Association of Black Cardiologists’ “We Are The Faces” Campaign Unveils New Videos for Black Maternal Health Week
In celebration of Black Maternal Health Week (April 11-17, 2024) and April’s Minority Health Month, the Association of Black...
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David W. Marshall
- 7 days ago
- 4 min
The Battle Over Social Security
The Black community as a whole can never afford to lose empathy for one another. One of the core challenges in maintaining social justice...
Sheryl Merritt
- Apr 12
- 5 min
The Important Steps to Owning a Home and Building Wealth
The most effective way for African Americans to build wealth is through homeownership. But so many families ask, where do you start when...
Charlene Crowell
- Apr 12
- 3 min
Gallup Finds Black Generational Divide on Affirmative Action
Each spring, many aspiring students and their families begin receiving college acceptance letters and offers of financial aid packages....
Staff Report
- Mar 28
- 2 min
New York's Move Over Law
Governor Kathy Hochul emphasized that New York's Move Over Law will be broadened to encompass all vehicles, enhancing highway safety for...
Joseph Guyler C. Delva
- Mar 13
- 5 min
Haiti At The Bottom Of The Abyss, Soon to Be Led By Outlaws
Haiti has been struggling to exist since 1804, but historians say it had never reached such a low point during the past two centuries;...
Ben Jealous
- Feb 20
- 3 min
Vice President Harris’s Fight for Reproductive Freedom
It matters deeply that America has a woman as our vice president. That has never been truer than at this moment. Nothing makes this more...
Trice Edney News Wire
- Feb 19
- 8 min
Biden White House Produces List of Accomplishments for Black America
Circumventing criticism from pundits who say Democrats, including the Biden Administration, have done little to advance the Black...
Trice Edney News Wire
- Feb 3
- 3 min
NY Auction of Mandela's Belongings Slated for February
Some 70 treasured belongings of former South Africa president Nelson Mandela are slated to travel to New York next month for an auction...
The Library of Congress
- Jan 31
- 2 min
A Celebration of Black History, Now and Beyond
National Black History Month has its origins in 1915, when historian and author Dr. Carter G. Woodson founded the Association for the...
Dr. Barbara Reynolds
- Jan 25
- 4 min
Dexter King Died Believing that the Truth of His Father's Killing Will Someday Rise
Not another King dying far too soon. This was the immediate reaction of many at the news that Dexter King, the youngest son of Dr....
Staff Report
- Jan 23
- 2 min
Honda Launches Fresh Initiative to Extend Financial Support to HBCUs
Honda announced on Jan. 25, 2024 its launch of a new, multi-faceted initiative called "Drive the Legacy." According to the company, the...
Staff Report
- Jan 21
- 2 min
USDA’s Permanent Summer EBT Program Focusing on Youth Set to Start in 2024
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that 35 states, all five U.S. territories, and four Indigenous Tribes plan to be the first...
Charlene Crowell
- Jan 20
- 3 min
Persistent Lending Disparities Perpetuate Nation’s Racial Wealth Gap: Black neighborhoods and shopping districts stripped of $406 billion
For America, Black History Month brings opportunities to revisit our nation’s lessons, achievements, and unfulfilled promises, capturing...
Dr. Barbara Reynolds
- Jan 17
- 3 min
Sad Circumstances of Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson's Death - Far too Typical
Once in a private moment after I had finished producing her weekly cable show for her Dallas district as her communications director, ...
Charlene Crowell
- Jan 11
- 3 min
Honoring MLK: The unfinished journey towards economic freedom
This January 15, our nation again will observe the only national holiday designated as a day of service. The Martin Luther King, Jr....
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