond, California after their prior house burned down in the late 1950s.  The one-story wooden house at 502 Enterprise Ave. soon became part of a close-knit Black community. There was…

PORTLAND, Maine — More than 1,600 people attended a symposium of racial justice workshops observing Martin Luther King Jr. day on Monday. The online event marked the Maine NAACP’s 40th-annual holiday observance of the civil rights leader as the organization works to reactivate its dormant Portland chapter. The Maine NAACP needs at least 100 membership inquiries to reactivate the branch, and tweeted earlier this month that it was “halfway toward that objective.” The Portland chapter will be launched by a consortium of racial justice advocates including State Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross. Ross is part of the Maine State Prison branch…

In the first hours of the new year in 2009, just weeks before Barack Obama was to be inaugurated as the next president, shots rang out in Oakland, California. A transit officer named Johannes Mehserle shot an unarmed 22-year-old black man who lay face-down in handcuffs on a public transportation platform. His name was Oscar Grant.Dozens of witnesses, many of whom were returning to Oakland after New Year’s Eve celebrations, watched in horror. Some captured his killing on smartphones. Shortly afterward, black Oakland exploded in palpable anger, with hundreds, then thousands of people taking to the streets, demanding justice.Perhaps this…

Op-Ed: Wealth Transfer Is The Next Civil Rights Frontier For Black Women essence.com Source link