Nation’s Only Black Hospital In Danger Of Closing
By Jeffrey L. Boney
Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward-Times
Community leaders and activists are in an uproar and are calling on the Obama...
Honda To Pay $24 Million For Discriminatory Auto Loans
Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from Target Market News
(Trice Edney Wire.) - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Department of Justice...
Black Male Enrollment Declines In Med Schools
By Freddie Allen
Senior Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NNPA) –The number of Black males applying to medical school is lower than it was three decades ago, raising...
Black Entrepreneurs Address Community Health Concerns With Businesses That Focus On Wellness
By Curtis Bunn
Urban News Service
Bad knees forced fitness enthusiast Kendra Blackett-Dibinga to quit her passion of running and training. But those same knee troubles...
Oprah Buys 10 Percent Of Weight Watchers International
Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from North Star News
(Trice Edney Wire) - As millions make New Year's resolutions to lose weight, those...
Association of Black Cardiologists Announces New President And Board Chairman
New York, NY – The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC), an inclusive organization dedicated to eliminating disparities in cardiovascular diseases, has elected Felix Sogade,...
Biotech Pioneer Hopes To Heal With Honey
By Luis Vasquez-Ajmac
Urban News Service
Show Kayla Rodriguez a jar of honey, and she will tell you it’s medicine.
Against the odds is one way to...
Patricia Maryland To Become President And CEO )f Ascension Healthcare
Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care, announced that Patricia Maryland, Dr.PH, will become Executive Vice...
NBA Legend Shaquille O’Neal Partners With HBCU’s Miles College For Campus Venture
By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Correspondent
A new partnership between NBA great Shaquille O’Neal and Miles College will help bring a Papa John’s Pizzeria to every...
Kobe Bryant Leaves Behind A Business Empire That Stretched Beyond The Basketball Court
By Clare Duffy and Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business
(CNN) -- Kobe Bryant's legacy extends beyond his time on the basketball court. He was also known...
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Here’s Who Is Getting Paid At DHS And Who Isn’t
President Trump has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to pay Transportation Security Administration employees their back pay, while other DHS staffers, including FEMA workers, Coast Guard, and CISA employees, are still not being compensated.
