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News Observer

New NAACP Report Warns AI Could Deepen Health Disparities in Black Communities

Every day, Americans put about 50 million health questions to Microsoft’s Copilot and Bing. More than eight in 10 physicians say they already use AI in their work and believe that proof of safety for these tools is essential. According to a new NAACP report, the emerging technology has quietly become part of how healthcare gets delivered in this country. But the nation’s largest civil rights organization is warning that Black communities may be at risk of being left behind or even harmed by it.

News Observer November 10, 2026
African Americans
News Observer

Eight Black Women Win Georgia Statewide Offices

Georgia voters elected eight Democratic women to statewide offices Nov. 3, giving women seven of the state’s eight major executive positions and a seat on its utility regulatory commission.

News Observer November 10, 2026
Bakersfield
News Observer

Inside 820 S. Michigan: New Book Captures the Lost World of Ebony and Jet

820 Ebony/Jet: Visions of the Johnson Publishing Company, an American Icon, published Tuesday by MW Editions, features photographs by Chicago photographer Barbara Karant documenting the former Johnson Publishing Company headquarters at 820 S. Michigan Ave., the longtime home of Ebony and Jet magazines. Pasted markdown

News Observer October 21, 2026
African Americans
News Observer

Cash for Moms: As Medicaid Cuts Loom, Cities Test a New Approach to Black Maternal Health

By now, there’s little question that a maternal health crisis is rocking the Black community. The data tells the story: Black moms are dying during childbirth at three times the rate of white moms, a disproportionately high percentage of Black children are born prematurely, and Black infants are about twice as likely to die as white infants in states like Louisiana.

News Observer October 21, 2026
Bakersfield
News Observer

New York Prosecutors Reopen Alleged Cornell University Gang Rape Case

Cornell University is at the center of a developing matter involving an alleged gang rape case that took place in 2024. Prosecutors are reopening the matter after the alleged victim filed a civil lawsuit against a group of fraternity members at Cornell University.

News Observer October 13, 2026
Bakersfield
News Observer

IN MEMORIAM: The Mighty Sparrow, King of Calypso, Dies at Age 91 in New York

Author U.S. Embassy Trinidad and TobagoNEW YORK — For anyone raised in the Caribbean, or in a Brooklyn, Bronx, or Queens household where the radio stayed tuned to home, there was never a time without the Mighty Sparrow. His voice was simply part of the furniture of our lives: at Carnival, at weddings, at Sunday lunch, in the car on the way to JFK. On Sunday, that voice went quiet.

News Observer October 6, 2026
Bakersfield
News Observer

Latest Massacre in Haiti Reveals Cruelty U.S. Deportations

Heavily armed, paramilitary death squad Viv Ansanm on Sunday, Aug. 23, carried out another major massacre in the Kenscoff commune in the hills outside of Port-au-Prince. The death squad attacked survivors of previous violence who were sheltering in a church in one of the villages.

News Observer September 15, 2026
African Americans
News Observer

Midterms: Building Trust with Black Voters Dominates Democratic Strategy

Democratic candidates hoping to compete statewide in Texas must fundamentally rethink how they engage Black voters. This includes investing in year-round organizing instead of relying on loyalty built over decades, Democratic Party strategists warn.

News Observer September 1, 2026