May 2016 Archive

Back-door tactics are being used to take power away from the people of New Orleans
It seems like there are forces lining up to use back-door tactics to take power away from the people of New Orleans; the people who have already chosen their representatives ...
America must renew its infrastructure or face decline
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. George Curry Media Columnist America is literally falling apart. In Flint, Mich., children were poisoned by the lead contamination of the water. In Washington, D.C., the ...
What’s happened to school desegregation?
By George E. Curry George Curry Media Columnist May 17 marked the 62nd anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision outlawing so-called separate but equal public schools. As ...
Building strong children today for a strong nation tomorrow
By Marian Wright Edelman George Curry Media Columnist Pediatricians aren’t usually day-to-day policy makers, but policy decisions affect the work they do every day as frontline caregivers for our nation’s children. ...
Medical errors are the cause 250,000 U.S. deaths a year
By Vanessa McMains Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStarNews Today) – Medical errors cause more than 250,000 deaths every year in the United States, enough to make them the nation’s third-leading cause of ...
Lupus’ disproportionate impact on women and minorities must be known
(TriceEdneyWire.com) — For far too long, many Americans have remained unaware that more than 1.5 million people, mostly women, are affected by lupus, and that it is the leading cause ...
Lack of sleep can lead to false confessions
By Andy Henion Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStarNews Today) — Sleep-deprived people are much more likely to sign false confessions than rested individuals, according to a new study that has important implications ...
African-American men with historically Black names live a year longer
By Andy Henion Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStarNews Today) – Black men with historically distinctive Black names such as Elijah and Moses lived a year longer, on average, than other Black men, ...
Russell Simmons repays RushCard holders
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA News Wire Contributing Writer) – Russell Simmons is just starting to regain a little normalcy in his life. He’s back at yoga and the hip-hop and ...
Lack of resources stymies Black entrepreneurs
By Andy Henion Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStarNews Today) — What’s holding back African-American entrepreneurs? Centuries-old racial disadvantage not experienced by other minority groups, according to a new study. Only five percent of ...

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