Chicago’s south and west side areas lack access to pharmacies
City of Chicago’s minority communities are in a pharmacy desert. STOCK PHOTO CHICAGO – Public health experts say neighborhoods in Chicago’s south and west sides …
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History teacher’s comic aims to defy black youth stereotypes
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By CHRIS HENRY Kitsap Sun BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) – JD Sweet still has the folder of napkins and scraps of paper …
Mary McLeod Bethune statue poised to replace Confederate General Smith
CAPITOL HONOR: A statue of Mary McLeod Bethune, founder of what is now Bethune Cookman University, is on its way to the nation’s capitol. PHOTO …
Poverty, segregation persist in US minority schools, report says
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy Devos PHOTO COURTESY OF FLAG FAMILY LAW By MARIA DANILOVA Associated Press WASHINGTON – Too often, low-income, black and Latino students …
Beans, Rice & Gumbo exhibit celebrates Black History
The Historic Ali Cultural Arts center is celebrating Black History Month with several PHOTO COURTESY OF ADEWALE ADENLE POMPANO BEACH, Fla. The Historic Ali Cultural …
RUN OPRAH RUN
Nation’s excitement rises – Winfrey is courted to run for President PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM By THOMAS BEAUMONT and STEVE PEOPLES DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) …
African American unemployment hit record low in December
STOCK PHOTO By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON – Years of steady hiring and economic growth have delivered a cumulative benefit for at least …
Week In Review
PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM WHITE KANSAS LAWMAKER: BLACKS RESPONDED WORST TO DRUGS TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – A white Kansas state lawmaker arguing against the legalization …
Ngakoue stands by tweet, says Incognito ‘knows what he said’
Yannick Ngakoue PHOTO COURTESY OF TWITTER By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Yannick Ngakoue says whatever Buffalo Bills guard Richie Incognito …
LeBron James, Diddy join criticism of H&M over sweater ad
Associated Press LONDON – NBA star LeBron James, rapper Diddy and other artists have responded with outrage to an advertising image by retailer H&M showing …