Community event to honor African American donorship BloodCenter of Wisconsin will host the Faith-Based and Healthcare Community Celebration luncheon on Wed., Jan. 30, 2013, at noon. It will be held … [Read more...]
The American Jobs Act: The impact for African American families and the economy
The American Jobs Act reflects a commitment to strengthen the recovery and help increase access to jobs for all Americans. With unemployment among African Americans at an unacceptably high rate of … [Read more...]
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The Black Press: A weapon in the Black Freedom Struggle
I was privileged to attend the Annual Conference of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), the trade association for more than 200 newspapers in Black America. I was also honored to … [Read more...]
Health Insurance Reform and African Americans
This week on Tuesday, March 23, Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement, conducted a media briefing to discuss the benefits and protections … [Read more...]
African American Alzheimer’s & Dementia Support Group meeting April 2 at 6pm
Brentwood Church of Christ’s bi-monthly African American Alzheimer’s & Related Dementia Support Group meeting will be held on April 2, 2010 from 6:00 - 7:00 pm at the church (6425 N. 60th Street). … [Read more...]
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Letter to the editor: Fatherhood and solutions to youth violence
On February 18, 2010 – in honor of Black History Month – the Alliance of Concerned Men (ACM) hosted a roundtable and town hall meeting at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) titled … [Read more...]
Black Male Teachers
Do you know any Black males who are seniors in high school who want to go to college out of state for “FREE”? Several Black Colleges are looking for future black male teachers and will send them to … [Read more...]
Cream City Medical Society partners with public health for H1N1 Community Outreach Campaign
African Americans almost twice as likely to require hospitalization Recently published reports have detailed the disparity in the number of H1N1 cases requiring hospitalization in the Milwaukee area … [Read more...]
Black History Month Tribute: Prominent African Americans who benefited from Hospice Care
By Clarene Mitchell VITAS Innovative Hospice Care, Community Liaison On a national level, only 8 percent of hospice users are African American. Yet, with the disproportionately higher African … [Read more...]
A desperate mother’s request: Saving lives
By Jennifer Jones Austin Hello, my name is Jennifer Jones Austin. I am a 41 year old mother of two young children. Only months ago on September 23, I was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Just … [Read more...]