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Lifestyle

Black Women’s Roundtable joins Citizen SHE United effort to end Race Based Hair Discrimination The C.R.O.W.N. Act

June 2, 2021 admin 0

NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY – (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – In a published report by WWNO’s Bobbi-Jeanne Misick, it was noted that the City of New Orleans became the first City in the South to “pass […]

Entertainment

The Clark Sisters Are Bringing Us Some Sunshine

June 1, 2021 admin 0

By Leslie Nettleford – (Source: www.sistersletter.com) – The first ladies of gospel share truths, offer testimony and spill tea you didn’t hear from that Lifetime movie. If gospel music had a Mount Rushmore, The Clark Sisters […]

Editorials

The American Dream Belongs To Working Americans

June 1, 2021 admin 0

By Ray Curry, Secretary-Treasurer, UAW – I grew up in a world that held the promise of a bright future for those who were willing to work hard. An America that said you can do better […]

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Health

Black Pastors Have Faith in Medical Marijuana Treatment

June 1, 2021 admin 0

(Source: www.flcourier.com) – Editor’s note: This commentary is provided by the Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative (MMERI) of Florida A&M University. Marijuana has long been a target of condemnation in Black churches. And for […]

Health

COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy: What Expecting Moms Need to Know

June 1, 2021 admin 0

By Dena Vang – (Source: www.westsidegazette.com) – Pregnancy and childbirth are among life’s most cherished moments. While many women count on a healthy pregnancy and delivery, complications tend to arise, especially among Black women. Prior […]

Business

Florida Shutting Off Federal Jobless Aid June 26

June 1, 2021 admin 0

(Source: www.miamitimesonline.com) – Florida plans to stop providing $300 a week in additional federal unemployment benefits as it pushes for people to return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity […]

Entertainment

Mary J. Blige Inducted Into Apollo Theater’s Walk of Fame

June 1, 2021 admin 0

By  AFRO Staff – June 1, 2021 – By AFRO Staff –  (Source: www.afro.com) – All hail the Queen! Hip-hop royalty Mary J. Blige was inducted into the Apollo Theater’s Walk of Fame, May 28, […]

Political

Biden Administration Steps Up Efforts to Narrow Racial Wealth Gap

June 1, 2021 admin 0

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are stepping up their efforts to narrow the racial wealth gap. Following the president’s visit to Oklahoma, where he observed the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre, the […]

Editorials

Recognizing the Centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

June 1, 2021 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Congressman Jim Clyburn (D-SC) (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) –  The Tulsa Race Massacre is a prime example of inflaming issues and ignoring history. They both significantly lead to the inability and failure to […]

Health

Senate Confirms Chiquita Brooks-LaSure — First Black Woman to Lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

June 1, 2021 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE – By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – The 55 to 44 vote makes Brooks-LaSure the first Black woman to lead CMS in its nearly six-decade history. […]

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