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To End AIDS In The United States, Stay True To The National HIV/AIDS Strategy

By Judith Auerbach, Robert Bank, Chris Collins, JD Davids, Rebecca Haag, David Ernesto Munar, Dana Van Gorder, Phill Wilson and A. Toni Young Original Conveners...

NEONATAL MORTALITY: THE QUIET CRISIS OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY

By Patricia Maryland, Dr.PH NNPA Columnist In my years working in healthcare, I have been blessed to see patients celebrate happy moments, but I have also...

Help Offered: For a Healthier You

By Susan Johnson Regional Director, US Department of Health and Human Services, Region 10 Many of us see the New Year as an opportunity...

Managing Pain And Opioid Addiction In The Black Community

By Patricia Maryland NNPA Guest Columnist As America grapples with prescription opioid addiction, an epidemic shattering communities across our nation, healthcare providers face a challenging question:...

African-Americans And The ACA: Much Accomplished, More To Do

By Pat Maryland NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist The passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) promised to improve the delivery of healthcare services in America—especially...

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Raising Awareness And Saving Lives

(Trice Edney Wire) - “Too often, precious lives are interrupted or cut short by cancer. Breast cancer, one of the most common cancers among American...

Ebola: Fight The Disease, Not The Victims

The spread of the deadly Ebola virus in Africa is a global health emergency. Countries around the world must join together to mobilize the...

CDC Locks Out Black Providers

By Phil Wilson NNPA Columnist On March 19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded $115 million over five years to 21 organizations to...

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...

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...

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Morehouse College Might Halt Graduation ‘on The Spot’ If There Are...

Morehouse College President David A. Thomas said Thursday he would shut down commencement ceremonies “on the spot” rather than allow police to remove student protesters in zip ties during President Joe Biden’s graduation speech.