At 102, Sgt. Preston Jowers is the oldest surviving member of the Tuskegee Airmen, the nation’s first all-Black aviation unit whose exemplary flying record helped influence Harry Truman’s decision to desegregate the U.S. Armed Forces in 1948.
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War on Opioids hurts Sickle Cell Disease patients
Nita Key Enrichment focused on saving music in N.C. Schools
On Friday the state attorney general directed Malden charter school to immediately stop punishing Black and biracial students for wearing hairstyles the school reported violated its dress code — rules the attorney general deemed as discriminatory and un-evenly enforced.
The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) will celebrate the career achievements of FAMU alumnus and producer/director Rob Hardy during its Sixth Annual SYNERGY
Black publishers push for report on Federal Ad spending
NAACP Florida State Conference releases Diversity Matters Report Card
Those were the introductory words of National Newspaper Publishers Association President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., as he introduced Dr. Kevin Williams, the chief medical officer for Pfizer’s rare disease unit, who discussed the impact of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in the African-American community.
ESSA encourages states to innovate education policy