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Health

In New National Campaign, Black-Owned Businesses Continue to Advocate for Vaccine Equity and Dispel COVID-19 Misinformation

April 28, 2022 admin 0

 As mask mandates are being lifted across the nation, the need for COVID-19 vaccinations remains high, especially among Black communities. Achieving health equity in vaccinations continues to be a focus for communities of color, which […]

National

Cedric Richmond Leaving White House for DNC

April 28, 2022 admin 0

(Source: www.weeklycitizen.com) – Former Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond, a top aide to President Joe Biden, plans to resign and take a new position with the Democratic National Committee. According to national published reports, Richmond would […]

Sports

Former NBA Big Man Al Harrington Sets Goal to Create 100 Black Cannabis Millionaires Through His Incubator

April 26, 2022 admin 0

By TSL Contributor – (Source: www.blackenterprise.com) – Al Harrington is a man on a mission to create 100 millionaires in the legal cannabis industry. The owner of Viola has led the meager 2 percent of ownership by […]

Urban Traveler

Best Destinations For Black Travelers May 2022

April 26, 2022 admin 0

We couldn’t resist making this round-up list of the best destinations for Black travelers to visit this May 2022. There is so much world to see, but these hand-picked destinations will truly capture your attention […]

Health

April is National Minority Health Month

April 26, 2022 admin 0

Booker T. Washington was born into slavery, but he went on to be an educator, reformer, adviser to presidents — and he was an influential spokesman for African Americans. In April 1915, recognizing that health […]

National

Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump Says Wells Fargo’s Discriminatory Loan Practices is Killing Black Opportunity

April 26, 2022 admin 0

By David Major – www.blackenterprise.comOn Monday, civil rights attorney Ben Crump held a press conference alleging Wells Fargo’s discriminatory loan practices kills Black opportunity. Crump, who has represented the families of Ahmaud Abery and Breonna Taylor, held the conference […]

Editorials

An Extraordinary Life, Linking Past and Present

April 26, 2022 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Ben Jealous, President of People For the American Way, The Seattle Medium (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – I was trained to fight by my grandmother, Mamie Bland Todd. She would often remind me, […]

Editorials

Prostate Cancer Rising in Black America

April 22, 2022 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE —  By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. – President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association – Whether it is other philanthropists, local or regional health centers, or state and federal officials, there is […]

Health

Why Southern Food is Linked to High Blood Pressure

April 22, 2022 admin 0

High blood pressure (hypertension) is a common condition in which the long-term force of the blood against your artery walls is high enough that it may eventually cause health problems, such as heart disease. Blood […]

Education

John E. Ford Students Learn How to Build a Business Through New Entrepreneurship Club

April 22, 2022 admin 0

April 20, 2022 –  Sonya Duke-Bolden /  April 20, 2022 / Achievement, Career & Tech Education, District, Elementary, Enrollment and School Choice – Students at John E. Ford K-8 are learning how to be their own boss thanks to the school’s Entrepreneurship Club. Through […]

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