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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Slowly but surely, “Back to School” displays are popping up in stores. But if back to school means back to budget woes, one University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) personal finance expert has tips to help stretch
Read MoreOakland, CA — More than 150 African American young men from throughout the San Francisco Bay Area who are heading to college in the fall were recognized June 19 at a special graduation ceremony. Nearly 300 community members attended the
Read MoreWASHINGTON — On Aug. 2, 2013, in time for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, the Newseum will open “Make Some Noise: Students and the Civil Rights Movement,” an exhibit that explores the new generation of student leaders
Read MoreClick here to get July 18, 2013 digital edition Zimmerman Verdict: Hope Must Prevail Like millions around the world, I’m still numb after learning a jury of six women – five Whites, one Hispanic – found George Zimmerman “not guilty”
Read MoreRacial profiling and Trayvon Martin’s right to “stand his ground” to defend himself from a creepy man who was following him, despite being told by the 911 Police Dispatcher not to do so, should have been the heart of the
Read MorePresident Obama kicked off the summer with a high-profile environmental speech at Georgetown University.
Read MoreWashington, DC — On Sunday, July 7, viewers tuned in to the follow up to Oprah’s LifeClass presentation of Fatherless Sons and Daddyless Daughters, an OWN network series tackling the epidemic of fatherlessness in America.
Read MoreTruth is these days there is a lot of thought that goes into doing church. Millions if not billions of neurons, synapse and axons are brought into play. In other words there is a lot of cerebral activity going on
Read MoreCongregation – Pastor John R. Jenkins preaches about the Zimmerman verdict to congregation at First Baptist of Glenarden in Upper Marlboro. (AFRO Photo/Avis Thomas-Lester)Rev. John R. Jenkins, Jr. looked out at the congregation of First Baptist Church of Glendarden and
Read More“As of 2004, more black men were denied the right to vote because of a criminal record than in 1870, when the Fifteenth Amendment was ratified, giving blacks the right to vote.” Joshua Dubois, former director of President Obama’s Office
Read MoreWilmington, NC resident, Dr. Yushonda Midgette-Spriggs, is on a national awareness campaign aimed at keeping kids safe in school. The now Pastor, Counselor, and Teacher, has founded a nonprofit organization called Keeping Kids Safe in Schools, Inc. (KKSS).
Read MoreWASHINGTON (NNPA) – Demonstrations are planned for 100 cities this Saturday, July 20, to protest George Zimmerman’s acquittal for murder and manslaughter in connection with the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla. and to urge the Justice
Read MoreClick here to get this week’s digital edition Lupe Fiasco Ignites National Conversation on the “Terrible, Substandard Education” of Black Men in America In Rochester, N.Y. 9% of young Black males graduate from high school, 20% in Detroit, 24% in
Read MoreIn Rochester, N.Y. 9% of young Black males graduate from high school, 20% in Detroit, 24% in Philadelphia, 28% in New York City, 39% in Chicago and 41% in Los Angeles, and about 50% of Black males in America finished
Read MoreOne in five Americans has a mental illness yet only about 4 in 10 of these people receive treatment. In rural America—where 20 percent of the country’s population lives—the challenges of getting mental health treatment are exacerbated by the fear
Read MoreAtlanta, GA – It has been 26 weeks since 26 innocent people died in the mass shooting in Newtown, CT, and the effects of this devastating trauma will be felt for many years by this community.
Read MoreState policymakers’ attention to teacher quality — an issue education research shows is essential to improving schooling outcomes for racial minority students — is highly responsive to low graduation rates among white students, but not to low graduation rates among
Read MoreMany parents have an adult child living with them. Sometimes it is for the benefit of the parents — a child can be a wonderful caregiver and provide much needed financial assistance. Oftentimes, however, the adult child is living with
Read MoreMarianna, FL — Behind the clear blue skies, white sandy beaches and hundreds of themes parks in the sunshine state of Florida that attract millions of people throughout the year, there is a dark ghostly shadow in Marianna, Florida. Arthur
Read MoreJamar Bates is a Financial Advisor with MassMutual Financial Group in Atlanta, he offers Comprehensive Financial Planning and advisory services for individuals and business owners regarding retirement planning, investments and insurance.Use the public library to check out movies or books
Read MoreThe Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will launch “EveryBody: An Artifact History of Disability in America” to explore themes and events related to the history of people with disabilities in the U.S. and offer a new perspective on American
Read MoreA Johns Hopkins study of more than 1,800 men ages 52 to 62 suggests that African-Americans diagnosed with very-low-risk prostate cancers are much more likely than white men to actually have aggressive disease that goes unrecognized with current diagnostic approaches.
Read MoreEstablishing New Collaborations to Reach Hispanic Population with Training and ResourcesWASHINGTON — Today, AARP announced a new effort focused in Hispanic communities to increase education and knowledge about the Affordable Care Act and to prepare families for the opening of
Read MoreWASHINGTON — More than 400 thought leaders in education, child advocates, researchers and policymakers from across the nation gathered in Washington, D.C., today to discuss strategies to close opportunity gaps for the 1.8 million young Black men, ages 15–19, living
Read MoreBaltimore, MD — Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, the world’s oldest intercollegiate fraternity founded by African-American men, will host its 107th anniversary convention at the Austin Convention Center and Hilton Austin Hotel from June 25-30, 2013.
Read MoreWhat do you really known about Michelle Obama? You might know quite a bit about the woman who will go down in history as one of the most popular first ladies ever, but here are a few things that you
Read MoreXerox is committed to the academic success of all minority students. That’s why they are offering a Technical Minority Scholarship that awards between $1,000 and $10,000 to qualified minorities enrolled in a technical degree program at the bachelor level or
Read MoreIt is still happening; people are going to work only to be met with unacceptable acts of racism and a paystub as the only consolation for an apology. In a city where protests against injustice are plentiful, and the unofficial
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Zimmerman Verdict: Hope Must Prevail
Like millions around the world, I’m still numb after learning a jury of six women – five Whites, one Hispanic – found George Zimmerman “not guilty” of murdering Trayvon Martin.
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