By Freddie Allen Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA News Service) — It was a reunion of sorts. The presidents of seven Black colleges met Black newspaper publishers for a breakfast consisting of ... Study links health disparities to life expectancy
By Mason Harrison Contributing Writer Health disparities in the city’s poorest neighborhoods and the appended problems of access to quality food, unsafe streets and the so-called “school-to-prison” pipeline are the subject of ... HBCU ‘equality lawsuit’ far from over
(TriceEdneyWire.com) — Both sides locked in a battle over same day loans for bad credit direct lenders proper funding for Maryland’s historical Black institutions (HBI) have retreated to their corners ... Food Bank’s summer feeding program in full swing
For most children summer is a carefree time, but for thousands of personal loan at low salary students, summer vacation brings an end to the nutritious meals they and their ... Still suffering from oil spill, fishermen fear extinction
By Jesse Muhammad Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from The Final Call) – Gary Barthelemy says he may never recover from the catastrophic BP oil spill, has zero cash flow and ... Shift in management at New Orleans Job Corps center
By Mason Harrison Contributing Writer Management of the city’s lone Job Corps center changed hands earlier this year following a low-key announcement from the facility’s new Arizona-based management firm, which promises the ... ESSENCE Fest 2012
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Now celebrating its 18th year, the Essence Music Festival ( July 5 – July 8 ) is ever-changing while its magical core remains the ... Black clergy take new approach to fight HIV
By Ayana Jones Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from The Philadelphia Tribune) – In a new paper in the journal PLoSOne, a team of physicians and public health researchers report ...
By Joshunda Sanders Contributing Writer NEW YORK (Special to the NNPA News Service from America’s Wire) — By fall, an organization known as BlocPower will be helping minority churches, nonprofits and small ... DHH officials field questions about medications and Bayou Health Program
By Zoe Sullivan Contributing Writer Roughly 40 people sat scattered around the Jefferson Parish Council Chamber on June 26. They had come out on a warm Tuesday evening to hear representatives from ...
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