11/10/2021

Black Americans in the Military: Did You Know These Facts?

By  AMBER HUDSON There are about 311,600 Black female veterans. First graves at Arlington National Cemetery were dug by James Parks (1843-1929), who was born enslaved […]
11/10/2021

Air Force Veteran Beats Breast Cancer

The language of advocacy and the ‘unspeakables’ of the Black community By AMETHYST DAVIS   Tanja Thompson and her assistant adjust her camera to make sure […]
11/10/2021

Black Veterans Day Activity Sheet

Cartoonist Joe Young has produced a special tribute to America’s Black veterans, who are honored on Nov. 11. Young Kemet reminds all of us to thank […]
11/10/2021

Homeless Black Veterans

By SAUNDRA YOUNG   One third of all homeless veterans in America are Black Racial disparities can be found everywhere in the United States, and homelessness […]
11/10/2021

National Association for Black Veterans: Serving and Making a Difference for More Than 50 Years

By SAUNDRA YOUNG The National Association for Black Veterans is on a mission to make sure veterans who laid their lives on the line for this […]
11/10/2021

VA Clinic In Aurora Could Be Named For Tuskegee Airman, CSU Football Player

KUNC | By Michael de Yoanna LISTEN • 7:04 Photos: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library A congressman and community supporters are rallying behind the idea of naming a Veterans […]
10/29/2021

NABJ Special Report: Breast Cancer Awareness Series

Black women still face an uphill battle against breast cancer. For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, NABJ presents a look at how Black women are being affected […]
10/27/2021

Chemically Altered Hairstyles Altering Breast Cancer Outcomes for Black Women

By LEONA DUNN Could Black women dying their hair lead to increased rates of breast cancer? A recently released study found that may be the case […]
10/27/2021

Sisters Network Hosts National Town Hall on The Breast Cancer Crisis Black Women Are Facing

Karen Eubanks Jackson Sisters Network, Inc., a national African American breast cancer survivorship organization and one of the Black community’s leading voices in the battle against […]