By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent May 8, 2015 Photo courtesy of NNPA A growing number of medical experts say the damage inflicted extends far beyond the number of actual victims. WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – Police have killed at least 369 people in the first four months of 2015, with […]
Discussing Race with Children: Why & How
By Lindsey Gapen May 8, 2015  “Children observe the world around them and they see segregation, they see inequality, they see media representation,” said Winkler. Discussing race with children doesn’t have to be difficult. According to Erin Winkler, the Associate Department Chair of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Department of Africology, […]
Creative Survival: Rhodessa Jones Returns to Madison
By Elizabeth Stephens May 8, 2015 Rhodessa Jones performing on stage Rhodessa Jones is a creative survivalist. She has used theater to save not only her own life but the lives of women affected by drug addiction, sexual abuse, HIV/AIDS and incarceration in prisons. She is a performer, director and […]
Courtney Pruitt Named Alcorn State Women’s Basketball Coach
May 8, 2015 Courtney Pruitt Special to the NNPA from The Mississippi Link Alcorn State University’s search for a new head women’s basketball coach concluded with a seasoned individual with extensive college coaching experience, most recently as the head women’s coach at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. Director of […]
Classifieds/Employment: May 8, 2015
EMPLOYMENT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR……. NEW POSITIONS: 2015 Summer School Teacher MMSD Building Services Summer Help Coordinator of Student Conduct & Expulsions Director – Family, Youth & Community Engagement School Improvement Partner Director of School Athletics and School Operations Bilingual Resource Specialist – Mandinka Instructional Resource Teacher Reading Interventionist […]
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Baltimore: We Have Been Here Before
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., NNPA Columnist May 8, 2015 Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., NNPA Columnist Now it is Baltimore. There Freddie Gray, a Black man, was stopped on the street, pinned to the ground, dragged to the back of a police wagon, and died in police custody. Six officers were suspended. […]
Brown Girl Green Money: Race & Money… Let’s talk about it!
By Angela Fitzgerald May 8, 2015 Angela Fitzgerald Whether you’re comfortable with the topic or not, race and racial injustice has become the elephant in the room (with his fist in the air no less) that we’re no longer able to avoid. The recent uprising in Baltimore, as well as […]
Beyond Bars: Radio Show Connects Those Incarcerated to the Community
By Lindsey Gapen May 8, 2015 “There’s a lot of youth that need to realize this isn’t a joke — incarceration is your life,” said Barber. For Rebecca Barber — better known as BossLady — rap music not only entertains but it also educates. And it can even save lives. […]
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Black Women Killed by Police are Ignored
By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist May 8, 2015 Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist You know their names – Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice – because these African American men were unarmed and killed by “law enforcement” officers. Their names have been part of a litany invoked when police shootings are discussed. Their […]
Teachers with Subconscious Bias Punish Blacks More Severely
By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent May 8, 2015 “We discovered, the more likely teachers thought a student was Black, the more harshly they wanted to punish them,” said Jason Okonofua, a doctoral student at Stanford University and co-author of the study, “Two Strikes: Race and the Disciplining of Young Students.” (Courtesy Photo) […]