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NATIONAL NON-PROFIT, FOUNDERS FIRST CDC, TO AWARD ANOTHER ROUND OF GRANTS TO TEXAS BUSINESSES
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NATIONAL NON-PROFIT, FOUNDERS FIRST CDC, TO AWARD ANOTHER ROUND OF GRANTS TO TEXAS BUSINESSES

ByErica Ponder

Founders First CDC to Award Another $100,000 to Minority Businesses Throughout the State to Createand Promote Premium Wage Employment Opportunities in Underserved CommunitiesTexas, June 23, 2022 – Founders First CDC, a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that empowersexpansion in diverse founder-led, revenue-generating businesses, announced the second wave of its newJob Creators Quest Grant which will award…

EPA Administrator, Michael S. Regan, Focused on Clean Air and Water for Communities of Color
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EPA Administrator, Michael S. Regan, Focused on Clean Air and Water for Communities of Color

ByErica Ponder

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan remains on a journey to justice. He said President Joe Biden’s historic bipartisan infrastructure bill provides an opportunity to finally rid America of poisonous lead pipes and free communities of color of the toxins that have polluted their…

VP Harris Releases Plan To Stop Bias in Home Appraisals
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VP Harris Releases Plan To Stop Bias in Home Appraisals

ByErica Ponder

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Vice President Kamala Harris recently unveiled an action plan to stop racial discrimination in the appraisal of home values. The 21-step plan seeks to improve oversight and accountability in the home appraisal business. It includes a legislative proposal to modernize the governance structure of the appraisal…

Americans Lose 200 Hours of Sleep Over Debt Stress, Survey Finds
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Americans Lose 200 Hours of Sleep Over Debt Stress, Survey Finds

ByErica Ponder

A new research study looking at how debt affects daily lives reveals that the true cost of debt is more than making the minimum payments. Having debt can also be detrimental to mental and physical health, and impact life decisions. Commissioned by National Debt Relief and conducted by OnePoll, the survey finds that the average…

How Support Systems Are Failing Millions of American Children
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How Support Systems Are Failing Millions of American Children

ByErica Ponder

By d-mars.com News Provider At a time when the economic impacts of COVID-19 are making it hard for many families to afford healthy food and safe housing, and ever-changing work and school schedules are making their logistics hard to juggle, a new report finds that inequities in the system are further exacerbating these issues for…

Addressing and Improving Health Disparities Begins With You
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Addressing and Improving Health Disparities Begins With You

ByErica Ponder

COVID-19 has hit some communities very hard. That has put new attention on a long-term problem in the United States – health disparities. Health disparities are differences in health that harm disadvantaged communities. Understanding what causes these differences is key to addressing them. DNA alone does not explain the big differences in people’s health. Researchers…

CDC Releases Updated Maps of America’s High Levels of Inactivity Showing 25% Of U.S. Adults Are Not Active Enough To Protect Their Health
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CDC Releases Updated Maps of America’s High Levels of Inactivity Showing 25% Of U.S. Adults Are Not Active Enough To Protect Their Health

ByErica Ponder

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent More than 1 in 5 adults is inactive in all but four states, according to new state maps of adult physical inactivity prevalence released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For these maps, physical inactivity for adults is defined as not participating in…

Ensuring Racial Equity by Expanding Internet Access
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Ensuring Racial Equity by Expanding Internet Access

ByErica Ponder

By Jose Marquez, National President and CEO of TechLatino With protests having erupted in cities across the country over police violence targeting Black men and women, the civil rights and social justice movements have shot to the forefront of U.S. politics in a way not seen since the 1960s. While much of the conversation rightly…

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Mostyn Law Welcomes Texas Southern University Law Students to Internship Program

ByErica Ponder

Second-Year Thurgood Marshall School of Law Students Will Gain Experience and Knowledge as Law Clerks HOUSTON, TEXAS (July 19, 2021) —Two students from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University have accepted invitations from Mostyn Law to join the firm’s paid internship program. Kendria Holmes and Mya Lloyd, both second-year law students,…

Renowned Civil Rights Attorney Benjamin Crump to TSU Grads, “You Are Who Our Ancestors Dreamed About”
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Renowned Civil Rights Attorney Benjamin Crump to TSU Grads, “You Are Who Our Ancestors Dreamed About”

ByErica Ponder

By d-mars.com News Provider On Saturday, May 8, 2021, world-renowned attorney, civil rights leader and author Benjamin Crump delivered the commencement address to 1,073 Texas Southern University’s students during the face-to-face and virtual event held at Alexander Durley Stadium.  Attorney Crump is the founder and principal owner of Ben Crump Law and has established himself…

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President on Reparations: “…There Should Be a Discussion About Redress”
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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President on Reparations: “…There Should Be a Discussion About Redress”

ByErica Ponder

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Count Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, among the growing and vocal majority who support reparations as a way to address the consequences of racism and inequality in America. “There are definitely merits to it in the sense that, if people have been…

kevin murray, esq.

kevin murray, esq.

ByErica Ponder

2021 super p&e Kevin Murray is an attorney, real estate developer, film producer, and philanthropist. As an attorney he practices in all areas of civil litigation with a high concentration in personal injury, real estate, and entertainment law. Calling Houston his home for over 25 years, he built a successful law practice specializing in the…

Harry L. Smith

Harry L. Smith

ByErica Ponder

2021 LIVING LEGEND Harry L. Smith is a restaurant owner/operator of 17 restaurants in the Central Division/Indianapolis region.  Harry is an OPNAD national marketing representative on behalf of the National NBMOA, OPNAD by-law/process team member, past national value council representative, past Central Division place team lead, past DLC member, past NLC place team (member of…

A Vital Key to Bridging African-American Disparity Gaps in Healthcare Exists in Advance Care Planning
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A Vital Key to Bridging African-American Disparity Gaps in Healthcare Exists in Advance Care Planning

ByErica Ponder

Advance Care Planning (ACP) expert and educator, Gloria Thomas Anderson, PhD, LMSW, is urging Black Americans to prepare advance healthcare documents in April—in recognition of National Minority Health Month (NMHM)—and shine light on the importance of formalized end-of-life healthcare decision-making. Families are weighing the side effects of the COVID-19 vaccines against the potentially deadly impact…

Senate Confirms Marcia Fudge as HUD Secretary

Senate Confirms Marcia Fudge as HUD Secretary

ByErica Ponder

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The U.S. Senate voted on Wednesday to confirm Rep. Marcia Fudge as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.  The confirmation was met with applause from women’s and other groups. “We applaud the confirmation of Rep. Fudge as secretary of the Department of Housing…

TSU News: TSU’s Center for Justice Research Congratulates Newly Appointed Chief Finner

TSU News: TSU’s Center for Justice Research Congratulates Newly Appointed Chief Finner

ByErica Ponder

The Center for Justice Research at Texas Southern University congratulates Executive Assistant Chief Troy Finner for his appointment as the city of Houston’s next Chief of Police. The Center for Justice Research welcomes the opportunity for future partnerships in reducing racial disparities and maintaining public safety across the Houston community.   “Being located on the campus…

Disparities in CPR Use and Treatment for Opioid Misuse in Communities of Color
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Disparities in CPR Use and Treatment for Opioid Misuse in Communities of Color

ByErica Ponder

During May, Women’s History Month, the American Heart Association, the leading global voluntary health organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke, will convene a nationwide panel of leaders and activists to discuss health-related issues that adversely impact women in communities of color. In collaboration with the Association’s Go Red for Women® movement, EmPOWERED to…

Unmet Demand for Afterschool Programs Reaches All-Time High
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Unmet Demand for Afterschool Programs Reaches All-Time High

ByErica Ponder

by d-mars.com News Provider Parents of children enrolled in afterschool programs are happier with their participation than ever before, according to a new study. At the same time, there aren’t nearly enough programs available, and students from low-income families are the most likely to lack access. For every child in an afterschool program today, three…