By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (NNPA NEWSWIRE) – Navy Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in the United States, is under fire for exhibiting the most substantial racial disparities in mortgage approval rates among major lenders. The disparities, reaching new heights in 2022, were borne out by a pronounced contrast in […]
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Re-connecting Baltimore: Bridging the city’s digital gap
By Chrisleen Herard, Special to the AFRO Technology has built a digital bridge that connects its users to their needs, ranging from education and work to news and entertainment. Nonetheless, as Baltimore officials and organizations continue to work toward closing the city’s digital divide, not all residents have been able to cross over to a […]
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Breaking down racial disparities in diabetes prevalence
Andrey_Popov // Shutterstock Diabetes is a disease about which there are countless myths, misconceptions, and even moral judgments. Widespread cultural beliefs about who develops diabetes—as well as how and why—contribute to stigma and shame around the illness while obscuring its real, and very troubling, social determinants. To many, diabetes—particularly Type 2—is associated with bad decision-making: […]