Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan team up to create healthcare company
Healthcare stocks plummeted by $69 billion after three major corporations announced that they teamed up to enter the industry as service providers. … Keep Reading
450 hospitals respond to skyrocketing medication: cheaper generic drugs
Growing concerns of prescription drug shortages and exorbitant pricing led to a collective of hospitals to jump into the generic drug game. … Keep Reading
Freezing temperatures caused burst pipes at HBCUs
Several popular historical black universities scramble to repair damaged plumbing after unusually cold temperatures led to ruptures in water pipes. Howard University, … Keep Reading
Baltimore hospital Dumps mentally ill woman at bus stop: unveils the practice of ‘patient dumping’
Last week, psychotherapist Imamu Baraka literally walked into a potential tragedy. He noticed several security guards from the University of Maryland … Keep Reading
A Dallas school sought 50 men to mentor boys, 600 showed up
600 gathered. All colors, creeds and careers of men showed up at Billy Earl Dade Middle School to volunteer for an inaugural … Keep Reading
Freezing Baltimore public schools point to many more problems in the distressed school district
Days after news spread that children in some of Baltimore, Md. schools sat in unheated, frigid classrooms, a debate ensued to figure … Keep Reading
Student loan debt bubble will pop sooner than later
While we continue to hear about the bubble, another bubble, the student loan crisis emerges. Now, debt reached $1.4 trillion, with many loans being … Keep Reading
A lifelong commitment advocating for communities transcends a successful career in non-profit
LaVar Young sits in the corner of Vonda’s Kitchen, a soul food restaurant in the Central Ward of Newark, New Jersey, demanding calmness and … Keep Reading
Another Jim Crow: The special education pipeline for black children
For decades, African American children, especially black boys, are an overrepresented population in the special education system. … Keep Reading
Educator diversity is low in NYC; a nationwide issue
Educator diversity in New York City schools is disturbingly low says The Educator Trust-New York. According to the organization, Latino and Black … Keep Reading