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August 16, 2024 · ninfa saavedra

Medicaid Unwinding: Millions at Risk of Losing Health Coverage Amid Expiration of Pandemic Protections

Medicaid, the nation’s largest health insurance program, currently provides free or low-cost coverage to over 83 million Americans. However, the expiration of pandemic-era continuous…

Federal Trade Commission, Community
July 3, 2024 · ninfa saavedra

FTC Convenes Fraud Busters in Houston

Over 50 ethnic media and community activists met with top officials from the Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s leading consumer protection agency, to hear…

Community
May 23, 2024 · HABJ Staff

Biden tells Morehouse grads that scenes in Gaza from the Israel-Hamas war break his heart, too

President Joe Biden on Sunday offered his most direct recognition of U.S. students’ anguish over the Israel-Hamas war, telling graduates of historically Black Morehouse College…

Community
May 23, 2024 · ninfa saavedra

Women of Color: A Powerful Voting Bloc in Focus

Women of Color: A Powerful Voting Bloc in Focus A new poll released by the coalition “Intersections of Our Lives” reveals that women of…

HABJ Community
May 23, 2024 · ninfa saavedra

Campus Protests Over Gaza War Ignite Controversy

Campus Protests Over Gaza War Ignite Controversy Campus Protests Over Gaza War Ignite Controversy The intersection of faith and social justice has become a…

Community
February 9, 2024 · ninfa saavedra

Enhancing Disaster Preparedness: Insights from FEMA’s Winter Ready Campaign

As winter weather brings its own set of challenges, ensuring communities, especially the vulnerable ones, are adequately prepared becomes paramount. Recently, in a gathering…

Community
January 11, 2024 · ninfa saavedra

Bracing for Winter: FEMA empowers minority and underserved communities to be #WinterReady

Winter weather doesn’t discriminate, but its impacts often hit minority and underserved communities the hardest. As we gear up for another winter, it’s crucial…

Community
October 3, 2023 · LYNN PAGE

Charles Porter Jr., trailblazing Houston news anchor, dies at 81

Charles Porter Jr., an esteemed journalist, whose career at ABC 13 spanned from 1971 to 1978, passed away on Monday, October 2, succumbing to…

Community
September 3, 2023 · nakiacooper

Continued prayers and support for HABJ Treasurer Freddie Willis

Freddie Willis, the Treasurer of the Houston Association of Black Journalists (HABJ), is a steadfast pillar of the organization who has tirelessly served under…

Community
August 31, 2023 · nakiacooper

NABJ mourns the loss of Steve Crump, first journalist of distinction

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is mourning the loss of longtime member and esteemed journalist Steve Crump, who passed away today after…

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