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Top Hospitals For Diversity Chicago, IL — BlackDoctor.org (BDO), the leading health and wellness online destination for African Americans, announces its 2018 Top Hospitals For Diversity. These hospitals represent all regions of the United States. Each hospital on this distinguished list delivers quality care at the highest level, while promoting equity and inclusion in their…

By Charlene Crowell If 17 Members of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce can convince their fellow lawmakers of a comprehensive approach to higher education, every student across the country could gain the chance to earn a debt-free degree and a rewarding career.  The Aim Higher Act, introduced on July 24, proposes…

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Published: 20 July 2018 Over the past five fiscal years from 2013 to 2017, federal government agencies have spent approximately $5 billion in advertising, but a minute share—$327 million—went to minority-owned businesses, according to a long-awaited report from the Government Accountability Office. The federal government serves as the largest advertiser…

Education Department Ends Successful Partnership of Inter-Office Cooperation By Charlene Crowell With 44 million people together owing a still-climbing $1.5 trillion in student debt, consumers have a huge investment in higher education. And as the price of college continues to rise, student loan borrowing will continue its upward trajectory for the foreseeable future. At the…

The Washington Informer,NNPA/ESSA The proportion of teenagers in the U.S. summer labor force declined for two decades while the number of legal and illegal immigrants holding a job has more than doubled, a new report from Center for Immigration Studies states. As the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business associations lobby Congress for increases…

By Leonard E. Colvin,Chief Reporter/NNPA/ESSSA In February 1959, Patricia Turner and her brother James Turner, Jr., walked through the front door of the Norview Middle School and into the history books. They were  two of the Norfolk 17,  the first Black students to desegregate six Norfolk public schools. The Turners and the other 15 students…

It may be hot, but that dream body you want won’t wait forever. Summer gives you all the tools you need to get active, so why not take advantage? Yes, it’s above 80 degrees, but you shouldn’t let that stop you from achieving your health and body goals. Here are 8 safety tips for working…

Cedric The Entertainer celebrated 30 Years in show business surrounded by close family, friends, and fans as he received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honored the comedian and actor on Thursday, July 19, with the well-deserved award for his work in entertainment. Cedric the Entertainer expressed to…

Riverside, CA — July 13, 2018 —It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved NAACP Riverside Branch President and Community Icon Waudieur “Woodie” Rucker Hughes. Woodie peacefully made her transition sometime during the 5 a.m. hour this morning. Woodie has served as the Riverside chapter’s branch president for close to…

General Minister and President, United Church of Christ In an effort to embody and incarnate our commitment to love God with our whole heart, soul, mind, and strength and to build a just world for all, the United Church of Christ has called for us all to participate in the Three Great Loves campaign. One…

By: Lou  Yeboah That’s right! Your rejection of the gospel will be inexcusable. You have heard the gospel. Your unbelief is not out of ignorance, but out of rebellion against God and against His Word. I tell you, you are just like Israel, who knew the truth, but chose not to obey it. You are…

By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jerry Jimenez, Navy Office of Community Outreach PENSACOLA, Fla. – A 2017 Options for Youth graduate and Victorville, California, native is serving at the Navy’s largest aviation training center. Airman Joseph Smithberg serves as an aviation ordnanceman and operates out of Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) at Naval…

By Doug G. Ware and Ed Adamczyk July 16 (UPI) — U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin each expressed optimism at their summit in Helsinki on Monday, a meeting that ended with a controversial joint news conference. At a press briefing at which both spoke, Trump said the two had “deeply productive…

By CURSINY/NNPA/ESSA CHICAGO—ALA Publishing eLearning Solutions announces an exciting new workshop, Sensory Storytime Programs with Jennifer Roy. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 2:30pm Eastern/1:30 Central/12:30 Mountain/11:30am Pacific on Wed., July 25, 2018. For children with autism or sensory processing issues, a visit to their library’s storytime can be overwhelming and…

By Lynette Monroe (Program Assistant, NNPA ESSA Public Awareness Campaign) Jarren Small, a 28 year-old, Missouri City native and community activist, stopped asking, “Why not?” and became the answer that he was looking for when he launched the non-profit organization LegendsDoLive. In 2014, without any major partners, Small founded LegendsDoLive, an organization committed to funding…

Researchers, including a UC Riverside particle physicist, interpret new experimental data aimed at showing dark matter interacts with ordinary matter — an unmet challenge in modern physics By Iqbal Pittalwala An international team of scientists that includes University of California, Riverside, physicist Hai-Bo Yu has imposed conditions on how dark matter may interact with ordinary…