Study Shows Police Killings in U.S. Have Been Widely Undercounted

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Last summer, after the May 25, 2020 killing of George Floyd by former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, there were protests in the...

President Biden Sounds Warning on Omicron Variant

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The White House earlier announced that the U.S. would restrict travel from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Malawi, and Mozambique. New...

IN MEMORIAM: A Salute to Edgar Brookins — ‘Mr. D.C.:’ Veteran, Omega Man, Long-Time AFRO employee dies at 74

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In addition to his work with the AFRO, Edgar Brookins used the latter years of his life to serve as an advocate for a...

Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Landmark Case Challenging Roe V. Wade

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Frederick Isasi, the executive director of Families USA, called the Mississippi case – known as Dobbs v. Jackson – unconstitutional and an orchestrated...

OP-ED: A Black Happy Thanksgiving 2021

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Poverty and unemployment within our families and communities are now on a steady decrease after years of increasing economic disparities even before the...

President Biden Signs Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, Issues Executive Order for Implementation

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “When we invest in middle class America, when we invest in people who have to go to work every day, America does better,”...

PRESS ROOM: New N’COBRA Study Finds Genetic Damage from Historical Racism Linked to Poor Health and Transgenerational Trauma in Black Americans

NNPA NEWSWIRE — A United Nations report released earlier this year concluded, “Racism is embedded in the structures of our society.” While police brutality, the wealth...

Newsom is nowhere to be found

THE SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — In a since-deleted Sunday tweet that appeared to lash out at people speculating about her husband’s cancellation and current whereabouts, First Partner Jennifer Siebel...

OPINION: The ‘woke mob’ didn’t come for Aaron Rodgers

ATLANTA VOICE — “At the time, my plan was to say I’d been immunized; it wasn’t some sort of ruse,” Rodgers said.”I believe strongly in bodily...

Federal Regulators Approve Pfizer Vaccine — Children Ages 5 to 11 Immediately Eligible for Shots

NNPA NEWSWIRE — White House officials have determined that there’s enough of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for all 28 million children in America who are between the...

Fighting the Cycle of Violence with Stipends and Mentorships

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Frequently, both public and community-based systems of care fall short in their efforts to provide responsive opportunities and resources to those most involved...

American Cancer Society and Four Historically Black Colleges and Universities Announce Groundbreaking Diversity in Cancer Research Program to Improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The awards provided through the DICR program are unique in cancer research. They provide a large amount of salary support for the four...

COMMENTARY: Want God’s Best: Trust and Rest

NNPA NEWSWIRE — When we trust in ourselves, it’s easy to make bad decisions and even do things that go against God and what’s best for...

OP-ED: Keeping Our Access to Healthcare

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The healthcare system has long been inequitable – low-income individuals, people of color, and those without means, time, or money to travel to...

After Congressional Negotiations Conclude, President Biden Releases Framework of His Build Back Better Plan

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Administration officials insist that the framework would save most American families more than half of their spending on childcare, deliver two years of...

OP-ED: Black America Supports Biden’s Build Back Better and Infrastructure Bills

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Now is the time for the Congress of the United States to act and to vote to pass President Joe Biden’s bold and...

Meet the Memphis School Nurse Who Helped a Shooting Victim Survive

THE NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — As the nation faces a school nursing shortage, Karen Taylor is part of an expanded pool of nurses inside of Shelby...

Black Educators Take on Hesitancy as Gov. Newsom Issues COVID Vaccination Mandate

THE SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — California’s school vaccination mandate will take effect for students enrolled in grades 7 through 12 one semester after the U.S. Food and...

Despite Misinformation and Distractions, Biden-Harris Accomplishing Black Agenda

NNPA NEWSWIRE — During and exclusive interview with the National Newspaper Publishers Association, Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of...

Black Women Most Likely to Feel Discriminated Against or Face Unfair Judgment While Seeking Medical Care

NNPA NEWSWIRE — CNN reported that Black women in the United States are more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth than any other demographic –...

OP-ED: Close the Medicaid Coverage Gap to Help Break the Cycle of Health Inequities

NNPA NEWSWIRE — I have been vocal about ensuring that we address this injustice as we structure the Build Back Better Act. I am imploring my...

CDC Announces New Disease Forecasting Center 

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The center launches with a goal of predicting disease threats, provide early warning and real-time data on outbreaks. Health officials said it would...

Study Shows How Medical Community Neglected African Americans with Covid

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The report noted that hospitalization rates for Black and Latinx patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 are approximately three times higher than...

Pfizer and BioNTech Approach Feds for Emergency Use Authorization for Vaccines for Kids

PRESS ROOM: Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. pledges $1 million to support lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

NNPA NEWSWIRE — For nearly four decades, Sigma Gamma Rho has supported the St. Jude mission: Finding cures. Saving children.®  Since 2008, the National Pan-Hellenic Council,...