By Paul Cobb and news services Ignacio De La Fuente, the former President of the Oakland City Council for 11 years, says he will run for...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It’s not easy being black and male in America. Despite historic gains made in the last 50 years, black males from all walks...
MICHIGAN CHRONICLE — “Diehr BreedLove” explores the life of the now 25-year old freelance model and social media manager.
PRECINCT REPORTER GROUP NEWS — Cracking open the bubbly is all part of the fun this time a year, and for some, any excuse to imbibe is...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — African Americans, on many important levels, seem to be falling behind other groups
(USA Today) – Lifting a ban on spending city money on needle exchanges for intravenous drug users prevented 120 new cases of HIV in two years...
MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The number of U.S. heroin users has grown by nearly 300,000 over a decade, with the bulk...
CURT ANDERSON, AP Legal Affairs Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — One man ran naked through a Florida neighborhood, tried to have sex with a tree...
by Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Shiek Mahmud-Bey isn’t yet a household name, but has been hailed as one of...
MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Deaths from heroin overdose doubled in just two years in much of the nation, a new government...
The vast majority of heroin users has made a complete shift in demographics, according to Bloomberg. [A research] study, published in JAMA Psychiatry, tracked data from almost...
LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Most people who abuse addictive prescription painkillers get them for free from friends or relatives, while drug dealers...
____________________________________________________________________________________ CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY NATIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D.C. DEA Special Agent Educates on Alarming – and Deadly – Trend in Teen Drug Use at “Truth About...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A recent study reports that treating substance abusers, especially African Americans, could save the nation billions of...
