By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Newswire Contributor The College Board, the organization that develops and administers the SAT test, has developed a new “adversity score” to augment the widely used … [Read more...]
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Let’s Clamp Down on Tobacco and Vaping Product Access for Young People
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Newswire Contributor Nearly half a million people die every year from complications from smoking. About a tenth of them never put a cigarette to their lips–they die … [Read more...]
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Roland Martin: Pleading Our Own Cause
By Julianne Malveaux Kudos to Roland Martin, the pioneering journalist who has taken his departure from TV One and turned it into a digital platform. He’ll be back with a daily program, but … [Read more...]
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Graduation is Just the First Hurdle
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Marvel’s “Black Panther,” Chadwick Boseman, graduated from Howard University with a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts (BFA) in 2000. On May 12, … [Read more...]
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We Must Never Forget Hattie Carroll
Remembering Hattie Carroll, King’s Legacy and Women of the Movement By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Hattie Carroll (1911-1963) was a 51-year-old restaurant server who was … [Read more...]
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Racism in the Workplace and the Whitewashing of the #MeToo Movement
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) was the first member of the Congressional Black Caucus to leave his job after the “MeToo” hashtag galvanized women … [Read more...]
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You Better Watch Your Mouth: Dental Care in the Black Community
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) From the time I was a little girl, to just a day or so ago, someone has always told me to watch my mouth. Why? My mouth runs and sometimes it … [Read more...]
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The Black Church and the Future of Obamacare Why Black Faith Leaders Must Lead the Fight for Healthcare Access
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) First of all, despite the Trump Administration’s efforts to kill (“repeal and replace”) the Affordable Care Act, it is still the law of the … [Read more...]
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Did the FBI Just Declare War on Black People? Loving Your Blackness Could Make You a Target of the FBI
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) While White men are beating Black men on the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia, while a “lone” White wolf is shooting people from the … [Read more...]
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The American Flag Is Soaked in Black Blood
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) I am not sure why the national anthem and the so-called American flag are part of our nation’s sports pageantry. Before 2009, while the national … [Read more...]