NNPA NEWSWIRE — AAWP was born out of a collective vision to empower the African American community towards better health outcomes and wellness. Rooted in a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — An effective strategy to overcome poverty in Black America is to increase homeownership and prevent racial hypersegregation. President Biden has pursued some regulatory actions to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Given the empowering impact HBCUs have on the nation’s Black community and the future promise of a more inclusive America, it is imperative...
By Maxim Elramsisy California Black Media Civil rights and media icon Xernona Clayton became the first woman to be enshrined with a statue in downtown Atlanta...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A June 2019 study conducted by the Journal of Community Health revealed that suicide deaths among black females aged 13 to 19 rose...
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — Increased wages were strongest for the elite HBCUs: Hampton, Howard, Morehouse, Spelman and Xavier. But the effect persisted 10 years after graduation for...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “So, this is a great day for the community because of this day, before Resurrection Sunday, a great resurrection is occurring on Ayers...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) African-American physicians earn 15 percent less than White physicians—an average of $262,000 compared to $303,000—according to Medscape’s 2017 Physicians...
JULIE WATSON, Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dr. William Grier, a psychiatrist who co-authored the groundbreaking 1968 book, “Black Rage,” which offered the first psychological...
(New York Times) – Norman Francis was just a few years into his tenure as president of Xavier University of Louisiana, a small Catholic institution in...
By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) –The number of Black males applying to medical school is lower than it was three decades ago, raising...
Damon Tweedy, THE NEW YORK TIMES DURHAM, N.C. (The New York Times) — In virtually every field of medicine, black patients as a group fare the...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – According to the American Association of Medical Colleges, there are only 2.3 physicians for every 1,000 people...