By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire At the onset of the pandemic, there wasn’t a single state, region, or county in America where a full-time worker earning the minimum wage could afford a two-bedroom rental home, and nearly half of Black and Latinx renters (and more than a third of all renters) were paying unaffordable rent, […]
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Posted inNational News
Democrats demand vote to codify abortion law
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced his intentions to vote on legislation to codify the right to abortion law on May 3. Schumer said a vote on such legislation “is not an abstract exercise.” “This is as urgent and real as it gets,” Schumer […]
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Biden Administration Leads 55 Nations in Setting New Global Internet Rules
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia The Biden administration and 55 countries have partnered to call for a new Declaration for the Future of the Internet. Administration officials said the declaration is part of a “response to a rising trend of digital authoritarianism, including Russia’s actions to block credible news sites […]
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Trailblazing Black Press journalists remembered with special White House Correspondents’ honor
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Alice Dunnigan, a Kentucky-born granddaughter of slaves and Ethel Payne, the renown “First Lady of the Black Press,” received posthumous honors during the 2022 White House Correspondents Association’s (WHCA) dinner. Dunnigan and Payne, both of whom penned articles for the Chicago Defender, earned recognition from […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Phoenix Suns owner gives pivotal gift to historic Thurgood Marshall Center Trust in DC
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent A national landmark is getting new heating, ventilation, and air conditioning unit thanks to a generous gift from the owner of one of the best teams in the National Basketball Association. The Thurgood Marshall Center Trust for Service and Heritage received a $100,000 donation from The […]
Posted inSports
Golf’s Biggest Stars Set to Arrive in D.C. Area for Wells Fargo Championships
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Rory McIlroy, the No. 7 ranked player in the world, and other top players, including Rickie Fowler and Tony Finau, have announced their commitment to participating in next month’s Wells Fargo Championship as the PGA TOUR returns to the Washington, D.C. area. Seven past champions […]
Posted inU.S. Government
House Committee plans hearing on ‘underfunded’ and operationally challenged IRS
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia In March, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reported being chronically underfunded for more than a decade, with its budget cut by nearly 20 percent since 2010. The agency noted a “historically low level of funding,” which has resulted in operations not being equipped to provide […]
Posted inHealth
The brain shrinks by five percent beginning at 45, experts say banish the distractions
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent StacyBrownMedia NNPA NEWSWIRE — Aging shrinks the brain by about 5 percent between age 45 and 60. AARP writer Sari Harrar notes that, while that might sound small, it could help explain why the ability to pay attention and tune out distractions begins to decline before […]
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Serena Williams’ Message to Medical Professionals: Listen to Black Women
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia Each year in the United States, about 700 women die during pregnancy or the year after. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, another 50,000 women each year have unexpected labor and delivery outcomes with serious short- or long-term health consequences. “Every pregnancy-related […]
Posted inNational News
Hampton University names alumnus and retired three-star general Darrell Williams as new president
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia U.S. Army retired Lt. Gen. Darrell K. Williams, a 1983 graduate of Hampton University, who earned the title of Mr. Freshman, will serve as the institution’s next president. Williams was chosen from almost 300 applicants after the Board of Trustees created a presidential search committee […]
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Officers in death of George Floyd reject plea deal
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with the murder of George Floyd have rejected a plea deal offered by prosecutors. Former officers Tou Thao, Thomas Lane, and J. Alexander Kueng face state charges of aiding and abetting Floyd’s murder. A federal jury convicted the trio […]
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#LETITBEKNOWN Howard University Professor says Americans are quitting “bad Jobs”
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia It’s official, America has entered the Great Resignation. In August 2021, 4.3 million Americans quit their jobs, and the quit rate, measured by the government against total employment, rose to 2.9 percent. But that was August. According to the Labor Department’s Job Openings and Labor […]
