Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, CEO San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper (Courtesy Photo) By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper Next Tuesday, every registered voter in the State of California will have an opportunity to cast a vote on the question of whether to recall Governor Gavin Newsom […]
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Op-ed: Tackling gun violence together
Group Violence Reduction Strategy (GVRS) By Mayor Brandon Scott, Commissioner Michael Harrison and Atty. Marilyn Mosby All too often, we are hit with the news of another horrific shooting in Baltimore. Each shooting serves as one more reminder of the city’s lasting history with gun violence and the persistent trauma afflicted on our neighborhoods. This […]
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Bennie Pete: Another giant has left us
Bennie Pete, the sousaphone player and co-founder of the Hot 8 Brass Band. (Courtesy Photo) By Ralph E. Moore, Jr. As if the disastrous effects of Hurricane Ida weren’t enough for Louisiana, another tragedy came to the state: Bennie Pete, the sousaphone player and co-founder of the Hot 8 Brass Band died on September 6, […]
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Opinion: Stakes are high for all of Black America in California recall vote
California Gavin Newsom By Donald M Suggs The latest polls show that the Democratic governor of California Gavin Newsom could be removed from office in less than three weeks. Black Americans that don’t live in the state that has the largest population and with a $3.3 trillion gross state product and the world’s fifth largest economy should nevertheless […]
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Commentary: African-American men are at highest risk for prostate cancer
Prostate cancer awareness month. (Shutterstock/mass.gov) By Ana Fadich Tomsic Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men and will strike approximately 248,000 men this year and kill more than 34,000, making it second only to lung cancer as the deadliest cancer in men. African-American men are at especially high risk. In fact, […]
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Op-ed: Back to school: What history teaches us about education
Congressman Kweisi Mfume By Congressman Kweisi Mfume Students are now returning to school for another year, and I couldn’t be more concerned about how prepared they are to learn. COVID-19 is still a threat that has for 18 months disrupted their learning patterns, skill set and normal social interaction, so it’s important that we do […]
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Booster vaccinations: An important tool for COVID-19 protection
(Photo by CDC on Unsplash) By S. J. Giorgianni Jr. Men’s Health Network (MHN) applauds the recommendations from CDC and NIH announced on Aug. 18 to make COVID-19 booster vaccinations available for those who are at higher risk of COVID-19 infections, including nursing home residents, health-care providers, and those over 65 years of age. These […]
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Multiple barriers hinder vaccine response, HBCU grads preside over major news networks
Kim Godwin, left, is a Florida A&M University alumna and is now the president of ABC News and Rashida Jones, right, is a Hampton University alumna and is now the president of MSNBC News. By Wayne Dawkins Special to the AFRO In Maryland, the fifth Blackest U.S. state, 31% of Whites, but only 15% of […]
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TBE #34 – As COVID threatens to disrupt yet another academic year, leaders make matters worse by playing politics with students’ health and education
National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) By Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “We cannot return to the classroom and do things the same as they have always been done and expect to see a different outcome. Instead, we must use this critical moment in education to […]
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Op-ed: Giving back to my community and its children
(Graphic/Slide Share) By Rashad Price Growing up in Southeast D.C., with limited good public education opportunities, I was fortunate to attend Friendship’s Collegiate Academy. My late mother told me I would be attending Woodson, which excited me as some of my middle school friends were headed there. Later, I learned that she meant Friendship’s Carter G. Woodson […]
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COVID-19 safety: How to prepare your kids for back to school
Photo by marco fileccia on Unsplash By Dena Vang Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, families and schools have worked tirelessly to create safe learning environments for students while also providing services such as school meals, extended daycare, extracurricular activities, and social services. With the 2021–2022 school year upon us, schools are continuing to […]
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Letter To the Editor
Submitted by Bill Curtis Never will there be equity in education until enlightened, highly educated, conscious Blacks with intellectual independence go back to basics: fund our own schools, run their own schools, and remove our Children from an educational experience in a system that can not and will not love them to be great. The […]
