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API lays out initiatives, including partnerships with communities of color

April 9, 2021

API President and CEO Mike Sommers noted five areas in which API and its members support climate actions, including accelerating technology and innovation to reduce emissions while meeting growing energy needs and the further mitigation of emissions from operations to accelerate environmental progress.Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA By Stacy M. BrownNNPA

America Needs a ‘new normal’: Equitable credit access to build wealth

April 9, 2021

Congresswoman Maxine Waters By Charlene CrowellTriceEdneyWire.com Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has imposed dual crises. More than 542,000 Americans lives were lost and deaths continue to increase. At the same time, the rippling effects of a massive economic downturn has caused the nation to lose 9.5 million jobs

‘Twenty Pearls’ AKA documentary shows the vision and impact of Black college women

April 9, 2021

“Twenty Pearls” endeavors to add the voices of Black women game changers to the national narrative that are often suppressed.Photo special to the Outlook By Nsenga K. BurtonNNPA Newswire Cultureand Entertainment Editor Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated is the nation’s first sorority for Black college women. Founded on the campus

Senate supports abolishing constitution panel

April 2, 2021

Sen. Darryl Rouson NSF Staff Report An effort to abolish an influential panel that can place proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot was backed by the Florida Senate last Thursday. Senators voted 27-12 to approve the measure (SJR 204), which would ask voters in 2022 to eliminate the state Constitution

Author Jerald L. Hoover releases part II of the “Hero” book series for young adults

April 2, 2021

Author Jerald Hoover is known for his creative contributions to both literature and entertainment, especially in the world of sports.Photo special to the Outlook NNPA Staff Report Jerald L. Hoover is an award-winning multifaceted author that seeks to use the pen to change the world, one person at a time.

Sodexo launches $10M scholarship initiative

April 2, 2021

UNCF to administer program for frontline employees and dependents to attend HBCUs Dianne Fox, Director, Strategic Planning & Program Management, Sodexo, was a Howard University student.Chas Harris, of Sodexo schools, was a Prairie View A&M University student. GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Sodexo, a food services and facilities management company, has announced

American Rescue Plan provides relief for small businesses

April 2, 2021

The American Rescue Plan will change the course of the pandemic, deliver immediate relief for small businesses and American workers, and build a bridge towards economic recovery.Photo special to the Outlook By Stacy M. BrownNNPA NewswireSenior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia The White House released a fact sheet on President Joe Biden’s $1.9

Virginia governor restores rights of nearly 70,000 felons

April 2, 2021

Gov. Ralph S. Northam By Jeremy M. Lazarus Governor Special to the Trice Edney Wire from the Richmond Free Press Nearly 70,000 formerly incarcerated felons in Virginia can now register to vote, serve on juries and run for public office. Gov. Ralph S. Northam recently used his executive authority to

Houston-based entrepreneur and philanthropist partners with Beats By Dre to help kids

April 2, 2021

Darren Small and his co-founder Douglas Johnson already have quite the track record, particularly with a popular program called “Reading With A Rapper.” By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Jarren Small, the Houston-based visionary, philanthropist, and entrepreneur, is proving that legends do live. The Prairie View A&M University

After a century of land theft and exclusion, Black farmers getting needed government aid

March 26, 2021

Through the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, Black farmers will realize some financial relief.Photo special to the Outlook By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia With the objective of ending systemic racism, the House of Representatives recently passed two bills: The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and the