The Southern Black Policy and Advocacy Network (SBPAN) founder Venton Jones is working to address the gap in treatment for the southern Black community. Founded in 2018, SBPAN was created by chief executive officer Venton Jones to focus on improving the health, social and economic disparities impacting the southern Black
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One of Hollywood's most romantic love stories has come to an end.
Byline Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia With Florida Gov.
Happy 3500th Issue and May God bless many more!
Pride month should not be the only time we search for ways to uplift and support the LGBTQ+ community, especially when there are organizations on the local level that we can support.
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I had the opportunity to attend the screening and panel discussion for Boss; The Black Experience in Business, a PBS documentary detailing the racism and hate crimes frequently weaponized to hold Black
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The #Metoo movement has illuminated how much powerful men are allowed to get away with in Hollywood and in turn, has led to many of them being taken down. However, with all
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Hundreds of students walked out of Dallas’ Justin F. Kimball High School in late March, in protest of being served what they described as “undercooked or moldy” food. The walk-out was announced
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With figures like Kodak Black, Tory Lanez and Da Baby in the rap industry, there is a reminder that what you hear an artist's songs is at times an uncomfortable misogynistic reality.
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Prescription medication is a complicated issue for those with mental illnesses to navigate in a time of opioid epidemics and more emerging knowledge of how pharmaceutical companies are run to improve their
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Absentee fathers and the issues that come as a result have been criticized for being a catch-all explanation for more complex issues. I spoke with Crystal Lockett-Thomas about the effects of an
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There’s an underlying stigma built around male domestic violence and how it fundamentally harms Black men who may be shamed from speaking out. How do we discuss this issue and what
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In Loewe’s all-too-important job as director of African American media, she has ensured that the Black Press and other media of color have enjoyed unprecedented access to the White House and top
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Are Black mothers being placed under a more intense lens and if so, what inspires this push to hold such expectations for Black women to be good mothers? A “Good” Black Mother
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