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CDC Releases Updated Maps of America’s High Levels of Inactivity
25% of U.S. adults are not active enough to protect their health NNPA Newswire More than 1 in 5 adults is inactive in all but four states, according to new state maps of adult physical inactivity...
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Joint Economic Committee and Congressional Black Caucus Release New Analysis...
Washington, D.C. — In recognition of Black History Month and in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) and the CBC released a...
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Report: Severe Drought has Brought on Near Catastrophic Hunger in the Horn of...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The United Nations World Food Program is appealing to the world for at least $327 million to care for the urgent needs of...
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In New York Guns and Violent Interrupters Brings President Biden, Governor,...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia When President Joe Biden, New York Mayor Eric Adams, and Attorney General Merrick Garland pledged their full support to...
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INTERVIEW: The “Mother of Black Hollywood” Actress Jenifer Lewis Joins the...
By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., NNPA Newswire Culture and Entertainment Editor Jenifer Lewis is everything you would imagine and more. Known and loved as “The Mother of Black Hollywood,” and named a...
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VIDEO: #LET IT BE KNOWN — 2.18.2022 ITS BEEN 2 YEARS….WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that is reviewing its mask guidance, shifting its focus to Covid hospitalizations as a key measure of the severity of the outbreak and...
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Fighting Homelessness: Gov. Newsom Sets Sights on Mental Health, Addiction
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media Gov. Gavin Newsom says his administration is emphasizing combating drug addiction and mental illness as part of the state’s multi-year plan to solve...
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PRESS ROOM: Disparities in Life Expectancy Could Cost U.S. Economy $1.6...
New AARP Report Finds Disparities in Longevity, Which Have Been Exacerbated by COVID, Will Result in Significant Economic, Job, and Wage Losses. WASHINGTON – A new report from AARP found that the...
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Fighting Homelessness: Gov. Newsom Sets Sights on Mental Health, Addiction
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media Gov. Gavin Newsom says his administration is emphasizing combating drug addiction and mental illness as part of the state’s multi-year plan to solve...
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PRESS ROOM: HHS Sec. Xavier Becerra joined Black Men Engaged for Community...
Secretary Becerra comes to Florida to Highlight the Biden-Harris Administration’s Support for Vaccine Confidence, COVID-19 Testing, and Frontline Workers Roundtable Discussion Streamed on Instagram...
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Biden’s Focus: Russia, Inflation and Congressional Action on Voting Rights
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia When President Joe Biden took the podium for the annual State of the Union Address, it marked the first time two women –...
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Black Women Leaders and Allies to Rally at United States Supreme Court In...
Rally and Speak Out is part of a national series of mobilizations led by Black women leaders and allies to advocate, mobilize and build pressure around passing federal voting rights and economic...
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OP-ED: FDA — Smoking While Black and Brown in America
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association Whenever the history of racial discrimination in the United States appears to repeat itself, it produces...
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Meet the New Appointees in Birmingham’s Department of Community Development
Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin has announced new appointments in the Department of Community Development. “This group of servant leaders have the experience and passion for advocacy that will...
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Univ. of GA Study: Whites Show Less Concern About Covid and Its Impact When...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia White people were more likely to ignore safety precautions like wearing masks and social distancing during the pandemic...
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Obama Returns to the White House to Tout Affordable Care Act
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia For the first time since he left office on January 20, 2017, former President Barack Obama plans a triumphant return to...
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Biden Proposes Eliminating ‘Family Glitch’ In Affordable Care Act
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia President Joe Biden said he wants to expand access to health care, and he’s doing so by proposing a change to the...
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Vice President Kamala Harris to Announce Reforms to Ease the Burden of...
By Stacy M. Brown, The Washington Informer One-in-three adults in the United States are saddled with medical debt, which now counts as the largest source of debt in collections – more than credit...
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Serena Williams’ Message to Medical Professionals: Listen to Black Women
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Each year in the United States, about 700 women die during pregnancy or the year after. According to the Centers for...
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Vice President Kamala Harris to Announce Reforms to Ease the Burden of...
By Stacy M. Brown, The Washington Informer One-in-three adults in the United States are saddled with medical debt, which now counts as the largest source of debt in collections – more than credit...
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