January 2020 Archive

No shield from X-rays: How science is rethinking lead aprons
By Mary Chris Jaklevic Contributing Writer (Special from khn.org) — Patients have come to expect a technician to drape their torsos with a heavy lead apron when they get an X-ray, but ...
NAACP – New Orleans Branch officers and executive committee members pictured are from left, seated: Diane Crutchfield, Assistant Treasurer; Shirley Simon, Treasurer; Bobby Pierce, first VP; Ronald Coleman, President; Noma Chapman, second VP; Desmond Ables, Secretary; Linda Paisant, Assistant Secretary; standing: Executive Committee members – Dr. Denise Gordon, Andy Washington and Gregory Philips.
Local NAACP reboots, commits to positive change
By C.C. Campbell-Rock Contributing Writer The relaunch meeting of the local branch of the NAACP got underway recently at the historic St. James A.M.E. Church on North Roman Street. Holding the meeting ...
WNBA players are finally going to be paid respectably
(Defender News Service) — The WNBA and its union announced a tentative eight-year labor deal Tuesday that will allow top players to earn more than $500,000 while the average annual ...
Whitney Houston and Notorious B.I.G. inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
(Defender News Service) — Whitney Houston and The Notorious BIG will posthumously be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame after being announced among the artists to make ...
Will your dream job ever become your reality?
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — A common New Year’s tradition is the list of resolutions for the upcoming 365 days. For some, the list will be improvement-based, like ...
The Black struggle in 2019: Staying aware, facing injustice and fighting for the future
By Brian 18X Crawford, J.S. Adams and Toure Muhammad Contributing Writers (Special from The Final Call via NNPA Newswire) — 2019 saw challenges and signs of a continual awakening of ...
Black women win $20M lawsuit against insurance Co. for racial discrimination
(Black News via Defender News Service) — Twenty-one former employees of Jackson National Life Insurance in Denver and Nashville, mostly Black women, have recently won a $20.5 million lawsuit against ...
Is Dr. King’s dream being denied or deferred?
By Charlene Crowell Guest Columnist Once again, the only federal holiday honoring a person of color will be celebrated across the nation. The 38-year span of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life ...
Imagine a world
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist We have an impeached president in our country because he has done so much destruction to our country. He has even destroyed who others ...
I’ll gag when Trump praises King again
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Guest Columnist Count on Trump making another ritual declaration on the Martin Luther King holiday about how much he liked, admired, and even thought Dr. King was such ...

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