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Maryland Life Expectancy Data Highlights Racial Disparities

by Nene Narh-Mensah, Capital News Service October 26, 2022October 27, 2022

National life expectancy has decreased for the second year in a row, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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EDITORIAL: Why Blacks Are Living Longer in the DMV

by WI Editorial Staff October 19, 2022October 19, 2022

Black Prison Labor Built American Business Empires: Report

by WI Web Editor September 20, 2022September 20, 2022

Black Americans represent 14% of the U.S. population but 46% of the prison population who had already served at least 10 years. (Courtesy of BlackExcel- lence)

Black Americans Serving Long Prison Sentences Far Exceed Other Groups: Report

by Stacy M. Brown September 14, 2022September 15, 2022

**FILE** Solar panels on a home in northwest D.C. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Black Homeowners Have Repeatedly Been Shut Out of the Solar Marketplace

by Kayla Benjamin September 7, 2022October 14, 2022

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Religious, Spiritual Blacks Have Better Heart Health: Study

by WI Web Staff September 5, 2022September 5, 2022

Rampant bias remains in the real estate industry according to a new report which revealed that, on average, 18% of Black homebuyers are denied a mortgage. (Courtesy of NAREB)

It’s Not Easy Getting a Home Loan – Racial Bias Makes It Nearly Impossible for Many Blacks

by Stacy M. Brown August 31, 2022September 1, 2022

A vaccine clinic for COVID-19 and monkeypox has been set up at a church in Ward 8. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Black, Latino Men Hit Hardest by Monkeypox Outbreak: CDC

by WI Web Staff August 5, 2022August 6, 2022

Joi O. Chaney, left, gives remarks at the National Urban League’s conference July 22 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest. Others on the panel from left to right are Spencer Overton, Bret Perkins, Dr. Sabrina Dent and Nancy Flake Johnson. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Broadband Access Must be Available for Blacks

by William J. Ford July 27, 2022July 27, 2022

A study published by the D.C.-based Violence Policy Center found that in 2019, the U.S. recorded 7,441 Black homicide victims. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Nearly 90 Percent of Black Homicide Victims Killed with Guns: Study

by Stacy M. Brown July 20, 2022July 20, 2022