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Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Taraji P. Henson’s powerful statement that highlighted the glaring wage disparities faced by Black women in Hollywood perhaps pales in comparison to the meager salaries those in […]

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Recent research conducted by Scientific American Online supported fears that facial recognition technology (FRT) can worsen racial inequities in policing. The research found that law enforcement agencies […]

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The collateral consequences of a criminal conviction often amount to a lifelong disadvantage, particularly for African Americans. According to the Sentencing Project, in 2010, one in three […]

Data News Staff Edited Report Dexter Scott King, the younger son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King died Monday after battling prostate cancer. The King Center in Atlanta, which Dexter […]

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent As the nation commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, civil rights icon, diplomat, and former Atlanta mayor Andrew Young reflected on King’s legacy and progress in […]

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent In a critical assessment of the Biden-Harris reelection campaign, South Carolina Democratic Rep. James Clyburn, a key party influencer, and former President Barack Obama have each expressed […]

Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor New Colorado Buffaloes Coach Deion Sanders has been named Sports Illustrated’s “Sportsman of the Year.”After all the controversy that came with his decision to leave an HBCU, Jackson State […]

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has greenlit two revolutionary cell-based gene therapies, Casgevy and Lyfgenia, marking a significant leap forward in treating sickle cell disease […]

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent As the nation approaches the 68th Anniversary of Rosa Parks’ historic arrest, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama’s 7th District, along with Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman […]

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent However, just one year before the critical 2024 Presidential Election, where he’ll likely face a rematch with Donald Trump, the question arises: has the President forgotten the […]