Gun Violence Aimed at Black Males Triggers Concern
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Several new studies confirm what most people have suspected all along: No group is harmed more by gun violence than young Black males....
View ArticleFinal Push to Get Blacks Signed Up for Health Insurance
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent (photo credit: This photo of part of the HealthCare.gov website is photographed in Washington, on Nov. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)) WASHINGTON (NNPA)...
View ArticleTracing Family’s Roots Gives a ‘Broader Sense of Self’
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – For African Americans, the quest to trace one’s origins is fraught with mystery and dead-ends. But with time and a willingness to dig,...
View ArticleBlack Preschoolers’ Suspensions Triple that of Whites
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Even before they typically learn to read, Black preschoolers – some as young as 4 years old – are taught a disgusting lesson: They are...
View ArticleSchools “Separate and Unequal” 60 years after Brown
By Freddie Allen – NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As the 60th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education approaches, a new report by the...
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