Stacy M. Brown
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D.C., Maryland Get Chesapeake Bay Trust Grants
D.C. was announced among several cities that will receive more than $965,000 in funding for the Chesapeake Bay Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns grant program (G3). → Read More
Anniversary of 19th Amendment Spurs New Initiative for Black, White Women
This year marks 100 years since the addition of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guaranteed women the right to vote. → Read More
Family Act Key for Blacks, Coalition Says
A national family and medical paid leave program must be passed by Congress to ensure all American workers can care for their families without worrying about jeopardizing their income, according to officials at The Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights, a District-based coalition of more than 200 national organizations that work to promote and protect the civil and human rights of all… → Read More
Black or African American — Is There a Difference?
In a recent televised commentary, Dr. Greg Carr, chair of Howard University's Department of Afro-American Studies, kick-started a stirring conversation that has mostly taken place inside the confines of Black communities around the country. → Read More
Democrats Want Mueller to Testify About Report
Members of Congress have called for Mueller to testify before the House and Senate by May 23. → Read More
What to Do if You Can’t Pay Taxes
Not paying your taxes is not an option, and as Tax Filing Day, April 15, approaches, many Americans are beginning to sweat. → Read More
Missing & Forgotten: D.C. Black Girls Lost
Today, the missing in D.C., like those around the nation, receive little attention — even as young African-American women and girls disappear at an alarming rate. → Read More
Battle for DJ Supremacy Set for D.C.
For Maryland's Steve McDaniel, the 2019 DMC Washington DC DJ Battle & DMC Battle for United States Supremacy isn't just an opportunity to win the crown as the nation's best on the wheels of steel — it's an opportunity to compete with the elite. → Read More
Retiring While Black — It’s a Crisis, Too
Nearly half of Americans nearing retirement age (65 years old) have less than $25,000 put away, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute's annual survey. → Read More
The Truth About Blackface: It Never Went Away
From former Today host Megyn Kelly's defense of blackface worn for Halloween costumes to the recent scandal in Virginia, blackface has reared its ugly and most demeaning head. → Read More
Handicapping the 2020 Democratic Hopefuls
Of the declared Democrats, here's a look at the candidates for president in 2020. → Read More
FDA OKs Cervical Cancer Vaccine for Adults
U.S. regulators have expanded the use of pharmaceutical company Merck's cervical cancer vaccine to adults up to age 45, according to a new report from The Associated Press. → Read More
Kamala Harris to Run for President: Report
Kamala Harris has reportedly decided to run for president. → Read More
Kamala Harris Mulling Presidential Bid
Kamala Harris has shown no fear of Donald Trump or the rhetoric that comes with opposing the 45th president. → Read More
Some New Laws to Look For in 2019
After D.C. Council voted unanimously to approve an expansive climate bill requiring utility providers to generate 100 percent of their energy supply from renewable sources by 2032, it's expected the new law would put the District on a faster, formally pledged timeline toward cutting utility emissions than any state in the country. → Read More
Black Farmers, HBCUs Winners in Farm Bill
A new farming bill could act as a start to ending the long-standing disparities and discrimination in the agriculture field. → Read More
D.C. Groups Target Online Hate
A free and open internet creates immense social value, but it can also be used to engage in hateful activities at a large scale. And, while some companies are taking steps in the right direction to reduce hateful activities online, anti-hate provisions in most companies' terms of service are not enough, the group said. → Read More
Climate Change Hurts Those of Color Most: Report
The planet will reach the crucial threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius — or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit — above pre-industrial levels by as early as 2030, precipitating the risk of extreme drought, wildfires, floods and food shortages for hundreds of millions of people, according to new report from the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. → Read More
What Did the Cosby Deposition Really Say?
Three years after the AP fought to obtain the controversial Cosby civil deposition, NNPA Newswire reviewed it in its entirety again this week. → Read More
Lawyer Leads Online Petition to Overturn Cosby Verdicts
“We wanted to organize and galvanize people because many of us who followed the trial or actually attended the trial, like I did, were very troubled with how everything went down,” said Nicole Lawrence, who started the petition. → Read More