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Black-owned laboratory uses artificial intelligence-based drug discovery platform to develop treatment for COVID-19

July 14, 2020

By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia The novel coronavirus has ravaged most of the globe, but in the U.S., African Americans and other communities of color have disproportionately born the lethal impact of the pandemic. Darnisha Harrison, a Louisiana State University grad and founder and CEO of Georgia-based Ennaid

Pennsylvania supreme Court agrees to hear Cosby appeal

July 7, 2020

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia In a significant legal victory for Bill Cosby, the state Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of his 2018 conviction on charges of indecent aggravated assault. In a stunning ruling handed down last Tuesday, the court noted it’s allowing

Black workers more likely to face retaliation for raising coronavirus concerns

July 7, 2020

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia As more corporations jump into the fray, offering statements of support for African Americans in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd and the ensuing protests, a new study reveals that many companies’ actual policies and practices contradict their

SPLC announces $30 million investment to increase voter registration

July 7, 2020

NNPA Newswire Staff Report The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) recently announced it is investing up to $30 million from its endowment in voter outreach organizations in the Deep South to increase voter registration and participation among people of color with a lower propensity to vote. The initiative, called Vote

Joe Biden takes firm stand against police murder of George Floyd

June 30, 2020

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia After going out to personally meet with demonstrators in Delaware, presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden has taken a firm stand against the police killing of George Floyd and the overall plight of African Americans who’ve been targeted, brutalized and killed

USF CEO Lois Johnson offers win-win solutions for lenders and borrowers

June 30, 2020

As the novel coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on the health of Americans, one of its toxic side effects is also threatening the financial health of home owners all over the country. At one of his daily press briefings, President Donald Trump suggested that a 90-day forbearance should be made

Vanessa Williams is making a difference with thousands of Black mayors

June 30, 2020

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Vanessa R. Williams has earned the description of the “glue that holds 650 African American mayors together.” In a lengthy conversation with Black Press USA, it was easy to see why. “I came into this organization as a new executive director,

Floyd murder unleashes Black parents’ worst fears

June 23, 2020

By Barrington M. Salmon TriceEdneyWire.com Dr. Narketta Sparkman-Key has been crying just about every day since she saw the video of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Her tears, she said, are for the senseless, callous murder of another innocent unarmed Black person, for the constant terror that African-Americans

Black Lives Matter founder finds hope in global protests over George Floyd’s alleged murder

June 23, 2020

By Gail Berkley The Sun Reporter For Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza the global outpouring of protests and activism following the alleged murder of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody has been heartening and makes her hopeful for the future. At the same time, she said, “It’s bittersweet

Can Joe Biden win? The jury is out

June 16, 2020

By Barrington M. Salmon TriceEdneyWire.com Former Vice President Joe Biden has the most delegates going into this summer’s Democratic Convention and is the presumptive nominee for president. But there is no consensus about whether Biden will be able to beat President Donald Trump in November. Political analyst Dr. Avis Jones-Deweever