NNPA NEWSWIRE — Childcare is work that supports all other work. Mothers, who do most of the caregiving, too often must choose between staying home or...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The national average price of childcare in 2023 was $11,582. This is equivalent to 10% of a married couple with children’s median household...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Officials want to track changes in the prevalence of mental health issues and access to mental health care, understand how changes in national...
By Glynda Carr The Supreme Court just dealt a devastating blow to reproductive rights. With its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, five Republican-appointed Justices on the...
By Uche Uwahemu The Nigerian Embassy in Washington, DC was in Oakland for three days recently to provide needed passport services to Nigerians in the Bay...
HOWARD UNIVERSITY NEWS SERVICE — Currently 59% of Washington residents are fully vaccinated, health department officials reported, but the numbers are much lower in Wards 7...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — 58% of Black-owned businesses reported being financially distressed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From February to April 2020, Black business ownership dropped by...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In Alabama, SCI is seeking to bridge the massive digital divide in an urban area where 450,000 households are without connection to the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Because of the systematic racism that is rooted in our nation, racial disparities in American healthcare have caused illness, injury, and death in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Minority and low-income Americans suffer from a significant lack of access to quality health care. They are also more likely not to have...
