WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Social Security changes proposed by President Obama could hurt African Americans more than other groups, according to a new report by the Center for Global Policy Solutions. In this fiscal year 2014 budget, President Obama is proposing switching the way benefit programs such as Social Security and civil service retirement adjust for […]
Author Archives: Maya Rhodan
NNPA Washington Correspondent
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Blacks Don’t Have Same Views on Same-Sex Marriage
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Rev. Amos Brown, pastor of the Third Baptist Church of San Francisco, and Rev. Anthony Evans, president of the National Black Church Initiative in Washington, D.C., are brothers of the cloth. Though they share a love for Jesus Christ and the Bible, they do not share the same views on same sex […]
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New Health Law Takes Hold
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Since the Affordable Care Act became law on March 22, 2010, many changes have occurred within the American health care system. • About 71 million Americans received access to free preventative care treatments such as wellness visits, mammograms, and flu shots. • More than 3.1 million uninsured young adults were able to […]
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National Diversity Increases for Students-Not Teachers
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As the pool of students in American schools grows more diverse, those studying to be teachers remain mostly White. According to a new report by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, a national organization that analyzes teacher education programs, 82 percent of people who earned Bachelor’s degrees in education in […]
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D.C.-Based Association, Founders of Black History Month, Preserving Cultural Legacy
For 97 years, the Association for the Study for African American Life and History has been commemorating the accomplishments of African-Americans through Black History celebrations. In 1915, Carter G. Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History and sought to expand the understanding of Black history beyond slavery. What began as […]
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Voter Intimidation Efforts Still in Play
Although President Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney have duked it out in three televised debates and are running opposing ads in the waning days before the election, a nastier fight to intimidate Black voters is taking place away from the limelight. “It has taken many disguises,” says Chanelle Hardy, senior vice president of […]
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The Spirit of Homecoming Replenishes Bowie State
Click here to view a slideshow of the scene at the Bulldogs’ Homecoming game Throngs of students and alumni dressed in black and gold piled into Bulldog Stadium at Bowie State University in Maryland to cheer on their home team during their homecoming game. Spirits were high as the Bulldogs led the game 34-14 into […]