LBJ’s War on Poverty still only Partly Won

By Jesse Jackson NNPA Columnist Fifty years ago, Medgar Evers, the NAACP regional secretary in Mississippi, was murdered by a member of the White Citizens’ Council....

False Security in Social Security Report

By Stella Adams NNPA Guest Columnist   A recent report from the Social Security trustees confirms that the program is solvent and can fully pay benefits...

Cheating Ourselves of Sleep

[THE NEW YORK TIMES] Think you do just fine on five or six hours of shut-eye? Chances are, you are among the many millions who unwittingly...

High-heeled shoes may look good, but they’re bad for your feet

[THE WASHINGTON POST] Now is the season when women take their freshly pedicured toes al fresco, often courtesy of strappy high-heel sandals or open-toed pumps that...

Medicare: Cost-saving changes coming for diabetics

[TUSCON NEWS NOW] WASHINGTON (AP) – Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies...

U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin Stepping Down

[Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer] U.S. Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin announced Thursday that she will resign in July, four years after President...

Report: Pregnant workers face routine discrimination

[CBS NEWS] Pregnant women, especially those in low-wage jobs, are denied basic accommodations and routinely fired, according to a new report released Tuesday. Employers continue to...

Report says 70 percent of U.S. workers are disengaged

[UPI] A large majority of U.S. workers do not like their jobs with a significant portion of them disruptive in at least a passive-aggressive sense, a...

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