HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — Staying healthy in the New Year is an important resolution, but many adults tend to bypass preventive exams and screenings that would...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — CBS associated producer Ben Mitchell recently tweeted the networks “2020 Campaign Reporters and Producers”.
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — In an op-ed for The Washington Post published on Friday, Scott wrote that the GOP often struggles with “civility and fairness,”.
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — Having a full-time job does not guarantee economic security, according to the updated ALICE Report for Louisiana published by the United Way
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Now in its 18th year, NBHAAD is a day to increase awareness about HIV among blacks/African Americans.
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The 2019 Tournament of Roses Parade presented by Honda included a considerable number of African Americans in the world-renowned production.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Research indicates that as many as 3 million Americans carry the sickle cell trait, primarily impacting African Americans. In fact, nearly 1 in...
BLACK VOICE NEWS — The 50th NAACP Image Awards will air live on TV One, a division of Urban One, Inc., on Saturday, March 30, 2019
WASINGTON INFORMER — The Department of the Interior and the National Park Service has appointed the 400 Years of African History Commission and charged it with...
By Daktari Shari Renée Hicks, Psy.D. It is seldom directly recognized that rhythmic harmonious movement is the natural state of being. Evidence of this fact is...
Dorothy and Levi Reeves stand in their Oakland home, holding their wedding photo from 57 years ago. Dorothy Reeves agreed to become organ donors and to...
Left to right: Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Marc Morial and Angela Glover Blackwell spoke Wednesday evening in Oakland about the risk of President Trump´s policies to African Americans. Photo...
US Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx recently approved a waiver of U.S. Department of Transportation regulations to allow the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency...
By Barbara Feder Ostrov, KHN News Covered California still faces major challenges in enrolling African-Americans and Latinos as the state’s health insurance exchange launches its...
Last month at the graduation ceremony of Tuskegee University, a historically Black college, First Lady Michelle Obama spoke candidly about the racial barriers facing African Americans...
(Salon) – Black America is tired. The liminal existence of Ellison’s invisible man; Cornel West’s brilliant meditation on “niggerization” as a state of existential fear, where...
(Salon) – Black America is tired. The liminal existence of Ellison’s invisible man; Cornel West’s brilliant meditation on “niggerization” as a state of existential fear, where...
JONATHAN DREW, Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Duke University professor criticized for an online post comparing blacks and Asians said Monday that it’s not...
Oakland is internationally recognized for supporting humanitarian causes and opposing police brutality. The city continues to be on the forefront through hip hop artists who are...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee met this week with seniors at the West Oakland Senior Center in Oakland to hear their concerns and share with them the work...
More Californians than ever before have health insurance, but coverage isn’t care, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has magnified the deep racial, ethnic and cultural...
Deena Prichep, NPR WASHINGTON (NPR.org)—Friday night marked the start of Passover, when Jews around the world tell the story of Exodus. That story, with its...
The subject of mental illness has been taboo in the African American community for too long. Too often these issues have been locked behind closed doors,...
By Troy Williams African Americans represent approximately 20 percent of the men and women in the Army and Marines, and 17 percent of the Air...
JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite high-profile concern over issues underscored by the racial unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, African Americans and Hispanics are...