By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two new vaccines to combat the coronavirus, the initial concern was whether African Americans would accept vaccination. The rollout of the medicine from Pfizer and Moderna featured heavy promotion. High-profile African Americans like former President Barack Obama, […]
General Lloyd Austin Is First Black U.S. Secretary of Defense
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Retired African American General Lloyd Austin is now in charge of the U.S. Department of Defense. On Friday, Jan. 22, the Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Defense pick, making Austin the first African American to serve in that key strategic federal government leadership […]
‘Democracy has prevailed’: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Sworn in As President and Vice President
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz A majority of the time, Jan. 20 is an innocuous date, but every four years, its significance in America increases as it marks the day when the president-elect becomes president of the United States. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn in as the president and vice president on the front of […]
Removing Confederate Monuments, Changing Sports Teams Names Just A Distraction?
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Protests and unrest in 2020 sparked by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, shined an even brighter spotlight on police brutality against African Americans. The actions led to renewed calls to remove Confederate statutes and other racially insensitive structures. Professional sports teams, including […]
Senate Passes Bill to Create African American Burial Grounds Network
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation that would better protect historic African American cemeteries. The measure also paves the way for the creation of an African American Burial Grounds Network. “We know that for too long in too many parts of our country, Black families […]
U.S. House of Representatives Impeaches Trump for Second Time
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this week, President Donald Trump made history. After much debate, the U.S. House of Representatives made the decision to impeach Trump. This is Trump’s second impeachment and the first time in U.S. history for a president to be impeached twice. So far, three presidents including Trump have been impeached but none […]
Black Coalition of National Organizations Collaborate to Address Questions on COVID-19 Vaccine
By Karen Stokes “Making it Plain, What Black America Needs to Know About COVID-19 and Vaccines,” is part of a series of virtual town hall conversations that connect a historic coalition of primarily Black led health, faith, academic, civil and social organizations with the nation’s top COVID-19 experts addressing questions and concerns as the community […]
Rioters Storm the U.S. Capitol While Congress Counted Electoral Votes
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz This week, members of Congress gathered to count the electoral votes from this past November’s Presidential Election. Congress planned to affirm that President-elect Joe Biden had won, but those plans were halted when rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol building. Since the announcement of Biden’s winning last year, supports of President Donald Trump […]
Georgia’s Runoff Election Yields Results
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz When it came to the November 2020 Election, no one was quite sure what would happen. Between the coronavirus pandemic and potential threats of voter intimidation, it was an intense election. Although the Associated Press announced Joe Biden as the president-elect, the elections weren’t over yet – at least not in the […]
Dr. Susan Moore, An African American Physician, Chronicles the Racist Medical Care that Led to Her Death
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia (EDITOR’S NOTE: You can make a donation to the GoFundMe campaign [https://bit.ly/3pCAQI1] set up for Dr. Moore’s funeral costs and expenses for her 19-year-old son and elderly parents. As of this writing, the campaign has raised more than $162,000.) The disparities in health care treatment […]
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