Mass Incarceration Accelerating The Spread Of HIV Among Black Women
By George Curry and Tomika Anderson
BAI Contributing Writers
DURBAN, South Africa – Efforts to halt the spread of HIV among African Americans, the most impacted...
Lupus Awareness At The 2016 ESSENCE Music Festival
(Trice Edney Wire) - The Essence Music Festival, an annual tradition of Black entertainment and festivities around July 4th, was also the site of...
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...
Phill Wilson: Still Answering The Black AIDS Call At 60
By Karen Ocamb
Black AIDS Institute
The first cases of what became HIV/AIDS hit the news on June 5, 1981. Soon, Phill Wilson, then just 25,...
The Zika Virus: What You Need To Know
By Amy Pope
(Trice Edney Wire) - If you've been thinking about traveling to warmer climates or have been catching a few news stories, you...
Gaps In Teacher Effectiveness Hurt Young, Minority Students
By Freddie Allen
NNPA News Wire Senior Correspondent
Minority and low-income students are less likely to have consistent access to effective teachers between preschool and the...
Meals On Wheels Brings Food And Cuts Loneliness
By David Orenstein
(Trice Edney Wire) - When Congress passed the Older Americans Act in 1965 to support elderly people who were struggling—often alone—to continue...
Straight Black Men Sidelined In AIDS Fight
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WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Heterosexual Black men were largely invisible at the 2015 United States Conference on AIDS last week, a long-term absence that...
Study: Racism Has Long-Term Health Impacts On Blacks
(Trice Edney Wire) - Racial discrimination experienced by youth can have far-reaching health impacts well into their adulthood—and that is especially true for Black...
Study: Too Few Blacks, Hispanics Becoming Doctors
Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from NorthStar News
(Health Day News) - Too few members of minority groups are pursuing careers in U.S....
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Nolan Wells’ Case Is Closed. His Family Still Demands Answers
A Mississippi grand jury declined to charge anyone in the drowning death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, despite unexplained injuries noted in autopsy reports. His family, joined by attorney Ben Crump, disputes the ruling and is demanding a federal investigation, while a rapper-led campaign now offers a $1 million reward for credible evidence in the unresolved case.
