Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance." Title IX Last week, the nation celebrated the 40th anniversary of Title IX, the landmark Education Amendments of 1972, which mandate that girls ...

By Akeya Dickson Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As more people become covered as a result of the Affordable Care Act recently upheld by the United States Supreme Court, the current shortage of physicians is expect worsen, according to medical experts. "We have a looming shortage of primary care physicians in this country," said Esther Dyer, executive director of National Medical Fellowships. " ...

By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – It was about time. More than 60 years after 20,000 African-American men donned United States Marine Corps uniforms and trained at the legendary Montford Point Marine Corps facility in Jacksonville, N.C.,  the United States government celebrated them for their service with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor. "It’s a long ...

Each Ohio county has a child protective services agency that addresses allegations of child abuse, neglect and dependency. These agencies are charged with investigating the allegations and determining their veracity. Many people do not know their rights when it comes to dealing with these agencies or their employees, and they may mistakenly assume that they have no choices and must do everything the agency ...

By Cheryl Pearson-McNeil November is only six short months away, so the 2012 campaign for the White House is moving full-speed ahead.  Because we live in the miracle of this fantastically dizzying digital age with news and information at our fingertips and coming at us from infinite sources; and because more than 274 million Americans are connected to the Internet, you probably won’t be surprised that we ha ...

By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When parents pull into the parking lot of their child’s school in the morning, drop them off, and wave goodbye, they may also be waving goodbye to their child’s future academic and career success. Research shows that when parents limit their involvement in their child’s education to the front door their schools, they also limit the education ...

By Sylvester Monroe Special to the NNPA News Service from  America’s Wire LOS ANGELES (NNPA) —Rodney Glen King’s apparent accidental death at age 47 has prompted a flood of media punditry about the legacy of a life rife with misfortune. It was young Glen, as he was called, who had discovered his father’s body in the family bathtub. Rodney Sr. reportedly drank himself to death when Rodney Jr. was in high sch ...

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Although the judge said he had been "manipulating the system to his own benefit," George Zimmerman, the killer of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, was released on bond in Sanford, Fla. on Friday for a second time and driven to an undisclosed location. Zimmerman, whose bond was initially set at $150,000, was released on $1 million bond, which required a 10 percent payment of $100,000.  Because ...

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts received a chilly reception July 11 when he addressed the annual convention of the NAACP in Houston ...