New education tool measures vulnerabilities in early child development
By Michael Patrick Welch Contributing Writer Many lobbying groups dot America’s modern education landscape offering data, advice and plans to cure the country’s education ailments. Many of these organizations aim foremost for ... Obama’s second term stirs up KKK in Virginia
By Victoria M. Walker Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from The District Chronicles) — Klansman Grand Dragon James Moore on a recruitment video he posted on youtube not long after Obama ... Racial tensions high in Jonesboro, Black mayor faces charges
By J. Kojo Livingston Contributing Writer Here we go, again. The theme of Black elected officials facing tremendous racial opposition is almost a cliché today. The events unfolding in Jonesboro, La put the ... The Hard Truth… Rush to Action? Hell yeah! Part II
By Min. J. Kojo Livingston Contributing Writer The wheel turns. About 30 years ago I was running into people in the Movement who were saying that we needed more study and less action, ... U.S. health worse than nearly all other industrialized countries
By Carey Biron Contributing Writer WASHINGTON (IPS Special to the NNPA from The Final Call) – U.S. citizens suffer from poorer health than nearly all other industrialized countries, according to the ... New Orleans seeks to toss out NOPD consent decree
After years of negotiating and haggling over a Department of Justice-mandated consent-decree proposal that will outline reforms implemented in the New Orleans Police Department, the Landrieu administration has formally requested ... Union eyes charters, seeks teacher contact information
By Jessica Williams thelensnola.org In an attempt to organize and rebuild its profile, the city’s teachers union has requested teachers’ names and contact information, employee handbooks, and charter agreements from 35 of ... African Americans negotiate mental illness, Black pain
HARTFORD (Special from The Hartford Guardian and New America Media) – The scars are still visible on Michelle Baxter’s arms. BioDistrict New Orleans liaises with Chicago health group
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer You’ve heard about and maybe even attended those giant downtown, medical conventions that attract 30,000 people. Chicago-based Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society or HIMSS—a nonprofit focused ... Black leaders recommend policies to Obama, Congress
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — A group of Black leaders who first convened December 3 to discuss ways to hold the Obama Administration and other government bodies accountable to ...
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