CNN — Andrew Do was afraid to play sports during his last two years of high school. “I didn’t want to walk home alone after practices and be harassed, beaten and strangled,” he said in an interview with CNN. After law school, while running for exercise, he said motorists threw bottles and batteries at him. […]
Howard University men’s basketball team looks at maternal health
CNN — Howard University men’s basketball joins the fight to protect the health of black mothers as the nation faces a crisis that puts black women at high risk of pregnancy-related complications and death. The team will host a special event with the Mamatoto Village organization ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, focused on […]
As US unemployment improved, it worsened for Latinos and black women
new York CNN — The US unemployment rate fell to an all-time low of 3.5% in December. However, not everyone is celebrating: Unemployment rates for black women and Latino men still haven’t fully recovered from the pandemic. The unemployment rate for black women ages 20 and older rose to 5.5% in December from 5.2% in […]