WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Administrators of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) have announced with great fanfare that they overhauling the standardized tool that helps determine whether an applicant will get accepted […]
Author Archives: Jazelle Hunt
NNPA Washington Correspondent
Moving the Race Conversation Forward
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – George Zimmerman. Paula Deen. And, more recently, Seattle Seahawks star defensive back Richard Sherman. Just the mention of their name ignites a passionate discussion about race. The […]
U.S. Retirement Crisis has “Racial Component”
More than three-fifths of Black working-age households—62 percent—have no assets in a retirement account, according to a new study by the National Institute of Retirement Security. Working-age households contain residents […]
Parental Involvement at D.C. School in a Class by Itself
WASHINGTON– Stepping into the cozy parent center at Orr Elementary School in Southeast Washington, D.C. is like grabbing a cup of coffee with an old friend. On one ordinary morning […]
Credit Card Debt Threatens Black Middle Class
Middle-class Blacks are using credit to help cover their basic living expenses, according to a report from the NAACP and public policy research organization, Demos. In the recession’s aftermath, 79 […]
HPV Vaccines Less Effective for Black Women
Although Black women are twice as likely as White women to die from cervical cancer, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination may not prevent cervical cancer in African American women, according […]