NNPA NEWSWIRE — The four historically Black medical schools receiving funding graduate around half of all Black doctors in the U.S. but have been traditionally underfunded...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Minority Owned Businesses (MBEs) participating the HealthWorks program must have at least two employees and assign one person from their organization to serve...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The awards provided through the DICR program are unique in cancer research. They provide a large amount of salary support for the four...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — This year’s recipients include elected officials, an Olympic champion, and two of America’s foremost physicians. While their career paths may be varied, one cannot...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. James E.K. Hildreth, a member of the White House COVID-19 Equity Task Force and a Food and Drug Administration member, empaneled to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “COVID-19 has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans, and if adequate steps are not taken, this number will continue to grow. As we...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The order prevents federal agencies from providing local police with military-grade equipment, which was used by Ferguson, Missouri, officers after police shot and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — So, as the calendar turns to 2021, and many wish friends, family and associates, “Happy New Year!” we’ll place an overwhelming emphasis on...
For African Americans, the vaccination question goes beyond availability and risk to focus on trust. In a year that has further unearthed America's long and festering...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s foremost infectious disease physician, also championed the work of Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, an African American scientist, whom Dr....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We will work together to diversify the healthcare provider pipeline and advance health care education,” said Dr. James Hildreth, the president of Meharry...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Both California and Texas have recorded more than 1 million total cases, while states like Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have found that nearly 300,000 more people in the United States died from late...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The difficulty in producing a vaccine for the deadly virus comes as a new wave of COVID-19 infection has begun. Data provided by...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — R.H. Boyd, since 1896, has published Sunday School books, church hymnals, Vacation Bible School marketing materials and study guides for the nation’s 8.5...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jointly hosted by NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., and AARP Vice President of Multicultural Leadership, Shani Hosten, the live...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — When asked what he wants the readers to know, Brown pauses momentarily. “Don’t be a hero. The only heroes are the healthcare professionals,”...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "In 2002, the hosts were cats. Then for MERS, the host was camels," noted Dr. James Hildreth the president of Meharry Medical College....
FLORIDA COURIER — Should Meharry Medical College, a Historically Black College (HBCU) established in 1876 in Nashville, have accepted $7.5 million from Juul Labs, the controversial e-cigarette...
NASHVILLE PRIDE — Dr. Walker was one of the first African Americans voted into the Nashville Academy of Medicine and was on the Board of Hospital Commissioners...
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Harold Jordan, MD was the first African-American resident physician at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
NASHVILLE PRIDE — Tennessee healthcare voters gathered at the State Capitol to count the toll in lives, jobs and health care over the past year
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — J.U.M.P is proud to announce the celebration of their 22nd year!
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Bishop Joseph W. Walker, III has been voted Citizen of the Year by the Nashville, Tennessee Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi...
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Both young women come from the same high school, Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet, in Nashville.
