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Black Educators Take on Hesitancy as Gov. Newsom Issues COVID Vaccination...
THE SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — California’s school vaccination mandate will take effect for students enrolled in grades 7 through 12 one semester after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the...
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Meet the Memphis School Nurse Who Helped a Shooting Victim Survive
THE NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — As the nation faces a school nursing shortage, Karen Taylor is part of an expanded pool of nurses inside of Shelby County Schools this year thanks to a COVID-relief grant....
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OP-ED: Black America Supports Biden’s Build Back Better and Infrastructure Bills
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Now is the time for the Congress of the United States to act and to vote to pass President Joe Biden’s bold and consequential legislations: Build Back Better Framework and...
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After Congressional Negotiations Conclude, President Biden Releases Framework...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Administration officials insist that the framework would save most American families more than half of their spending on childcare, deliver two years of free preschool for every 3- and...
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OP-ED: Keeping Our Access to Healthcare
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The healthcare system has long been inequitable – low-income individuals, people of color, and those without means, time, or money to travel to a physical facility, face significant...
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COMMENTARY: Want God’s Best: Trust and Rest
NNPA NEWSWIRE — When we trust in ourselves, it’s easy to make bad decisions and even do things that go against God and what’s best for ourselves. The challenge of being tired and weary is that we don’t...
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American Cancer Society and Four Historically Black Colleges and Universities...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The awards provided through the DICR program are unique in cancer research. They provide a large amount of salary support for the four colleges to select clinical faculty who need more...
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Fighting the Cycle of Violence with Stipends and Mentorships
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Frequently, both public and community-based systems of care fall short in their efforts to provide responsive opportunities and resources to those most involved with and affected by...
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Federal Regulators Approve Pfizer Vaccine — Children Ages 5 to 11 Immediately...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — White House officials have determined that there’s enough of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for all 28 million children in America who are between the age of 5 and 11. Pfizer officials...
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OPINION: The ‘woke mob’ didn’t come for Aaron Rodgers
ATLANTA VOICE — “At the time, my plan was to say I’d been immunized; it wasn’t some sort of ruse,” Rodgers said.”I believe strongly in bodily autonomy and the ability to make choices for your body, not...
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Newsom is nowhere to be found
THE SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — In a since-deleted Sunday tweet that appeared to lash out at people speculating about her husband’s cancellation and current whereabouts, First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom...
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Pfizer and BioNTech Approach Feds for Emergency Use Authorization for...
By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (NNPA) – It’s estimated that more than 28 million children would become eligible if the request meets approval. Pfizer and BioNTech...
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PRESS ROOM: New N’COBRA Study Finds Genetic Damage from Historical Racism...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A United Nations report released earlier this year concluded, “Racism is embedded in the structures of our society.” While police brutality, the wealth gap, and other issues grace the...
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President Biden Signs Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, Issues Executive Order...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “When we invest in middle class America, when we invest in people who have to go to work every day, America does better,” stated Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.). “Our communities need this...
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OP-ED: A Black Happy Thanksgiving 2021
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Poverty and unemployment within our families and communities are now on a steady decrease after years of increasing economic disparities even before the devastating impact of COVID-19...
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Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Landmark Case Challenging Roe V. Wade
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Frederick Isasi, the executive director of Families USA, called the Mississippi case – known as Dobbs v. Jackson – unconstitutional and an orchestrated attack on the ability of women to...
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IN MEMORIAM: A Salute to Edgar Brookins — ‘Mr. D.C.:’ Veteran, Omega Man,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In addition to his work with the AFRO, Edgar Brookins used the latter years of his life to serve as an advocate for a number of health causes, including prostate cancer and lupus, both...
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President Biden Sounds Warning on Omicron Variant
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The White House earlier announced that the U.S. would restrict travel from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Malawi, and Mozambique. New York Gov. Kathy...
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White House Announces the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The updated National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking responds to this predatory behavior by addressing the needs of underserved individuals, families, and communities. As such,...
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Funerals are a Necessary Yet Often Overlooked Part of Life Says Westland...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Gregory McClary, owner and manager of Chapel of the Chimes Funeral Home in Westland, says one notable challenge faced by funeral directors is dealing with a grieving family whose...
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