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The ‘silent killer’ behind strokes in the Black community

By Alexa Spencer, Word In Black As a medical doctor of over 30 years who focuses on African-American health, Dr. Gregory Hall doesn’t mess around when it comes to managing high...

Are African Americans in Massachusetts Missing Out on Legislative Support?

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — In Massachusetts, where state leaders often champion equity and racial justice,...

Morgan State Rises to Third-Highest Enrollment Amongst HBCUs

The Baltimore public university accomplished record enrollment for its fourth consecutive year. Morgan State University,...

Ivory Coast Begins French Troop Withdrawal, Marking Shift in Africa-France Relations

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — In a move emblematic of shifting dynamics between Africa and...

Congressional Black Caucus Elects Leadership for 119th Congress Amid Record Membership Growth

Washington, D.C. — The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) announced its newly elected Executive Committee...

There are Politicians and Then there are People Who Simply Want Healthy Change – Holyoke’s Jose Maldonado and Jennifer Keitt, Say they are Running...

Written by: Terry Gibson Incorporated as its own township in 1850, Holyoke, MA is one of the earliest planned industrial cities in the United States....

US-Africa Bridge Building Project Supports Call to Action for African Liberation Day

In solidarity with African activists and movements worldwide working to build healthy communities committed to freedom, democracy, and social justice, the US-Africa Bridge Building...

COVID-19 Pandemic Leads to Drop of Maternal Health Care in Africa, Raising Fears of Increased Mortality

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia While almost every country has experienced disruption to its health services since the start of the...

Three Young Women Scholars Receive Top Honors at Baystate Academy Charter Public School

Springfield, MA, - Academic rigor is part of the experience at Baystate Academy. Classes are challenging and teachers hold students to very high standards....

Zimbabwe Sells Rights to Hunt Endangered Elephants

Zimbabwe is selling rights to shoot up to 500 elephants this year to generate public revenue, the country's wildlife agency said Monday, weeks after...

It’s Time for a Check-In with Our Sons

“…Mama…” - George Floyd It all began with the death of George Floyd and, now that former police officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of...

Complicating Latinidad: Learning to be Black in an Anti-Black World

by Angel L. Velez We Were Never Black Growing up in Puerto Rico, I knew the color of my skin. Everyone reminded me of it. I...

Crystal Senter Brown’s “The Rhythm in Blue”

The Rhythm in Blue revolves around the painful secrets that four characters hold close. Mason, a successful D.C. attorney with a wedding date looming...

MENZUO: Legend Of The Blue Diamond

The first installment of the Superhero adventure novel in the Dark Spores Series from acclaimed author Keshawn Dodds. The follow-up book of the Menzuo is...

Exploring the concept of Afrocentrism: A term coined by Scholar/Activist Molefi Asante

Afrocentrism, also called Africentrism, cultural and political movement whose mainly African American adherents regard themselves and all other blacks as syncretic Africans and believe...

‘Racialization works differently here in Puerto Rico, do not bring your U.S.-centric ideas about race here!’

This title is a variation of a statement I have heard during the last two decades as a professional anthropologist. I was reminded of...

Politicians Push for Self Determination of Puerto Rico

Chicago aldermen and several state senators support federal legislation to let Puerto Rico decide statehood, independence, free association, or other alternatives. Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez on...

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