The sudden end to Cross’ time at MSNBC is another moment in a string of examples of MSNBC parting ways with Black women who were either...
By Godfrey Lee As part of their drug awareness programming, the San Rafael Elks 1108 showed a film about former Marin County Chief Probation Officer Mike...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — There are many advantages and disadvantages to gentrification, but many poor people will be displaced, and this is a reality of doing business...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “(Boxing) gave me an opportunity to provide for my parents, help my siblings, help my friends, and help my community,” said Leonard. “I’m...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “If we want to make the world safe from outbreaks… particularly for those most vulnerable, then we need to find a way to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a new lawsuit filed against James' estate in the Supreme Court of Erie County, New York, a woman alleges that the "Super...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Researchers in the NYU study noted that suicide is the second-leading cause of death for teens from all demographics. They found that only...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Whites are caught with illegal drugs more often. However, according to the new analysis, Whites were more likely to be found with drugs,...
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Illegal guns and drugs are permeating black communities and destroying black men in unparalleled numbers since slavery. Is it happenstance or by design? What...
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — For the past few years I’ve had mixed emotions about the response our society is making in the wake of the opioid epidemic.
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...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Ben Is Back” pulls the curtains aside on a suburban home and lets viewers get a candid look at the destruction and chaos...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The experts also allege that prosecutors hid evidence that would exonerate Cosby and some claim that despite the high-powered and successful attorneys at...
HUDSON VALLEY PRESS — Westchester County joined communities around the world in recognizing International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) on August 31. Over the last twenty years...
(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...
PHILIP MARCELO, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Heroin users seeking help for their addiction won’t be arrested if they turn over their drugs and needles to...
[New York Times] She was a 32-year-old aerobics instructor from a Dallas suburb — healthy, college educated, with two young children. Nothing out of the ordinary,...
by Maya Rhodan NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Although President Obama has yet to declare an end to the 40-year-old war on drugs, he has...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist Why do Black Americans allow the war on drugs’ unfair toll on people of color to continue? Instead of putting a stop...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist It started in the jungles of the Amazon and is now infesting the streets of the favelas (ghettos) of Sao...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist The old British Empire was the founder and leader of the drug trade. This government saw the drug trade,...
