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20 NOV. 2024 · GREEN WATCH: Saudi Arabian desert gets historic snowfall: Saudi Arabia’s Al-Jawf region has witnessed its first-ever recorded snowfall, blanketing the desert with snow for the first time in history. This rare phenomenon follows intense rain and hailstorms that swept across the kingdom, transforming parts of the arid landscape into a winter scene more typical of colder climates.POST
ELECTION NEWS: https://19thnews.org/2024/11/pamela-goodwine-first-black-woman-kentucky-supreme-court/ makes history as first Black woman on the Kentucky Supreme Court; she became the first Black woman to serve on the Kentucky Court of Appeals after being elected in 2018.Now, she’s made history again. Goodwine won her election to the Kentucky Supreme Court, where she will again be the first Black woman, by defeating Lexington attorney Erin Izzo.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/05/election-black-women-senate-maryland-delaware) The US will have two Black women serving as senators for the first time in US history, with the election of Lisa Blunt Rochester from Delaware and Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland.Blunt Rochester, a congresswoman from Delaware, will be the first woman and Black senator to represent the state. Alsobrooks, a former county executive and prosecutor who beat out the state’s former Republican governor in a tight race, is the first Black senator from Maryland.Three other Black women have served in the US Senate , including Carol Moseley Braun, Kamala Harris and Laphonza Butler. There has never been more than one Black woman in the Senate at a time.Blunt Rochester, who was also the first Black person and first woman from Delaware elected to Congress, highlighted those women in a victory speech during a Tuesday evening election party where she was greeted by supporters chanting “LBR”.
8 NOV. 2024 · Recap Part 1: The Black Headline News live broadcast of the November 5 election included news commentary during the broadcasts with BHN Talk Radio Show news hosts, Cheryl Smith, Brigitte Jones and Julia Ann Dudley Najieb, along with special guest hosts, Ashley Ann, a social media influencer, and Harrison Chastang of KPOO Radio 89.5 FM.
8 NOV. 2024 · Recap Part 1: The Black Headline News live broadcast of the November 5 election included news commentary during the broadcasts with BHN Talk Radio Show news hosts, Cheryl Smith, Brigitte Jones and Julia Ann Dudley Najieb, along with special guest hosts, Ashley Ann, a social media influencer, and Harrison Chastang of KPOO Radio 89.5 FM.
30 OCT. 2024 · BREAKING: In this episode of BHN Talk Radio Show, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb, Cheryl Smith and Brigitte Jones review the breaking news concerning 10 million residents in Cuba who have been without power for over two weeks since hurricane Oscar. Cuban authorities say at least six people have been killed after Hurricane Oscar made landfall over the weekend, with the government still working to re-establish power after days of blackouts.
GREEN WATCH: Detroit weather hitting record highs in the mid 70s during Halloween week. Temperatures are forecasted to top out at 79 degrees in the afternoon. The record temperature currently stands at 77 degrees in 1999.
Wednesday's forecasted high is also 79 degrees. This record high temperature coincidentally stands from 1999 as well, with a high of 76 degrees.
Warm temperatures will continue on Halloween with a high of 73 degrees. However, a cold front will pass through, bringing a chance of rain showers to the area. Right now, it looks like we're in for a treat on Halloween, as the rain will exit the area before the start of trick-or-treating.
ELECTION NEWS: Voting ballots were set on fire in Oregon , Washington and Arizona.
Law enforcement including the Federal Bureau of Investigation is still investigating in both Washington and Oregon, where election officials are asking voters who dropped their ballots off at these drop boxes over the weekend to get in contact so they can be sure to vote.
In a statement, Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs denounced what he described as "acts of terror" and reminded voters that they could check online to see if their ballot had been marked as returned and would be able to print out replacement ballots or cast one in person.
Oregon and Washington vote exclusively by mail and drop box while in Arizona, almost all voters cast ballots early that are returned the same way. Ballot drop boxes have been a subject of conspiracist narratives and false claims about their security since the 2020 election cycle, according to Max Read, a senior research manager for elections at the nonprofit Institute for Strategic Dialogue, which studies extremism and disinformation.
MORE ELECTION NEWS: A federal judge threw out a challenge on Tuesday brought by GOP lawmakers in Pennsylvania over overseas voters casting ballots in the battleground state, as courts across the country are issuing a flurry of last-minute rulings on ballots and how elections are run as parties seek to expand or limit voter access.
A record 1.4 million ballots have been cast in Georgia since early voting began last Tuesday. That exceeds the early vote totals in the last presidential election year. What that means for which candidates will prevail in November is still an open question, but those numbers do tell us something about the nature of this race and the strategies the presidential campaigns might take to pull off a win. Zachary Peskowitz, an associate professor of political science at Emory University, spoke with GPB’s Peter Biello.
Meanwhile, a Donald Trump rally at Madison Square Garden in News York City featured controversial comedian, Tony Hinchcliffe as one of the speakers over the weekend. His insensitive comments that lacked humor has set fire to the internet, media and ethnic organizations and groups as people are outraged by the barrage of racist comments intertwined as "comedy."
The comments, while reminiscent of many made by Trump in the campaign’s final weeks, were made by a comedian early in the night’s schedule and were supposed to be jokes. Now, they are dominating the news cycle and putting Trump’s campaign on the backfoot with just under a week until the election.
Longtime Trump adviser Peter Navarro is calling the comedian, Tony Hinchcliffe, “the biggest, stupidest asshole that ever came down the comedy pike” after he called Puerto Rico a “floating island of hot garbage” during his often-vulgar opening set.
FEATURE ELECTION NEWS: Former first lady, Michelle Obama, delivers a 'red bull' speech to Michigan voters, one week before the final election date.
Michelle Obama used her star power to buoy support for Vice President Kamala Harris in the final sprint of the 2024 election.
In her first campaign appearance with Harris, the former first lady added a new argument in the fight reproductive health care, issuing a stark but passionate warning aimed at men in which she urged them not to let women become "collateral damage to your rage.“
23 OCT. 2024 · BREAKING: In this episode of BHN Talk Radio Show, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb, Cheryl Smith and Brigitte Jones review the NBC News report regarding Rudy Giuliani: A federal judge in New York has ordered Giuliani to turn over his valuables and luxury New York City apartment to the two Georgia election workers he defamed.
Next, the five men who make up the Central Park Five and now call themselves the Exonerated Five have filed a defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump over his remarks during the presidential debate last month.
The lawsuit focuses on the Sept. 10 debate in Pennsylvania, where Trump said the five men — Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise — pleaded guilty when they were tried in connection with the assault and rape of a woman who had been running in Central Park on April 19, 1989, and that the victim had died.
GREEN WATCH: Nigerians are building earthquake proof homes using reusable plastic bottles, according to Upworthy News. The dumping of plastic has become one of the biggest environmental issues, but Nigeria is showing the world an amazing way to repurpose plastic for a better future.
The Harris Campaign is finding a way to reach Black men; according to The Nation online news magazine, reports that polls and surveys showed that Donald Trump made small inroads with Black male voters in 2016 and chipped away further at the Democrats’ historic advantage with that demographic in 2020.
FEATURE INTERVIEW: Here's a recap of Project 2025 and what Black men feel about it on the spot. While many have heard Project 2025 is an extremist blueprint for the next Republican president, many have not read it.
15 OCT. 2024 · BREAKING: In this episode of BHN Talk Radio Show, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb, Cheryl Smith and Brigitte Jones warn the public about the latest strong hurricane to hit Florida in a few days; the hurricane, Milton will hit the west coast of Florida just 11 days after Helene.
News hosts were shocked to learn about the famous actor, John Amos, who died of congestive heart failure at a hospital in Inglewood, California on August 21, 2024, at the age of 84, although his death was not announced until October 1, 2024.
SPOTLIGHT: The https://www.visitoakland.com/event/obca-50th-annual-black-cowboy-parade-and-festival/32722/ this weekend as hundreds of Black Oaklanders flocked to De Fremery Park to enjoy music, good food, a shared love of horses and to celebrate and honor the contribution of Black cowboys to the history and settling of the American West.
HEALTH WATCH: Geriatrics refers to medical care for older adults, an age group that is not easy to define precisely. Gerontology is the study of aging, including biologic, sociological, and psychological changes. “
FEATURE INTERVIEW: Dr. Sharon A. Brangman, MD
A leader in the field of geriatrics, Sharon A. Brangman, MD, serves as Chair of the Department of Geriatrics, Director of the Center for Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease and is a Distinguished Service Professor at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. Last year, Dr. Brangman was elected to serve as a Trustee of the McKnight Brain Research Foundation.
Since 2010, Dr. Brangman has held leadership roles at the national level, including President and Chair of the American Geriatrics Society and the Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs, serving as President from 2015-2017.
2 OCT. 2024 · BREAKING: In this episode of BHN Talk Radio Show, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb, Cheryl Smith and Brigitte Jones states across the Southeastern U.S. started a massive cleanup and recovery effort on Sunday after winds, rain and storm surges from Hurricane Helene snuffed out power for millions, destroyed roads and bridges, and caused catastrophic flooding from Florida to Virginia.
GREEN TECH & CLIMATE WATCH: Surging sea levels are creating “a rising tide of misery” that threaten the future of nearly a billion people that live in low-lying coastal areas, the UN chief has warned, as they become increasingly vulnerable to storm surges, coastal erosion and flooding.
MORE NEWS: A bank manager called the police on a father of four who was trying to cash a check to buy school supplies for his children — after employees locked the doors upon seeing him, according to a racial discrimination lawsuit.
SPOTLIGHT: Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist is based on the acclaimed iHeart true-crime podcast about the infamous story of how an armed robbery on the night of Muhammad Ali’s historic 1970 comeback fight changed not only one man’s life but ultimately transformed Atlanta into the “Black Mecca.” When a hustler named Chicken Man (Kevin Hart) hosts an afterparty to celebrate the fight with a guest list of the country’s wealthiest, the night ends with the most brazen criminal underworld heist in Atlanta’s history.
FEATURE: Nike's new CEO started as an intern 30 years ago. But would a Black employee have been able to do the same?
Black Twitter launched a discussion around Nike’s recent appointment of Elliott Hill as the sports retail giant’s new CEO.
26 SEP. 2024 · BREAKING: In this episode of BHN Talk Radio Show, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb, Cheryl Smith and Brigitte Jones discuss a new lawsuit that alleges widespread misconduct at a California rehab facility including the subjecting of staffers to homophobic, racist and antisemitic language, Nazi salutes, and “white power” gang signs.
GREEN TECH & CLIMATE WATCH: There are around 100,000 EVs in Ethiopia so far.
The Ethiopian government estimates that number will more than quadruple by 2032. That’s largely because the national government took the extraordinary step earlier this year of banning the import of all gas-powered passenger vehicles — becoming the first nation in the world to do so.
It also effectively slashed the customs tax on imported cars: The tax on gas vehicles was up to 200% before they were banned, while the import tax for fully assembled EVs is just 15%, according to the country’s finance ministry.
MORE NEWS: Groups release ‘Black Values Survey’ with in-depth look at African-Americans in swing states. Three nonprofits earlier this month released findings of a study that analyzes segments or values clusters within the Black community in three swing states that goes deeper than typical demographics.
The research in Michigan, Georgia and Pennsylvania was not conducted in support of any candidate.
Results of a national, four-year project to study the Black electorate show that while almost half (41%) of Black people believe in their collective power to drive change, another 22% are deeply cynical about politics and elections, and 18% are susceptible to this growing disillusionment because they are often overlooked by the political industry.
Meanwhile, the head of the South Florida police union claims Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was "uncooperative" Sunday during a traffic stop Sunday ahead of the first game of the season.
Hill, 30, was pulled over, allegedly for speeding, on his way to Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on Sunday when he was then handcuffed and put to the ground with several officers surrounding him. He was detained but released and able to play in the season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars, even mocking the incident in a touchdown celebration.
POWER Interfaith of Pennsylvania, New Georgia Project and Detroit Action Education Fund headed the effort.
SPOTLIGHT: Spike Lee, Ice T, and LeVar Burton Among 8 Du Bois Medal Recipients
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Spike Lee and Grammy Award winning rapper Ice T will be among eight recipients of the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal, the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research announced this month.
The honorees will be presented with the medals during a ceremony in Sanders Theatre on Oct. 1.
FEATURE: NASA’s "Hidden Figures"—the Black women whose brilliance fueled the 20th-century space race—are finally being honored with Congressional Gold Medals. Their contributions were overlooked for too long …
Also, NBC reported that Janet Jackson made remarks regarding vice President Kamala Harris's father being considered white in an interview; the apology made on behalf of Jackson was not authentically from her camp.
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With news publishers, Cheryl Smith, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb and Brigitte Jones, get the latest breaking, political and other news from a Black perspective, new episodes live on Tuesdays: 4:00 PM PST/6:00 CST/7:00 EST. Listen on demand here or watch shows live here.
18 SEP. 2024 · BREAKING: In this episode of BHN Talk Radio Show, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb, Cheryl Smith and Brigitte Jones review breaking news concerning
Sean Combs, charged in Manhattan federal court with sex trafficking and other federal offenses. Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William S. Walker, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), announced that SEAN COMBS, a/k/a “Puff Daddy,” a/k/a “P. Diddy,” a/k/a “PD,” a/k/a “Love,” was arrested last night and charged in a three count Indictment with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution. The Indictment unsealed today alleges that between 2008 and the present, COMBS abused, threatened, and coerced women and others, and led a racketeering conspiracy that engaged in sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice, among other crimes. COMBS is expected to be presented in Manhattan federal court this afternoon before Magistrate Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky.
Then they discuss Tito Jackson, member of the Jackson 5, who passed away at age 70.
MORE NEWS: Postponed until the next episode: The head of the South Florida police union claims Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was "uncooperative" Sunday during a traffic stop Sunday ahead of the first game of the season. However the video shows something a little different ...
SPOTLIGHT: Frankie Beverly (born Howard Stanley Beverly; December 6, 1946 – September 10, 2024)
He was an American singer, songwriter, and producer known primarily for his recordings with the soul and funk band Maze. He formed Maze, originally called Raw Soul, in his hometown of Philadelphia in 1970. After moving to San Francisco and an introduction to Marvin Gaye, Maze later released nine Gold albums and created a large and devoted following.
Beverly died on September 10, 2024, at the age of 77.
GREEN TECH & CLIMATE WATCH: A powerful geomagnetic storm is poised to descend over Earth on Sept. 16, potentially bringing aurora borealis to regions like Pennsylvania, Iowa and Oregon, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced — but it appears that some Californians were already lucky enough to witness it just outside their doorstep last week. However, one should be cautious of the safety of this spectacular sight ...
12 SEP. 2024 · Watch broadcasts of the full debate on the https://www.bhnnow.com/bhn-tv channel and FAST channels with news commentators, Cheryl Smith, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb and Brigitte Jones as they review key debate moments, swing-state maps, key candidate endorsements and each of their campaign promises.
And although the topics of abortion ban and the immigration issue at the American border were predicted to be key issues that would be an essential part of the debate, the topic of the economy was the priority and an ongoing theme throughout the debate; Muir first asked Harris and Trump whether the American economy was better off now versus four years ago. He pointed out that voters and viewers are concerned about https://abc7.com/read-harris-trump-presidential-debate-transcript/15289001/ This is where the firestorm began. Vice President Harris (VP Harris) focused on extending a tax cut for those families of $6,000, which is the largest child tax credit that we have given in a long time. https://abc7.com/read-harris-trump-presidential-debate-transcript/15289001/eduction to start-up small businesses, knowing they are part of the backbone of America's economy. However, the daggers came out as VP Harris explained how opponent, Trump’s tariff initiated would increase a 20% tax on everyday goods.
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