By Zenitha Prince May 29, 2015 Zenitha Prince is Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper. A groundbreaking study led by researchers from the University of Maryland College Park’s School of Health found Black mortality rates are much higher in areas with greater levels of racism. The study gauged the […]
Black Unemployment Dips Below 10 Percent
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent May 22, 2015 Valerie Wilson, the director of the Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) speaks jobs and the economy in the Black community during an event at the EPI. (Freddie Allen/NNPA News Wire) WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – […]
Blacks Becoming More Comfortable Discussing Mental Health
By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent May 22, 2015 Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that there are more than 40 million Americans currently dealing with mental illnesses, not including issues related drug and alcohol use. But mental health treatment goes […]
Blacks Lag in Accessing High-Speed Internet
By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent May 15, 2015 Free community-based computer classes are often underfunded small-scale operations, which contribute to the digital divide. (DC Central Kitchen/Flickr/CC BY 2.0) As education, jobs, and the national and global economy go digital, people without broadband (high-speed Internet) access risk being left behind. This disparity […]
Chemical Industry Advocating More Regulations
By Harry C. Alford, NNPA Columnist May 15, 2015 One of the few shining stars of our nation’s economy, the $812-billion chemistry business, is working with Congress to pass a law that would actually give the federal government more authority to regulate chemicals. You heard right. An industry that has spent the […]
Police Violence Coverage Takes Mental Toll
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 […]
After Charges Filed and Curfew Lifted, Baltimore Regroups
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent May 8, 2015 Two young girls talk to national guardsmen outside of city hall in Baltimore, Md., on Friday, May 1. (Freddie Allen/NNPA News Wire Service) “I’m not surprised, this is business as usual, unfortunately for many of the neighborhoods in Baltimore city,” said Franklin. […]
Senate Confirms Loretta Lynch as U.S. Attorney General
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall May 1, 2015 Loretta E. Lynch Last week, Loretta E. Lynch made history by becoming the 83rd U.S. Attorney General after a lengthy and protracted U.S. Senate confirmation. As the first African-American woman, second African-American and second woman to ever hold the position, she will have to […]
Baltimoreans Reflect on Freddie Gray & Their City
By E.R. Shipp May 1, 2015 Family members of Freddie Gray, sister Fredricka Gray, left, mother Gloria Darden, center, and stepfather Richard Shipley listen during a news conference after a day of unrest following the funeral of Freddie Gray on Monday, April 27, 2015, in Baltimore. Rioters plunged part of Baltimore into chaos torching […]
Black Jockey Breaks Records, Competition at Indiana Grand
By Victoria T. Davis April 24, 2015 Victoria T. Davis is Special to the NNPA from The Indianapolis Recorder. (NNPA) — During summers in Creston, S.C., Malcolm Franklin sharpened his jockey skills. While most kids his age talked about becoming doctors, lawyers and astronauts, Malcolm Franklin already knew what he […]
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