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Blacks locked out of housing market

March 25, 2014

By Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — As the housing market recovers, a new report by the Urban Institute shows that black borrowers “have been disproportionately shut out of the market.”According to the report titled, “Where Have All the Loans Gone? The Impact of Credit Availability on Mortgage Volume,” the share of Black […]

U.S. scientists launch wake-up campaign on climate change

March 25, 2014

By Jim Lobe WASHINGTON (IPS) — In an unusual intervention in policy debates, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) warned Tuesday that the world was “at risk of pushing our climate system toward abrupt, unpredictable, and potentially irreversible changes with highly damaging impacts.”In a 29-report entitled “What We Know,” the prestigious group […]

Rand Paul tries to recast his racial views

March 25, 2014

By Lee A. Daniels Question: What do you call someone who believes White shopkeepers and owners of other large and small businesses have the “right” to discriminate against Black people? Answer: Rand Paul. That answer, of course, came from the Kentucky Republican senator’s own lips during his 2010 campaign for the office when in an […]

Final push to get blacks signed up for health insurance

March 18, 2014

By Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington Correspondent  WASHINGTON (NNPA) —With less than two weeks left to sign up for insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act, grassroots supporters of the mandatory law and federal health officials are rushing to enroll Blacks, other people of color and young people in order to meet the Obama administration’s goal […]

For parents of sick children, it’s move or break the law

March 18, 2014

By Matthew Charles Cardinale SPOKANE, Washington (IPS) — Beth Collins recently picked up and moved from Virginia to Colorado, but it wasn’t for the typical reasons: new job, better schools, nicer weather. Collins’ 14-year-old daughter, Jennifer, has intractable epilepsy. Medical cannabis eases her frequent seizures. But it’s illegal in their home state.“We got here the […]

The GOP’s ‘Culture of Poverty” gambit

March 18, 2014

By Lee A. Daniels The 2014 mid-term elections are just eight months away — and the Republicans are worried about Black voters again.They have good reason to be — that is, to worry about a repeat of 2012. Then, despite the best efforts of GOP-dominated state legislatures to block Blacks’ access to the polls, black […]

Blacks more likely to bully and be bullied than other groups

March 11, 2014

By Jazelle Hunt, Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — Blacks, who are already more likely than other racial groups to be involved in situations that involve bullying, both as a victim and as a perpetrator, are subjected to additional bullying because of other complicating factors, including poverty, according to scholars and experts on the subject.“African Americans […]

U.S. plans to speed poultry slaughtering, cut inspections

March 11, 2014

By Carey L. Biron WASHINGTON (IPS) —  The U.S. government is in the final stages of weighing approval for an overhaul of regulations governing the country’s poultry industry that would see processing speeds increase substantially even while responsibility for oversight would be largely given over to plant employees.U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety Inspection […]

President Obama rallies help for young males of color

March 11, 2014

By Marc H. Morial  There are some Americans who, in the aggregate, are consistently doing worse in our society — groups that have had the odds stacked against them in unique ways that require unique solutions…And by almost every measure, the group that is facing some of the most severe challenges in the 21st century […]

“My Brother’s Keeper”: Obama tries to add substance to male initiative

March 4, 2014

By Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington Correspondent  WASHINGTON (NNPA) — No one had seen President Obama more emotional than last week when announced “My Brother’s Keeper,” a new initiative aimed at helping young Black men. He spoke from the heart, recounting the pain of not having his father in the home and not always putting his […]

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