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By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Since 1973, more than 300 innocent defendants have been sentenced to death, largely because Blacks are overrepresented among murder convictions and among those ... Groups worry about ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ funding
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A controversy last week over potential funding linked to President Barack Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative underscored concerns that groups led by people ... Insufficient Vitamin D linked to prostrate cancer in Blacks
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — The relationship between melanin and vitamin D — the nutrient that sunlight provides — may explain why African-American, Caribbean, and men of African ... Lawmakers shift construction funding to avoid running afoul of IRS
By Tyler Bridges The Lens Legislative leaders and the Jindal administration are quietly shifting about $70 million in state construction spending slated for next year in an attempt to fix a serious ... Type 2 diabetes may shrink the brain, study suggests
(Special from HealthDay News and The El Paso 79936 cash advance NorthStar News) — People with type 2 diabetes may lose more brain volume than is expected as they ... U.S. Supreme Court rekindles the flame on the Robbie Tolan case
By Jeffrey L. Boney Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward-Times) – A case that gained national attention from a racially-charged incident that happened in Bellaire, Texas, involving ... Standing with Nigerians: Schoolgirls represent aspirations of Nigerian people
By Nicole C. Lee News Analysis (TriceEdneyWire.com) — It has been almost a month since the militant terrorist organization Boko Haram attacked the small town of Chibok in northeast Nigeria. They ransacked ...
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