Black Wall Street Times https://theblackwallsttimes.com/ "Access is the New Civil Right" Fri, 08 Mar 2024 21:16:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://theblackwallsttimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Transparent-BWST-Logo-32x32.png Black Wall Street Times https://theblackwallsttimes.com/ 32 32 213941571 Prison Rodeo Revitalization Bill Progresses in State Legislature https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/08/prison-rodeo-revitalization-bill-progresses-in-state-legislature/ https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/08/prison-rodeo-revitalization-bill-progresses-in-state-legislature/#respond Fri, 08 Mar 2024 21:16:35 +0000 https://theblackwallsttimes.com/?p=110881 To separate the inmates from the professional cowboys participating in the rodeo at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, trousers with prison stripes are worn by the inmates, seen Sept. 29, 1971, in McAlester, Oklahoma. (AP Photo/Eddie Adams)

McAlester, Okla.– On Thursday, House Bill 3749 was passed by the Oklahoma House of Representatives. If successful, the bill would set up a revolving fund to revitalize the rodeo grounds located at the McAlester State Penitentiary. A lump sum of $8.3 million would be funneled into the project which at one point was a tourist […]

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]]> https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/08/prison-rodeo-revitalization-bill-progresses-in-state-legislature/feed/ 0 110881 Anticipating the Climate Impact: The Next Presidency’s Influence https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/08/anticipating-the-climate-impact-the-next-presidencys-influence/ https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/08/anticipating-the-climate-impact-the-next-presidencys-influence/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2024 21:09:07 +0000 https://theblackwallsttimes.com/?p=110855 President Joe Biden speaks at the Summit on Fire Prevention and Control in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Former President Donald Trump announces he is running for president for the third time at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

With Super Tuesday securing Biden and Trump for the November ballot, let’s explore some of their work that has left impacts on the fight to tackle climate change. The red flag of a changing climate wasn’t on the radar until the late 1980s. At the time, 1988 was the hottest recorded year on record standing at […]

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]]> https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/08/anticipating-the-climate-impact-the-next-presidencys-influence/feed/ 1 110855 St. Louis Event Explores How To Be Better Ancestors In A Polarized World https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/08/st-louis-event-explores-how-to-be-better-ancestors-in-a-polarized-world/ https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/08/st-louis-event-explores-how-to-be-better-ancestors-in-a-polarized-world/#respond Fri, 08 Mar 2024 19:14:02 +0000 https://theblackwallsttimes.com/?p=110874

ST. LOUIS — From learning about the well-being economy to how to use data for power, a yearly summit is bringing together changemakers from across the country for a St. Louis event in April to imagine what it means to be better ancestors in a polarized world. #WEWINTogether Week will assemble hundreds of multigenerational, diverse change leaders from […]

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]]> https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/08/st-louis-event-explores-how-to-be-better-ancestors-in-a-polarized-world/feed/ 0 110874 Humanitarian Aid Drop Kills 5 People in Gaza https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/08/humanitarian-aid-drop-kills-5-people-in-gaza/ https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/08/humanitarian-aid-drop-kills-5-people-in-gaza/#respond Fri, 08 Mar 2024 18:04:57 +0000 https://theblackwallsttimes.com/?p=110867 Parachutes drop aid into the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Friday, March 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Officials from the Gaza Health Ministry confirmed Friday morning that a parcel delivering aid in Northern Gaza killed five people. The parachute on the package failed to deploy correctly and sent it careening down. Two young boys were among those killed and 11 more were left injured.  Defense officials from the U.S. told CBS they […]

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]]> https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/08/humanitarian-aid-drop-kills-5-people-in-gaza/feed/ 0 110867 Nikki Haley ends presidential bid, stops short of endorsing Trump https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/06/nikki-haley-ends-presidential-bid-stops-short-of-endorsing-trump/ https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2024/03/06/nikki-haley-ends-presidential-bid-stops-short-of-endorsing-trump/#respond Wed, 06 Mar 2024 18:42:34 +0000 https://theblackwallsttimes.com/?p=110813 Nikki Haley ends her bid for the presidency without endorsing Trump

Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign on Wednesday morning, following the Super Tuesday primary results. Haley, the former UN Ambassador and former Governor of South Carolina, delivered brief remarks to supporters in Charleston, SC. Haley said she was “filled with gratitude“, but that now was the time to end her White House bid. Despite calls […]

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