NNPA NEWSWIRE — The need for long-term care can manifest suddenly following a heart attack or stroke, leaving families and individuals grappling with difficult decisions. It...
Zoleka Mandela, granddaughter of the South African martyr and its first democratically elected president, died on Sept. 25 after an 11-year battle with cancer. She was...
THE AFRO — At-risk communities, defined by factors like socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and geographic location, bear the disproportionate burden of cancer. These disparities are not just...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — It’s no longer a choice but an obligation to take the current economic state of our community into consideration. We need to be...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "The more attention I pay to my health, the better I feel. Exercise and I are not friends, but I started becoming more...
Losing income is the No. 1 reason Californians end up homeless -- and the vast majority of them say a subsidy of as little as $300...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Vice President Kamala Harris, a force during her years in the U.S. Senate and as a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, has...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “You’re the scientists, the doctors, the advocates who will bring -- do big things like ending cancer as we know it and even...
Black workers prioritize their mental well-being more than any other racial group, according to a survey by the employment platform Oyster. The platform surveyed more than...
Last week, the White House approved major disaster support for California’s recovery from a series of severe storms that have battered the state. According to a...
The San Francisco Branch of the NAACP is engaged in a public information blitz to clarify a press release it sent out urging the San Francisco...
“This film will shine light on the critical issue of saving lives and this film will help ensure that every pregnant and birthing person's voice is...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Reverend James was a brilliant civic leader and pastor,” said Rev. Ronald E. Jones, a former Garland, Texas mayor who, like Rev. James,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Civics of technology derives from a lot of related concepts, but it’s about how we can use technology to further civic engagement, the...
Formerly Incarcerated Giving Back (FIGB) wants everyone to truly embrace the concept of giving back year-round to those in need, which could help to alleviate homelessness, joblessness, poverty, hunger, healthcare and many of the ills...
NNPA NEWSWIRE ±— The 2022 midterm elections will definitely cast a major light on the future of this country, and with recent decisions surrounding education, healthcare,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As the U.S. House of Representatives takes up the more than $700 billion economic package that includes healthcare, tax, and climate change, White...
Thirteen-year-old Alena Analeigh Wicker received an early acceptance to the University of Alabama, Birmingham’s Heersink School of Medicine under its Burroughs Wellcome Scholars Early Assurance Program. The program partners...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — With the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade statute and effectively taking away reproductive rights, some believe voters are now...
Newsom’s budget includes increased investments to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars in education (at all levels), housing, the private sector, clean energy, agriculture,...
Said Council President Sheng Thao: “The passage of this resolution makes Oakland the first City in California to declare itself a Sanctuary City for Abortion Access...
American workers are infamous for working long hours and taking shorter vacations according to workers in other industrialized nations. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — ServiceNow, Silicon Valley, technology company, cloud-based platforms, solutions, digitize organizations, commitment to racial equity, higher education, Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), TMCF, scholarships,...
EVITARUS, a Black-owned Los Angeles-based public opinion research firm, is conducting the three-phase study for CHCF. The firm has extensive experience polling California’s diverse constituencies and...
William H. Murray died on Dec. 20, 2021, of natural causes. He was 91. “It is with heavy hearts that we bid farewell to our former...