By JR Valrey While an unprecedented statewide climate freeze has hit Texas last week, the state government’s decision to disconnect the state’s power grid from the national network has left millions without electricity, heat, or water. Secondarily, electric companies have variable utility plans for their … Continue readingThe DAWA Fund Aids Black Texans Through the Freeze and Government Neglect
By JR Valrey Part of the mission of Black New World Media is to expose our people to the wide array of talent that exists in our communities locally, as well as to people who’ve dedicated years of their lives, to mastering a craft. In … Continue readingFrom Political Organizing to Politically Rhyming: A Tidbit About the Life of Eseibio the Automatic
By JR Valrey Attending a Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), has been a major goal and milestone for generations of Black people from the U.S., Caribbean, and all over the Black world; that are looking for skills and upward mobility, in the capitalist world … Continue readingHoward University Professor Ericka Blount Talks About Teaching at a HBCU, During the Covid Pandemic
By JR Valrey As the Covid pandemic’s shelter-in-place rages on indefinitely, it is important for us to hear how our community is coping with this tumultuous current financial period. Some media focus has already been put on the homeless population, who are increasingly struggling to … Continue readingBay Area Black “Mom and Pop” Landlord Responds to National Eviction Moratorium
By JR Valrey Some of us can name off the leadership of the Black Panther Party, but just as important we must remember the everyday community leaders, that served the people on behalf of the Black Panther Party, and gave it their all. These were … Continue readingBlack Panther Artist M. Gayle Asali Dickson Talks About Her Life in the Black People’s Army
By JR Valrey With all the leisure time that the pandemic has created in our lives, by slowing down reality with the shelter in place mandate, this has been a perfect opportunity for some to to explore their dreams of being an entrepreneur. While some … Continue readingOnline Upcycle Fashion Brand “Ramona K Closet” owner Takia Hooker Speaks on Starting a Business in a Pandemic
By JR Valrey Africa has always been a distant dream for Black people, in the Americas, that have thought about escaping this horrid, social, white supremacists imperial kingdom that the colonizers have created. The late Kwame Ture aka Stokley Carmichael, was one of the biggest … Continue readingOakland Man Repatriates to Ghana and Gets a Second Wind At Life
By JR Valrey With the inventions and growing popularity of cash app, paypal, venmo, zelle, and others the days of cash money and coins is numbered. With the US dollar plummeting from international prominence recently, with financial juggernauts like China, India, Turkey, Iran, and Russia, … Continue readingBay Area based Crypto-Currency Guru Jeriel Bey Gives Analysis and Advice on the Changing World of Finances
By E Da Ref It’s 2021, and it’s time to get the job done. This year we must make, create, and commemorate Black History, all 12 months of the year. We can do so through documentation of events, taking place right now, to make a … Continue readingMeet North Oakland Renaissance Man and Entrepreneur Guru: Melvin Ponder
By JR Valrey Zotunde Morton is one of the most talented male educators that I have seen, and worked with, within the borders of Oakland. His patience with children and his passion for teaching are incomparable. His love for the outdoors is intriguing, for students … Continue readingAn East Oakland After-School Program in the Covid Era