Year: 2018

By KAREN KAPLAN Cancer is the No. 2 cause of death in the U.S., but a comprehensive new report says that it is affecting — and killing — fewer Americans with every passing year. The gains have been seen in men, women and children, as well as across racial and ethnic groups. However, depending on…

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By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Protesters held a rally in front of the National Football League’s New York City headquarters on May 25 after the league announced new rules that punish players who don’t stand for the national anthem. Tamika Mallory said that the NFL owners were acting as a “proxy for a…

By Lou Yeboah You fool! There are no guarantees about tomorrow! [Luke 12:16-21.] Life is short and uncertain. Fragile! [Psalms 39:4; James 4:13-17]. Talking ‘bout; “Tomorrow you’ll serve God!” Making plans without taking into account your own mortality and God’s sovereignty. What is your life? A vapor that appears for a little while and then…

By Charlene Crowell Despite federal laws addressing discrimination in housing, credit, and more, President Donald Trump signed on May 21, a rollback of an anti-discrimination guidance affecting auto lending. The presidential signature also marked the first time that a policy that had been in effect for several years was reversed through a special, streamlined legislative…

What is elder or dependent adult abuse? Abuse of an elder or dependent adult means: *Physical Abuse *Neglect, *Financial Abuse * Abandonment *Isolation *Abduction or Other treatment resulting in physical harm or mental suffering OR The deprivation by a care provider of goods or services necessary to avoid physical harm or mental suffering

A sermon on the civil rights movement and slavery in America and the soulful sounds of a gospel choir were important parts of the ceremony. By Sheryl Estrada  May 20, 2018 The marriage of American actress Meghan Markle and Britain’s Prince Harry on Saturday was anything but the traditional royal protocol for a wedding at…

By Alyson Klein Parents of public school students should consider pulling their children out of school until the nation passes new restrictions on gun laws, former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan tweeted Saturday. Duncan, who has long argued that tighter gun restrictions would save children’s lives, was co-signing an idea, also floated on Twitter,…

ESSA/NNPA Newswire BALTIMORE, Md., May 18, 2018 /NNPANewswirePR/ The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation’s premier civil rights organization, issued the following statement regarding the tragic shooting at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas: The NAACP mourns the tragic and senseless loss of 10 lives on Friday, May…

By Manny Otiko | California Black Media Los Angeles resident Debbie Lumpkin, a former corporate executive, and consultant was recently appointed as deputy inspector general for Diversity and Small Business Development in the Office of Audits and Investigations at the California Department of Transportation. Part of her duties will be to oversee minority contractors who…