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The Future of Oil and Natural Gas Industry is Ripe with High Paying Opportunities for Minorities
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia In a year when the American Petroleum Institute (API) marks its 100th anniversary, the oil and natural gas industry continues to look towards the workforce of the future nationally and globally that will emphasize the inclusion of African Americans, Hispanics and other minorities. API, America’s largest trade…
Read MoreMission SC State: U.S. Coast Guard Lands and Presents on Campus
The U.S. Coast Guard landed its helicopter on the Felton Field April 17 to greet SC State students, faculty, staff and Felton Laboratory School students. Members of the Coast Guard used the opportunity to engage with students, discuss options available within the branch, and strengthen the partnership between the Coast Guard and SC State, which allows…
Read MoreGeorgetown Students Approve Reparations Measure
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Georgetown University could become the first college in the nation to mandate a fee to benefit descendants of slaves sold by the university nearly 200 years ago – a debate, as first reported by ABC News, that takes place against the backdrop of a broader political conversation unfolding on…
Read MoreBlack Millennial Political Convention Scheduled in Washington
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia An estimated 62 million Millennials – adults ages 20 to 35 in 2016 – were voting-age U.S. citizens in the nation’s electorate in 2016. Millennials comprised 27 percent of the voting-eligible population, just below Baby Boomers – ages 52 to 70 – who made up 31 percent,…
Read MoreIn Black and White: Key Findings of American’s View on Race in 2019
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia New research has revealed that 78 percent of African Americans believe the country has not gone far enough on the issue of making sure blacks have equal rights with whites. Among Hispanics, 48 percent thought the country had not gone far enough while just 37 percent of…
Read MoreCivil Rights Icon John Lewis Lauds The Links, Incorporated and Issues Voting Rights Call to Action
Noted civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis closed out Women’s HERstory Month recognizing The Links, Incorporated as a distinguished organization of outstanding community service and influence. Dr. Kimberly Jeffries Leonard, president of The Links, Incorporated and The Links Foundation, Incorporated had the pleasure of meeting with Congressman Lewis in his historic and museum-like Capitol Hill…
Read MoreEnvironmental Racism Grows as Environmental Groups Turn Increasingly White
By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Clean drinking water. Lead paint abatement programs. Affordable energy bills. These are the day-to-day environmental justice issues that are vital to the health and financial well-being of communities – especially low-income families. But as environmental battles rage across the country, thousands of African-American children and adults are paying a…
Read MoreAfter Protests: D.C. Music Store Wins Against Gentrification Threat
Special from Howard University News Service (Triceedneywire.com) – The first implication that something wasn’t quite right on the corner of Florida Avenue and 7th Street N.W. was the eerie silence that punctuated the ordinarily bustling corner in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood in Northwest Washington. The second indication came in a tweet. “I’m not a fan of…
Read MoreCongress Traveling the Country to Hear Evidence of Voting Rights Violations
By the National Negro Council of Women, Special to the NNPA Newswire Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Chair of the Elections Subcommittee of the Committee on House Administration, will hold listening sessions to hear from citizens about their recent voter registration and voting experiences. It is anticipated that any evidence of voter suppression or voter intimidation…
Read MoreIn Sept. 11 Related Tweet, Trump Targets Another Black Woman in Congress
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor “The President is inciting violence against a sitting Congresswoman—and an entire group of Americans based on their religion. It’s disgusting. It’s shameful. And any elected leader who refuses to condemn it shares responsibility for it,” tweeted Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on the evening of April 12. “The President…
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