Increasing Black elders to see sharp rise in Alzheimer’s
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (Special from Blackmans-Street.today and New America Media) — The number of African-American elders will double in only 16 years to 6.9 million people—and the risk of ... Marion Barry remembered as ‘freedom fighter’ at funeral service
By Dorothy Rowley Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer) – More than 7,000 mourners crowded D.C.’s Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Saturday to pay their final ... I Can’t Breathe
The haunting cry, “I CAN’T BREATHE” has echoed around the world and its impact grows daily. Eric Garner’s dying words have become an eloquent expression of helplessness and frustration at ... Gulf coal exports grow as Northwestern U.S. shuns terminals
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Plaquemines Parish resident Linda Ramil has removed coal dust for years from her furniture, yard and car. She lives near Kinder Morgan’s International Marine Terminal or IMT, ... Dillard University announces addition of medical physics program
By Michael Patrick Welch Contributing Writer Ranked as a top producer of African Americans with bachelor’s degrees in physics (says the American Institute of Physics, 2012) and among the top 50 colleges ... The reasons why Mary Landrieu is departing the world of politics
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Almost immediately when Mary Landrieu concluded her concession speech with the words, “You haven’t heard the last from me,” an excited speculation raced through the demoralized ... Charter School votes to return to OPSB governance
By Kari Dequine Harden Contributing Writer In a historic vote, the Friends of King Schools charter board unanimously decided last week to return Dr. King Charter School to local governance under the ... Delta Sigma Theta Alumnae chapter hosts a royal reunion
By Dr. Adrell Lawrence Pinkney Contributing Writer In 1964, the top cash advance Jefferson Park Chicago Illinois members of New Orleans Alumnae (NOA), reflecting on the disparity in the lives of young ... Blacks are rejoining the labor market
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent (NNPA) – The Black unemployment rate rose to 11.1 percent in November, according to the latest jobs report from the Labor Depart­ment, because of increasing ... A license to kill Black men
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist From nearly the moment he was attacked by a New York City police officer July 18, the world has, via that chilling video, watched Eric Garner ...
« Previous Page — Next Page »