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‘Unskilled’ Immigrants Help to Ease the Pain of Dying Americans

With baby boomers rapidly aging, the U.S. will only need more of these valuable care workers. In my view, “unskilled” immigrants must be recognized…

Health Care Price Transparency: Fool’s Gold, or Real Money in Your Pocket?

An alternative benchmark might be to provide health care consumers with a range of contract rates or the Medicare rate for a service…

Gates Launches Lobbying Arm – Higher Education on Agenda

I believe the “brutally efficient” disruption of those institutions could spark more public backlash than the Gateses expect…

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US Poverty Statistics Ignore Millions of Struggling Americans

Who counts as poor in the U.S. today? Measuring the share of the population that experiences poverty is important to understanding and monitoring how the country’s economy is doing. It also informs the administration of safety net programs, such

Awards Recognize New Hanover Regional Medical Center’s Quality Care for Stroke Patients

Wilmington, NC – New Hanover Regional Medical Center has received the Get With The Guidelines Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award from the American Stroke Association/American Heart Association. The award recognizes a commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to

Seven Ways to Build Your Child’s Vocabulary to Have a Rich and Fulfilling Life

If you want your child to have a rich and fulfilling life, one of the best things you can do is help build your child’s vocabulary. Research shows strong language ability is associated with a number of positive things, including happiness,

Not All Americans Have a Fair Path to a Good Death – Racial Disparities Are Real

What does it mean to “die well”? The world got an idea recently from the 92-year-old Buddhist monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh, who popularized mindfulness and meditation in the U.S. The monk returned to his home in Vietnam to pass

Wells Fargo Mistakes Cost People Their Homes; Just the Start of Their Problems

BURLINGTON, N.C. — About nine years ago, a Burlington woman begged Wells Fargo to keep working with her to lower her mortgage payments. She had just lost her job, and the single mom was struggling to pay for the house

Lena Waithe Calls out Will Smith, Denzel Washington for Not Doing More

Lena Waithe accused two of the biggest movie stars around for failing to do all they can to get more black-led films made. The writer/producer/actress behind the upcoming thriller Queen & Slim was speaking with New York Times reporter Kyle Buchanan about whether getting

Atlanta History Center Purchases Rare Civil War Battle Flag Carried by Black Union Troops

Among at least 11,000 Civil War objects in the Center’s collections are a dozen objects identified specifically with African American soldiers…

Prosecutor Could Decide on Seventh Trial in Mississippi Case

A Mississippi prosecutor has tried and failed six times to send Curtis Flowers to the death chamber, with the latest trial conviction and death sentence overturned…

New Parents and a Newborn with Sickle Cell Disease: What Now?

In this article, I’d like to introduce you to TaLana Hughes, a mother of three who is also the executive director of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of Illinois (SCDAI).

Global Car Designer Andre Hudson Gives Us a Peek Inside of ‘Tomorrows’ Self-Driving Cars

In order to give us a peek into the future, we caught up with one of the foremost forward-thinkers and creative spirits in the field of design. Global car designer Andre Hudson…

Juneteenth Reparations Hearing on H.R. 40 Puts Reparations Debate in National Spotlight

“These are the vestiges of enslavement that people don’t want to deal with,” said Dr. Julianne Malveaux, the former President of Bennett College…

Joint Statement on Violent Protests That Have Left Haiti at a Standstill

One of the key pillars of a democratic society is the freedom to stand up and speak out, and we fully support the right of Haiti’s citizens to do so. The protesters are urged to remember…

After Memo Becomes Public, Focus of Citizenship Question Is Revealed

Thomas Hofeller, who passed away in August 2018, concluded in a 2015 report that adding the census question regarding citizenship would produce data on political maps…

On Juneteenth We Must Remember Our Fight for Freedom Continues

The NAACP stands at a significant moment in time when racial subordination and racial hierarchy is being reinforced at the highest level of leadership in this country. The recent accounts of domestic terrorism…

UNCF Applauds House for Strong HBCU Funding & Assistance for Neediest Students

UNCF Urges Senate to Approve Increases in HBCU-Related Spending to nearly $200 Million and $26 Billion to Underserved Students WASHINGTON, DC (June 19, 2019) –Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed its first four bills to fund the government for

Dancin’ in the Park Summer Series Scheduled – a Free Fitness Celebration

Dancin’ in the Park will showcase dance styles like Zumba, line dancing, hip-hop, and more. The dynamic team of fitness instructors are skilled in working with diverse ages…

Bernie Sanders Sole Candidate to Address the Black Press

However, of the 24 candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for president, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is the only one that has agreed to address key influencers…

My Enthusiasm and Commitment to Be Great Has Skyrocketed

One of my favorite parts during boot camp was being able to sit down at dinner and talk with Fonzworth Bentley and DJ Envy. They enlightened all of us on reasons to continue striving…

Wilson Leads Letter on Proposed Cuts to Child Migrant Services

This administration has shown a disturbing disregard for the mental and physical health of children in its custody, who are spending weeks and often months in detention…

Ava Duvernay’s “When They See Us” Blasts Netflix Viewership Records

“When They See Us” relays a jarring miscarriage of justice of five teens — Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, and Korey Wise…

A Tale of Two Graduations – More Likely to Shoulder Student Debt

While the students are demographically different, one can hope that the call to “practice humanity” is one that will be heeded. It is, perhaps a sign of the times…

Juneteenth: Freedom’s Promise Is Still Denied to Thousands of Blacks Unable to Make Bail

For hundreds of thousands of African-Americans stuck in pretrial detention – accused but not convicted of a crime, and unable to leave because of bail…

Plastics Are Strangling the Planet, I Am Not Exaggerating

You have probably heard about islands of plastic (and other garbage) inhabiting our oceans. The impact of this is the dying off of entire segments of oceans.

Fathers Need to Care for Themselves as Well as Their Kids – but Often Don’t

Our research has found that fathers can view health not in terms of going to the doctor or eating vegetables but how they hold a job, provide for their family…

EXCERPTS: Mayor Pete Speaks at the Black Economic Alliance Presidential Candidates Forum

Black voters I talk to, frankly, feel burned and taken advantage of by politicians in both parties who come along making lavish promises…

Kiante Bennett Selected as 2019 HBCU Competitiveness Scholar

Competitiveness Scholars are recognized for successfully preparing to compete for top opportunities that improve long-term outcomes…

A Female Cadet Will Be Removed From the Army ROTC for ‘Pro-Nazism’ Tweets

Martha Gerdes is on a “leave of absence” from the program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte pending her disenrollment from the ROTC…

Kamala Harris Visits Las Vegas McDonald’s to Protest With Workers

Harris said that upon being sworn in, she would immediately pursue a series of executive actions to make it easier for immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally…

Top Graduates Keep It a Family Affair at North Brunswick High

First cousins Veronda Blue and Angel Johnson made history graduating as the class of 2019′s valedictorian and salutatorian…

2019 State of Black America, Getting 2 Equal: United Not Divided

The 2019 State of Black America, Getting 2 Equal: United Not Divided, focuses on the state of the Black vote with an emphasis on its power…

Thousands of Police Officers Outed in Slew of Racist Facebook Posts

One of the reasons that I don’t think it’s an individual problem is that these folks are talking to each other. There are a lot of posts that have eight comments underneath them…

Chevrolet Gives HBCU Students an Opportunity to ‘Discover the Unexpected’

Chevrolet and the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) have selected six students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities…

Central Park Five’ Prosecutor Elizabeth Lederer out at Columbia Law School

Prosecutor Elizabeth Lederer won’t be returning as a part-time lecturer at Columbia Law School after students demanded the university cut ties with her.

Sasha Obama Graduates From High School With Presidential Parents Looking On

Sasha Obama, the former president’s younger daughter, graduated from high school on Sunday with her parents, Barack and Michelle Obama, and her sister Malia in attendance, according to US Weekly, AOL.com and The Washington Examiner. Her school, Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., posted

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