MORE NEWS:  The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) has forcefully condemned the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) for including former President Donald Trump in a panel during its annual convention. The stunning invitation has sparked widespread outrage within the journalism community. The NNPA represents over 250 African American-owned newspapers and media companies and has been a pillar of the Black Press of America for 197 years. “His divisive rhetoric and actions have harmed marginalized communities, particularly the Black community,” Henry continued. “Allowing him a platform at this event undermines the NABJ’s values of inclusion and solidarity and risks normalizing his damaging behavior.”

Megan Thee Stallion twerks out the vote for Harris in Atlanta "We're about to make history!'

Thereafter they discuss the breaking news regarding the police killing of Springfield, Illinois, 36-year Black mother of two, Sonya Massey, who called the 911 for help; they killed her instead.  Body-camera footage showing the fatal police shooting of Massey was released last Monday in a case that has led to murder charges against a deputy, Sean Grayson. 

Heated messages from NABJ members and Black people on social media regarding the former U.S. President Donald J. Trump who will participate in a conversation with journalists at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Annual Convention & Career Fair during its opening day in Chicago on Wednesday, July 31, at noon CST.

Trump will engage in a Q&A with political journalists before an audience of registered convention attendees that will concentrate on the most pressing issues facing the Black community.  

The event will be moderated by Rachel Scott, senior congressional correspondent for ABC News; Harris Faulkner, anchor of The Faulkner Focus and co-host of Outnumbered on FOX News; and Kadia Goba, politics reporter at Semafor.

On Monday night, more than 53,000 Black men joined a virtual conference, Win With Black Men, to rally behind the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Kamala Harris. During the four-hour call, organizers said the group raised more than $1.3m for the Harris campaign and grassroots voter organizations focused on Black men. 

The success of the call, which was inspired by the Win With Black Women call the night before , runs counter to the narrative shaped by recent election polling indicating that 30% of Black men are planning on voting for Donald Trump. “Don’t let anybody slow us down asking the question: ‘Can a Black woman be elected president of the United States?’” Raphael Warnock, who represents Georgia in the US Senate, said on the call. “Kamala Harris can win. We just have to show up. History is watching us, and the future is waiting on us.”

They then discussed the breaking news concerning US Vice President Kamala Harris stepping into the 2024 U.S. presidential race after President Biden decided to step out of the race over the weekend.

MORE NEWS:  Birds are dropping dead from the sky and fish are literally cooking in the oceans in what's been dubbed the world's hottest city, Kuwait City.

Ozy Media and founder Carlos Watson were convicted of fraud by a Brooklyn federal jury, in a case accusing them of lying to investors about the now-defunct startup's finances and sham deals with Google and Oprah Winfrey.

SPOTLIGHT:  Thereafter, the news publisher team reflects on the works and life of former congresswoman, Sheila Jackson Lee.  

 

FEATURE:  Buy From A Black Woman (BFABW), a nonprofit organization, dropped support of Hilton Hotels after an alleged racist incident occurred at The Tulsa Club Hotel in Oklahoma.

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In this episode, news publishers Julia Ann Dudley Najieb, Cheryl Smith and Brigitte Jones reflect on their time helping students in the KOFP Radio Broadcasters Program. 

They then continued the discussion regarding advice from licensed, Black therapists in honor of Minority Mental Health Awareness Month.

Thereafter, the three publisher address the major flaws concerning the attempted assassinatin on former President Donald Trump this past weekend.  Was this an inside job?

According to the New York Times, 11 Black men say that the Democrats and Republicans got it wrong concerning how they feel about the upcoming elections.

In this extended episode of BHN Talk Radio Show host, the news host talk about the sweltering, n this extended episode of BHN Talk Radio Show hosts, the news host talk about the sweltering, record-breaking heat attacking the west coast along with hurricane Beryl damaging parts of Texas.

Being that July is Minority Mental Health Month, the news hosts discuss six key Black therapist who have some good advice when it comes to Black mental health.

In the extended version, Cheryl Smith explains the honorary AKAs announced and what it all means.

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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/6:00CST/7:00 EST.  Encores at 10:00 PM PST/12:00AM CST/1:00AM EST.  Listen on demand here or watch shows live here.

In this episode of the Black Headline News Talk Radio Show with Julia Ann Dudley Najieb, Cheryl Smith and Brigitte Jones, breaking news begins with destructive, record-breaking hurricane Beryl which is headed directly toward Jamaica as at least a category 4.  On the West Coast, record-breaking heat waves are lasting for days at a time, and are above 106 Fahrenheit. 

 

Meanwhile, Texas Representative Lloyd Dogget is urging President Biden to step down and let someone else lead.  The call significantly escalates pressure on Biden, 81, whose disastrous debate against Trump last week set off waves of panic among his supporters about whether he is capable of winning in November and serving another four years in the White House.

But Biden and his team have so far shut down any suggestion that he will leave the race.

 

In other news, Fortune reports that the number of Black Fortune 500 CEOS is a dismal low, thanks to the drop of DEI programs in corporate landscapes.

Jim Clyburn’s stern warning wasn’t a criticism of Black voters of any generation. He said he was guilty of not always sharing the details of the civil rights struggles he’d experienced — “I know what I had to go through, I know what I saw my parents going through” — but he said Trump posed enough of a threat to the Black community that he and other older Black leaders need to start speaking out about “the indignities that my mother and my father had to endure so I could be where I’m at today.”

 

BHN Radio Spotlight:  Master Distiller Nearest Green & CEO Fawn Weaver

 

To write “Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and The Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest,” CEO Fawn Weaver worked with archivists, historians and genealogists to find out more about Green's life. She was especially intrigued because some social media posts inaccurately claimed or implied Daniel had stolen Green's recipe and distilling techniques.

 

Feature News:

A Florida based newspaper in Miami allowed a pro-Trump political ad that had the "n word" laced throughout the ad to run for several weeks.  The publisher denies knowing beforehand because he claims the ad submitter missed the deadline--but the ad still ran anyway without review.

Finally an Alabama Black man denied his political win as mayor in 2020, wins a settlement in court.

In this episode of the Black Headline News Talk Radio Show with Julia Ann Dudley Najieb, Cheryl Smith and Brigitte Jones, breaking news in the country of Kenya involving multiple, violent protests against the government for proposing a new tax hike in Nairobi; anti-tax protests have taken a violent turn. Police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse demonstrators in the capital Nairobi and other cities on Tuesday as thousands took to the streets across the country to protest proposed tax hikes. Protesters have also called for President William Ruto's resignation.

Meanwhile, Hall of Famer baseball player, Reginald Martinez Jackson, gives a surprisingly shocking reflection of his experience playing baseball in the early seventies and eighties on FOX Sports.

Then the news publishers have brief commentary on the recent Olympic trial outcomes in the 100 meters for the men and women.  Reigning world champion Sha'Carri Richardson led a 1-2-3 sweep of the women's 100 medals by Dennis Mitchell-coached athletes, sizzling down the Hayward straight to clock the fourth fastest time in meet history, a world-leading 10.71.

Triple World Championships gold medalist Noah Lyles ticked the first box on his Paris checklist in convincing fashion with a 9.83 100 meters that equaled his personal best and tied for the fifth fastest time in meet history Sunday night at Hayward Field on the third day of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field. 

Thereafter the news hosts will talk about Juneteenth and several related stories:

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In this episode of BHN Radio Talk Show with Cheryl Smith, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb and Brigitte Jones recap on the breaking news concerning Dr. Tony Evans who is stepping down from his senior pastoral duties at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship (OCBF) in Dallas, Texas, after reportedly falling short “due to sin.”

Next news, according to PEW research, Black Americans hold on to conspiracy theories due to the trauma they suffer being Black and the deliberate attacks against them historically.

Meanwhile a city in the Chicago suburbs is being sued for giving 193 Black residents each $25,000.00 for slavery reparations.

This week's BHN Spotlight focuses on superstar gymnast, Simone Biles, and track-star sprinter, Sha'Carri Richardson, who have qualified for the Olympics.

The final story addresses the high suicide rate among Black Men.

This weeks BHN Spotlight focuses on the month of June, as Black Music Month; music enthusiasts and professionals around the nation celebrate the contributions, legacies, and icons of music’s past, present and future.  Black Music Month began in 1979 when Kenny Gamble, Ed Wright, and Dyana Williams developed the idea to set aside a month dedicated to celebrating the impact of black music.

In other news, Simone Biles won a record ninth all-around title at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, earning her an automatic berth in the U.S. Olympic trials ahead of the Paris Games. Biles, the 37-time world and Olympic medalist, also won national titles on all four apparatuses at the U.S. Championships.