By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA Columnist July 10, 2015 Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA Columnist This article is a contuation from Attacking Economic Racism. There are many different manifestations of racism in America and throughout the world. But there is not a more insidious form of racism in the United […]
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Poverty Still Major Affliction for Blacks
By Stacy M. Brown June 5, 2015 Congressional Black Caucus Chair G.K. Butterfield said Republicans must help Democrats fight poverty in African-American communities. (Courtesy Photo) Stacy M. Brown is Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer. Black America is in a state of emergency, and what’s happened in Baltimore, Ferguson, […]
Study Finds Deterioration of DNA in Poverty-Stricken Individuals
By Ajoya Long May 29, 2015 Ajoya Long is Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper. Income and ethnic identity issues among lower and lower-middle class individuals may lead to deterioration of the DNA, according to a new study. According to a study published in the American Sociological Association’s Journal […]