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Melanie Campbell, the president and CEO of the NCBCP, said that her group was deeply concerned about the proposed cuts to after school programs for poor children, Meals on Wheels for our senior citizens, and clean air and water protections for communities across the country. This photo was taken during the 2016 Black Women’s Roundtable Women of Power National Summit in Washington, D.C. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA)

After Obama: Black Women Convene for Annual Summit in D.C.

by WI Guest Author April 6, 2017October 30, 2020

The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and the Black Women’s Roundtable recently hosted the sixth annual BWR Women of Power National Summit in D.C.

The most critical challenges facing African-Americans today center around educational issues, economic inequality and growing injustices. Voting is the first step and a necessary condition to fashioning solutions to many of these challenges. /Photo: iStock

Op-Ed, Opinion

Why the HBCU Community Should Vote for Hillary

by WI Guest Author October 27, 2016October 30, 2020

From left: Donna Turner, a registered nurse, Dr. Pier Broadnax and Stephen Frum, a labor representative for National Nurses United's chapter in Silver Spring, Maryland, discuss the challenges within the health care system during a roundtable discussion at the Marshall Heights Community Development Organization headquarters in D.C. on Nov. 9, 2015. Photo by Travis Riddick

Community

D.C.-Area Health Professionals, Advocates Talk Help for Low-Income Residents

by William J. Ford November 9, 2015October 30, 2020

Health

Health Care Prices Vary Wildly: What Can You Do?

by Reporter II September 21, 2015October 30, 2020