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Living With Kidney Disease: Charlette Duckett’s Personal Story
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Affordable Health Care For Black America
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.
NNPA Columnist
For the majority of more than 45 million Black Americans and millions of others who have been historically denied...
Not Enough Blacks Staying In HIV Treatment Programs
By Freddie Allen
NNPA Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Even though Blacks get tested for HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), the virus that causes AIDS more than...
Reducing The Risk Of HIV By 90 Percent
By Phill Wilson
NNPA Columnist
This Friday, February 7h, is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). It’s an opportunity for the nation to take a...
NMA Resolution: Good Health For All African-Americans
By Michael A. LeNoir, M.D.
Good health should be on minds of everyone, especially African Americans, at the beginning of this New Year. Whether we...
Some Hopeful Signs In The HIV/AIDS War
By Jazelle Hunt
NNPA Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Rae Lewis Thornton likes to sneak in a tranquil tea time between expanding her brand and the...
Local Health Officials Warn Of Public Exposures To Measles
Local public health officials have confirmed a measles infection in an infant who was in several locations in King County during the contagious period....
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The Michael Jackson Biopic Is A Drama Both Onscreen And Off
The new Michael Jackson biopic, "Michael," was warmly received in Gary, Indiana, where the pop superstar grew up, and was attended by members of the Jackson family, including his nephew Jaafar, who stars in the film, and his eldest son Prince.
