Elevating Black News Today

A new bookstore just opened in the heart of Tampa Heights. The goal of the Black English Bookstore is to elevate Black authors and liberate banned books.

Georgia pecans hold centuries of history. | Photo by Lynsey Weatherspoon for Thrillist Georgia Pecans Represent How Far We Have To Go in Elevating Black Farmers Farmers in the southern state weigh in on the challenges that come with growing one of its highest yielding crops. Published on 6/1/2021 at 5:15 PM Part of my childhood was spent growing up in a sunny, small town outside of Augusta, Georgia, where I recall running through piles of football-shaped pecans that fell from my granny’s tree...

Bay Briefing: Got a vaccine appointment? What to do before and after your shot FacebookTwitterEmail Medical assistant Rajinder Kaur vaccinates Wilhelmina Ismael at a drive-through station at Bay Area Community Health in Fremont.Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Monday, Feb. 1, and enrollment is plummeting at California’s public schools. Ready for your turn As more than 3 million vaccine doses have been administered statewide, many are wondering what steps they need...