In moderating the panel of awardees, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. began with the ultra-popular Congresswoman Maxine Waters, the first Black woman to chair the House Committee on Financial Services. He asked Waters what could be expected from her committee in terms of improving the quality of life in Black communities.
The results suggest that African Americans with more severe forms of sleep apnea are at higher risk of having hard-to-treat hypertension
There is no cure for AD, but experts agree that earlier diagnosis provides greater treatment and planning options
Nielsen report underscores growing competitive marketplace with new content creators, product developers and business owners
African Americans experience high levels of stress and may be especially likely to experience serious depression
According to the Rev. Anthony Evans, NBCI president, the call to boycott stems from the institution’s targeting of the African American community and suppressing economic growth in Black neighborhoods.
Hate crimes statewide increased by more than 17 percent from 2016 to 2017, from 982 to 1,013, according to the California Department of Justice.
According to the 2017 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, 40 percent of people experiencing homelessness across Los Angeles County are Black…
DeVos coddles companies while abandoning student loan borrowers
The Sentencing Project, a research and advocacy center based in Washington, D.C., estimates that nearly 6 million Americans are ineligible to vote because of laws targeting those with previous criminal convictions.
The current norm, silence, reinforces violence in Black communities and must be reversed.
He was on the board of directors for the “One Church, One Child” program, which promoted African American adoptions with the help of local churches, as well as president of the Friends of Chicago Public Library (1982-1983).
Trump says he would be fine with Congress raising taxes on the rich in the final plan, but he isn’t requiring that they do that.
Blacks must work cooperatively among themselves and collaborate with allies to reduce the likelihood of current and future Trayvon Martins being killed again and again.”
These are times to be vigilant in our politics. Black America must continue the economic battles that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. took on at the end of his life.