Tag: black men
Study Reveals Staggering Toll of Being Black in America: 1.6M Excess Deaths Over 22...
By Liz Szabo, KFF Health News, Word in Black
Research has long shown that Black people live sicker lives and die younger than white people.
Now...
A Year After Buffalo Supermarket Massacre, City’s Black Youth Still Shaken
By CAROLYN THOMPSON, Associated Press
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — It’s hard for Jamari Shaw, 16, to have fun at the park with his younger brothers...
White House Wants ‘Thorough Investigation’ Into Homeless Black Man’s Death
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
The White House has demanded a “thorough investigation” into the murder of a homeless Black man...
3 Black Teachers of the Year Share What Keeps Them in the Classroom
By Maya Pottiger, Word in Black
It had been 10 years since they’d last seen each other — and 17 since they’d been teacher and...
Man Guilty in Texas Protest Killing Posted ‘I Am a Racist’
By JIM VERTUNO, Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Prosecutors sought Tuesday to portray as racist a U.S. Army sergeant who fatally shot an armed man during...