By Anna Gay Ask any parent you know: “What’s it like these days?” You’ll likely hear us trying to find the silver lining. “It’s interesting,” some say. “These pandemic babies, […]
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Study Reveals ‘Crisis’ in New Police Training In America
Originally appeared in NNPA By Stacy M. Brown Issued by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), the report found that nearly half of the agencies responding to the survey agreed […]
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Directory Connects Communities to Black Farmers
By Alexa Spencer Originally appeared in Word in Black Her family’s farmland was stolen before she was born, but with the Black Farmer’s Index, Dr. Kaia Niambi Shivers is out […]
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Sentencing Project Report Debunks Myth of Youth-Led Crime Wave
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The D.C.-based research and advocacy nonprofit, The Sentencing Project, has debunked a widespread narrative that youth crime has exploded during […]
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Standing on Shoulders of Giants, April Ryan is Opening Doors for Others
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia After 25 years working as a White House correspondent, April Ryan has seen it all. Before he became president, Barack […]
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Report Shows America’s Major Cities are Pricing Out Black Residents
Black households experienced the steepest declines in affordable neighborhoods in the years preceding the pandemic. By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia At the onset of the […]
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Biden’s Focus: Russia, Inflation and Congressional Action on Voting Rights
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia When President Joe Biden took the podium for the annual State of the Union Address, it marked the first time […]
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The Impact of COVID-19 on HBCUs and Black Students
Groups of students were stuck on campus without the funds to pay for transportation back to their home cities. This challenge was a byproduct of several students losing the jobs they used to help fund their education, along with loss of family income. Many students became both food and housing insecure without the critical resources that HBCUs often provide.