by Avis Thomas Lester Urban News Service John Wesley Boyd, Jr., lives off the land raising cows and growing soybeans and corn on 400 acres he owns in rural Baskerville, Virginia. He works alongside his father, John Wesley Boyd, Sr., 75, who farms 117 acres nearby that he inherited from his own father. Together they’ve […]
Harriet Tubman’s Underground Railroad Offers Living History on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
by Michael H. Cottman Urban News Service “I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger.” – Harriet Tubman Joe Manokey stood along a stretch of the Underground Railroad and spoke proudly about his legendary distant cousin, Harriet Tubman. “Our family has always pushed to get Harriet Tubman more recognition,” […]
Wisconsin Childrens’ Health Lagging Women’s Health
Study Finds Prevalence Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse Among Adolescents By Haleema Shah The 2016 Health of Women and Children Report by the United Health Foundation found that when it comes to the health of women and children, Wisconsin ranks at number 15 out of 50. That’s a “middle-of-the-road” ranking according to Dr. Ana Fuentevilla, […]
Film Review: The Birth of a Nation
By Dwight Brown NNPA Wire Service Film Critic Finally, a filmmaker unearths one of the biggest secrets in American history: slave revolts. It’s a lesson rarely mentioned in history books, though it’s common knowledge to anyone who has taken a Black History course. Kudos to actor-turned-director Nate Parker for shepherding this ambitious project from the […]
The Barbershop and Men’s Health Partnership
A New Way to Access Health Information and Increase Equity for Men of Color Health education, wellness promotion and diabetes support for men of color and their families will be the focus of a new center that will open October 4th. The Rebalanced-Life Wellness Association (RLWA) Men’s Health & Education Center will be located inside […]
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We Must Close the Payday Loan Debt Trap Once and For All
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Newswire Columnist Between the unemployment rate report that was released in early September, and the Census report on income and poverty that was released on September 13, President Obama and his team got great news about the economic status of the average worker. Incomes are up a whopping 5.2 percent between […]
The Smithsonian’s African American Museum is a “Living” Testament
By Eric Easter Urban News Service The just-opened National Museum of African American History and Culture is a work-in-progress — in every way. Surprisingly, this is its best asset. In one way, that description is literal. On Media Day, less than 10 days before its grand opening, the museum’s grounds still were littered with the […]
3 Tips for Adults Considering Returning to School
By Kristin Gross, La Casa De Esperanza Article courtesy of United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha Children aren’t the only ones heading back to school each fall. The enrollment rate for adults returning to pursue a secondary education is on the rise. If you have been thinking about continuing your education these 3 tips […]
Give Communities of Color a Voice in Reshaping Education
By Wade Henderson President and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights For the first time in our nation’s history, the majority of students in public schools are students of color. But in most places, communities of color still have little meaningful say in how their states manage and resource education. As a […]
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Blackonomics: What the Kaepernick Protest Tells Us about Black Power and Money
By James Clingman NNPA Newswire Columnist Turnabout is fair play. Why can’t more of us see that economics is the key to our freedom and the answer to the problems we talk about all the time? This political year has and continues to bring this fact to light, but the Colin Kaepernick protest illuminates the […]
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