Pfizer’s vaccine is the first in the United States to generate late-stage data. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent News that Pfizer and BioNTech’s announcement that their coronavirus vaccine was more than 90% effective in preventing COVID-19 among those without previous infection arrives as the United States continues […]
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Paris Jackson emerges with new CD, new vibe
Paris Jackson’s debut album was released on Nov. 13. (Courtesy photo) By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent At 22, Paris Jackson bears the scars of a childhood that took a devastating turn 11 years ago with the death of her father, Michael Jackson. Afterward, a chaotic years-long struggle with family turmoil and […]
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Comedian Sinbad recovers from a stroke
The 64-year-old Sinbad, born David Adkins, is known for his stand-up work and appearances in the sitcoms “A Different World” and “The Sinbad Show.” The entertainer has also appeared in several movies, including “Good Burger,” “First Kid,” and “Jingle All the Way.” (Photo: Jerry Crawford / Wikimedia Commons) By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior […]
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Death of Black Louisiana Teenager Quawan ‘Bobby’ Charles Deemed ‘Emmett Till-like Lynching’
Many gathered along with Quawan’s family on Wednesday, Nov. 11, outside of the Iberia Parish Courthouse to demand more information be released. By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Who is Quawan “Bobby” Charles, and why are some comparing his death to Emmett Till? The 15-year-old’s death has sparked demonstrations in rural Iberia […]
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‘How Did 12 Percent of Black Men vote for Trump?’
“Black men are hurting. Political parties mostly forget them, and then there’s this anger — whether it’s right or misguided — towards Biden for the 1994 Crime Bill,” said Unique Tolliver, a New York-based mathematician. By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Juan Williams, a Black and Latino author and Fox News political […]
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Legal Experts Suggest Trump’s Lawyers on Verge of Committing Litigation Crimes
“As officers of the court, they swear oaths to present only cases that have a ‘basis in law and fact…,’” wrote Jason Harrow, chief counsel and executive director of Equal Citizens, in a news release on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Led by […]
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Black men receive good news in prostate cancer treatment
African American and White men with prostate cancer live equally as long if the same care delivery system treats them. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia At a risk rate of 74 percent higher among African American men than non- Hispanic white men, prostate cancer has exacted […]
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U.S. Tops A One Day Record of 100,000 New COVID Infections
(Courtesy Photo via NNPA Newswire) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The United States recorded an all-time high of 102,831 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, November 4. Additionally, hospitals admitted more than 50,000 Americans because of coronavirus. Reports suggest that the country’s protective gear supply like the N95 face mask is […]
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America Declares to Trump: ‘You’re Fired’
“Trump finds out Biden won while he’s playing golf,” Washington Informer Journalist Anthony Tilghman tweeted, as Trump played golf at his National Club in Sterling, Va. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia After days of post-Election Day counting, Democrat Joe Biden has defeated President Donald Trump to become the nation’s 46th […]
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COMMENTARY: The Presidential Race Might be Too Close to Call, but the ‘Projected Winner is Racism’
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Perhaps a single sobering Twitter post best summed up the state of America on the morning following an Election Night that’s far too close to call — and frustratingly so. “This was a referendum on the potential for a fundamental shift in that perspective,” Actress […]
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Black Women Appeal to Black Men: ‘Show up for Us and with Us at the Ballot Box’
Much more than Black men, women of color have led in ways that men have not. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia After hip-hop Icon Ice Cube revealed that he’s working with President Donald Trump on a Contract with Black America, Black women wondered, “what’s in it […]
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ELECTION 2020: Foreign Policy and America’s Standing in the World Are on the Ballot in 2020
(Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) Elections Have Consequences #5 Presidential elections impact Americans’ lives in a wide array of ways. It’s widely maintained that the outcome of the 2020 contest between the incumbent, Donald Trump, and the Democratic Nominee, Joe Biden, will have long-term consequences for many in general and African Americans specifically. The National Newspaper […]