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Democrats join push to ban TikTok from American-held devices

March 26, 2023

TikTok has more than 1.53 billion users globally as of 2023, with 1 billion monthly active users.Photo submitted by NNPA By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Democrats in Congress are making it clear that they want to ban the Chinese app TikTok in the U.S. Reported national security

Federal researchers find sudden unexplained deaths rose for Black infants

March 26, 2023

Researchers found a 15 percent increase in sudden infant deaths among babies of all races from 2019 to 2020.Photo submitted by NNPA By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia A new study has shown a huge racial difference in infant deaths. Researchers found that babies born to African Americans

Deal that could increase minority media ownership hits ‘brick wall’

March 26, 2023

Hazel DukesSoo Kim By Hazel Trice EdneyTriceEdneyWire.com A major acquisition that civil rights leaders and advocates for Black-owned media had hoped would increase media ownership, opportunity, and participation by African-Americans and other minorities has apparently “hit a brick wall.” Following months of advocacy and public support for a $5.4 billion

CDC recommends all adults get tested for Hepatitis B

March 26, 2023

More than half of people who have the hepatitis B virus don’t know they’re infected, according to the CDC’s latest report.Photo submitted by NNPA By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued a new recommendation urging all adults to receive screening

Here’s how the White House says Biden’s budget advances equity

March 20, 2023

President Joe Biden (left) has the backing of Vice President Kamala Harris on his $6.8 trillion budget.NNPA Photo submitted By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia President Joe Biden unveiled a $6.8 trillion budget plan that includes aiding several social programs, raising taxes on the wealthy, and decreasing the country’s

Federal investigators find Louisville police routinely call Black people ‘boy,’ ‘animal,’ and ‘monkeys’

March 20, 2023

A DOJ investigation revealed that the Louisville police department “has practiced an aggressive style of policing.”NNPA photo submitted By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia A review of the Louisville police department by the U.S. Department of Justice found that officers conducted searches based on invalid warrants and illegally

After Veteran’s Administration rejected payment for his cancer treatment, Black veteran credits HBCU for saving his life

February 17, 2023

Lawrence Davis By Hazel Trice EdneyTriceEdneyWire.com The benefits of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are well known by those who enroll in them, support them or otherwise associate with them. Among the top five benefits, according to the United Negro College Fund, HBCUs meet the needs of low-income students;

Black woman-owned business encounters discrimination in quest to help Ukraine

February 17, 2023

Bombing by Russian forces has left Ukraine residents squatting in tent villages on the side of the road.Photo submitted By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Carolyn Davis, like many others, had an immediate reaction to the destruction in Ukraine caused by the Russian invasion. “Those folks need help,”

Study finds six-figure earners also living paycheck-to-paycheck

February 16, 2023

Consumers have been hit hard by inflation and economic uncertainty in 2022, according to “The Paycheck-to-Paycheck Report: 2022 Year in Review.”Photo submitted By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia In 2022, the economy proved as volatile as ever, with less disposable income and greater unpredictability. According to the Bureau of

More employers demanding employees return to the office

January 30, 2023

Many companies that allowed their employees to work from home during the pandemic are calling for their return to the office in 2023.Photo submitted By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Josh Wright runs a small eCommerce business that helps consumers get good deals on cell phones and plans but