THE AFRO — The barbershop has long been a safe space for certain parts of the Black community - particularly Black men. Artist Devan Shimoyama wanted...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “When I had my stroke, I was well aware that I had hypertension, but I was still not taking my prescribed medication. I...
ROLLINGOUT.COM — Oscar-nominated director John Singleton remains hospitalized in intensive care after suffering a stroke, according to numerous media outlets. As such, the 51-year-old director has become...
FLORIDA COURIER — Morehouse College Glee Club and members of the Atlanta Symphoria performed ‘Seven Last Words of the Unarmed.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — There are Black role models in the communities and the Black media has a responsibility to tell positive and powerful stories of Black...
NASHVILLE PRIDE — At the start of Black History month, Tennessee Republicans filed a bill that will limit the powers of Nashville’s Community Oversight Board.
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The study, led by Cedars-Sinai’s Smidt Heart Institute, involved 52 Los Angeles County barbershops followed by researchers that were assigned to either a...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Transitions from one developmental stage to the next are very challenging periods for all human beings. Black youth, many of whom suffer from...
THE AFRO — B.L.A.C.K. 2 Life, a nonprofit run by six Black men, has donated 30,000 books to children worldwide and is now seeking both financial...
MILWAUKEE COURIER — It is a known fact that Black men are incarnated at an extremely higher rate when it comes to the procession of marijuana...
THE WESTSIDE GAZETTE — In a passionate exchange at the 6th annual South Florida Youth Summit (SFYS) adult-only Cocktails & Conversation event, thought leaders David Banner...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Though the popular vote was won by Hillary Clinton (in excess of 3 million votes) and the margin between victory and loss was...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, one of the world’s leading peace and justice advocates, has called Bryan Stevenson “America’s...
Lauren Abdel-Razzaq, THE DETROIT FREE PRESS DETROIT (The Detroit Free Press) — The number of African-American males applying to medical school has steadily declined every year except...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist My Brother’s Keeper Initiative was developed under the Obama administration to address persistent opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men...
African-Americans More Prone to Prostate Cancer by Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper It’s an occurrence that Maryland’s Dr. Sanford Siegel...
By Henrie Treadwell NNPA Guest Columnist According to Bureau of Justice Statistics figures analyzed by the Sentencing Project, the number of people incarcerated in state...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist We know the commonly repeated claim that there are more Black men in prison than in college isn’t true. But...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Black men are no better off than they were more than 40 years ago, due to mass...
Community leaders Terry Boykin and LAPD officer Stinson Brown underscore the need to support young black men and fathers by Corey Arvin Special to the NNPA...
By Oscar Blayton Special to the NNPA PERSPECTIVE Beginning in 1945, as a Black male child, I spent my early years in a small southern...
The stigma associated with mental illness, mistrust of the health care system, and fear of ‘putting my business in the street’ are some of the factors...
By James Washington Special to the NNPA from The Dallas Weekly Men, particularly Black men, survive in this natural world, lots of time on instinct, ego,...
By Walter Fields NNPA Guest Columnist By chance I watched the NFL playoff games at the home of a friend and former college football player, Vaughn...
By Sandra Jordan Special to the NNPA from The St. Louis American Keon Gilbert, assistant professor in the College for Public Health and Social Justice at...
