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Former NBA Player Derek Anderson Creates School That Teaches Acts Of Kindness, Life Skills...

By Curtis Bunn Urban News Service Derek Anderson, the former San Antonio Spurs star, wants to teach Black kids how to talk to the police. Growing up...

Surgeon Falsely Accused Of Wrongdoing Tries To Recover His Name

By Elizabeth Cohen CNN Senior Medical Correspondent (CNN) -- Two years ago, Dr. Ricardo Quarrie, a cardiothoracic fellow at Yale New Haven Hospital, was publicly accused...

Seattle’s Tyrone Taylor II Dominates USATF Junior Olympics

By Aaron Allen Seattle Medium            The USATF National Junior Olympics were held at North Carolina A&T University this year, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Young athletes...

Tuskegee University’s Dynamic Pitcher-Catcher Duo Participate In MLB’s All-Star Futures Game

By Daja E. Henry and Ila Wilborn NNPA DTU Journalism Fellows Over 38,000 people watched from the stands Sunday in Washington D.C.’s Nationals Park as Tuskegee...

Patients, Health Professionals Observe World Sickle Cell Day

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Contributor It’s been 100 years since sickle cell disease (SCD), a hereditary blood disorder, was first discovered. And, according to health...

NBA Free Agency: Where Will LeBron James Land Next Season?

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) -- Another decision day is looming. And just like it did in 2010 and 2014, it could have a seismic...

Serena Williams Pulls Out Of French Open Due To Injury

By Ravi Ubha, CNN (CNN) -- Serena Williams' much anticipated clash with Maria Sharapova at the French Open won't happen after all, the 36-year-old American...

Eric Reid Files Grievance Against The NFL, Saying Teams Are Colluding To Deny Him...

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) -- Eric Reid, who joined Colin Kaepernick in kneeling during the National Anthem when the two were San Francisco 49ers...

Trump Considers Pardon For Boxer Jack Johnson

By Dakin Andone CNN (CNN) -- On Saturday, President Donald Trump said he was weighing whether or not to grant a posthumous pardon to boxer Jack...

Garfield Coach Inspires His Team With His Winning Attitude Towards Life

By Cynthia Flash Special to the Medium Suppose you were glued to a chair for three and a half hours of kidney dialysis three days a...

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VOICES Heard: New Cancer Study Will Center Black Women

In a groundbreaking study, the American Cancer Society will investigate the link between breast cancer and race by exclusively tracking Black women.