Alma Adams
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Racial Disparities in Maternal Health Care Glaring Amid Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed or exacerbated a number of racial disparities in health care, including maternal care for Black…
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Black Graduates Face Greater Burdens Amid Pandemic
Although a slew of benefit packages have been put in place for District residents, student debt has been largely excluded…
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Black Maternal Deaths Remain High Priority as Pandemic Continues
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black women are 243 percent more likely to die from pregnancy…
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HBCUs Seek Additional Federal Funds Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Leaders of the country's 105 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are strongly advocating for additional federal funding for their…
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Congressional Black Caucus Members Talk Impeachment, HBCU Funding
Shortly after the House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to impeach President Donald Trump on Friday, members of the…
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D.C. Mayor Bowser Speaks at HBCU Congressional Caucus
Mayor Muriel Bowser provided remarks at the opening press conference of the Congressional Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)…
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Black Maternal Health Week Highlights Alarming Disparities
Black women in the United States face significant health care disparities, including the highest maternal mortality rate in the country.
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UNCF Chief Touts HBCUs in Landmark Speech
The leader of one of the nation's premier organizations designed to support and advocate on behalf of historically Black colleges…
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CBC Women Defend Rep. Wilson Against Trump, Call on White House to Apologize
The women of the Congressional Black Caucus backed Florida Rep. Frederica Wilson in her dust-up with the Trump administration, calling…
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New Congressional Caucus Champions HBCUs
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A little help may be on the way for historically Black…
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