By Alexa Spencer, Word In Black As a medical doctor of over 30 years who focuses on African-American health, Dr. Gregory Hall doesn’t mess around when it comes to managing […]
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Recent and recommended books on Black homeownership
By Lee Ross, Washington Informer Preventing Home Accidents: A Quick and Easy Guide by Dan Hannan Contrary to the perception that the home is a safe environment, a person is […]
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Dozens of migrant children Join DCPS’ student population
By Sam P.K. Collins, The Washington Informer Over the Past five months, Texas and Arizona have sent 9,400 migrants to the District of Columbia on buses. While some have gone […]
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Free and reduced meal no longer automatic, public schools now accepting applications year round
By Deborah Bailey, Contributing Editor We are still in a global COVID-19 pandemic, but with many returning to pre-pandemic routines, most school schedules across the nation have also returned to […]
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Study shows link between experiences of racism and poor memory, cognitive decline
By Mylika Scatliffe, AFRO Women’s Health Writer, mscatliffe@afro.com Prior to Steven Owens taking his retirement in 2018 he was an engineer. The 59-year-old who once built satellites for launch into […]
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Black America and the American Dream
By Janis Ware, Word In Black Growing up in the segregated South, the family was my world. And that extension of my family included neighbors, teachers, administrators, and preachers. These […]
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Black DMV homeowners ban together to build equity
By Aja Beckham, Word In Black Ownership Matters, a collective of Black homeowners, established a tradition to gather for an annual photoshoot on June 18 in front of Fredrick Douglass’s […]
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Chris Bennett of Seattle Medium is LMA Innovator of Year for revenue/strategy
By LMA Staff Chris Bennett, publisher and CEO of The Seattle Medium, has been named an Innovator of the Year by Local Media Association for delivering fantastic results with branded content […]
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These are the top books Black teachers request for their classrooms
By Maya Pottiger, Word In Black As with the start of every school year, teachers put out requests for help with classroom supplies, through Amazon lists, DonorsChoose projects, and other […]
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Black homeschoolers set the record straight
By Maya Pottiger, Word In Black Long before the current boom — back in October 1990 when Black folks thought it was “just a White Flight thing” — Joyce Burges […]
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Black families report high unmet demand, barriers to entry for after-school programs
By Maya Pottiger, Word In Black For the last 18 years, Youth Empowerment Solutions, or YES, has enabled kids in Michigan to make a difference in their community. The program, […]
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New poll shows one in five Americans have been affected by gun violence
By Mylika Scatliffe, AFRO Women’s Health Writer, mscatliffe@afro.com Gun violence wasn’t something 33-year-old Jasmine Ramsey thought too much about–at least in terms of affecting her. On Feb. 27, 2021, that […]