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Islamic banking can increase access to financial services for minorities, who frequently lack access to traditional banking services due to income inequality. Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA

COMMENTARY: Faith and Fortitude — How Black Muslims’ Core Values Can Transform the Racial Wealth Landscape

7 min read

1 year ago

“As we continue the vaccination program to get more Americans protected, it is important that we double down on our efforts to increase testing, especially in vulnerable communities,” said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Biden-Harris Administration to Invest More Than $1.6 Billion to Support COVID-19 Testing and Mitigation in Vulnerable Communities

by Stacy M. Brown

6 min read

3 years ago

Dr. Peggy Edwards-Jones has spent much of the past two decades as a principal at the Friendship Collegiate Academy Early College Campus in the Northeast section of Washington, D.C. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

While Some Minority Students and Teachers Thrive in Distant Learning, Others Struggle Daily

by Stacy M. Brown

7 min read

4 years ago

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. is the President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and can be reached at dr.bchavis@nnpa.org.

OP ED: America Should Embrace Prison Returnees to Our Communities

7 min read

4 years ago

SCLC is planning a new Poor People’s Campaign focused on empowerment, education and food for those in poverty. A campaign against poverty and opposition to war were Dr. King’s agenda items before his 1968 murder. (Photo: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Me-morial, Washington DC / 23econfoey / Wikimedia Commons)

No War on Poverty: The King Holiday and American Hypocrisy

13 min read

5 years ago

When four of every 10 homeless people are Black, 225,735 consumers are impacted. Further, and again according to HUD, 56,381 Blacks (27%) are living on the nation’s streets, instead of in homeless shelters.

Black America’s Housing Crisis: More Renters Than Homeowners

by Charlene Crowell

8 min read

5 years ago

“The most rewarding part of being a comedic magician is when you love what you do; it’s not a job. I have met thousands of people across this great country. “

Success in the Cards for Philadelphia Magician Derek Lee

4 min read

6 years ago