By Acting FEMA Region 5 Administrator Kevin M. Sligh Sr. It’s about accessibility, confidence and equity. FEMA’s focus for the last three months has been on reaching Wisconsin’s underserved … [Read more...]
Making It Plain: What Black America Needs to Know about COVID-19, the Variants and the Vaccines
Establishing Public Health through the Black Church: The Road to Vaccination for All By Josephine Reid Local health departments play a vital role in providing many important public health services … [Read more...]
Puff, Puff, Stop
Legislatively Speaking Ban on Menthol Cigarettes and the Black Community When you don’t smoke, it seems extremely weird to see people smoking in public. At first glance, second-hand smoke has … [Read more...]
Gun Violence is a Public Health Crisis
By Rep. Robyn Vining Gun violence is a public health crisis. Nearly 20,000 Americans were killed by gun violence in 2020 – more than any other year in decades. This dangerous trend continues in … [Read more...]
Mean Green
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor April 22 was Earth Day. First observed in 1970, the day was created to highlight the importance of educating the public about the need for … [Read more...]
A Natural Fact: The Politics of Black Hair
By LaKeshia N. Myers What type of hair do you have? It is okay if you don’t know—I didn’t either until a cosmetologist told me. After explaining to me the natural hair typing system created by … [Read more...]
Black Maternal Health Week
By Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. Last week, yet another young Black parent was taken away from us by gun violence. Just 10 miles away from where Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd, Daunte … [Read more...]
The Need for Real Police Reform
By Alex Lasry We all held our breath this week as we waited for the jury to reach its verdict in Minneapolis. On the rare occasion that charges have been filed in cases like these, too many … [Read more...]
Same Facts, Different Outcomes
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Does Expanding the U.S. Supreme Court Really Change Anything? Just the facts, mam. This is a movie line I remember all too well from the … [Read more...]
U.S. Supreme Court Sounds Ready to Pay Student Athletes
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor @LVBurke U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh called the NCAA’s practices “disturbing.” “The antitrust laws should not be … [Read more...]
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