By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) kicks off Black Music Appreciation Month with an exclusive interview with Def Jam founder Russell Simmons. The renowned music and business icon joined the Black Press of America for a live interview at 7 p.m.on June 1. The interview was […]
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Black-Owned Laboratory Uses Artificial Intelligence-Based Drug Discovery Platform to Develop Treatment for COVID-19
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The novel coronavirus has ravaged most of the globe, but in the U.S., African Americans and other communities of color have disproportionately born the lethal impact of the pandemic. Darnisha Harrison, a Louisiana State University grad and founder and CEO of Georgia-based Ennaid Therapeutics, says that scientists working […]
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Attorney General Keith Ellison Takes Over George Floyd Murder Case
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has taken over the prosecution of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd, an unarmed and handcuffed African American who died because of the actions of Chauvin and other officers. “It is with a large degree of humility […]