Black History
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Mar- 2020 -29 March
House Passes $2 Trillion Stimulus Package Deal
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Earlier, several civil rights organizations noted watching with vigilance as Senate negotiations and, later, voting in both chambers took place. "We know that when the economy goes…
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28 March
St. Louis American Publisher Praises Establishment of NNPA Task Force and Resource Center
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “There’s a lot of rumors and I knew that we had a special role to play,” argued Dr. Suggs. “That’s why the NNPA Task Force is so…
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27 March
COMMENTARY: Billions for Boeing, Pennies for the People
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Republicans even conceded that Mr. Trump, his grafter family, other cabinet heads and senior leaders, along with their families, cannot benefit from this stimulus legislation. It is…
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27 March
COMMENTARY: Corona Confusion and March Madness
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In New York and other locations, public safety prohibits large gatherings, causing St. Patrick's Day parades to be canceled. Broadway is likely to go dark because of…
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26 March
The Save OurSelves Movement for Justice and Democracy
NNPA NEWSWIRE — We are in the biggest crisis this country has seen in a long time. Alabama is in its biggest crisis in a long time, and it is…
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26 March
Detroit math teacher’s bedtime stories soothe students during the school shutdown
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I thought about how we have a low return of homework and students who say that there’s nobody reading to them at home,” she said. “And I…
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26 March
The EBONY Foundation Steps Up to Feed Over 650,000 Children and Seniors Weekly During Pandemic
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Our families often live in households without food or water at times and now we have this pandemic. Some families rely routinely on food pantries, even in…
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25 March
Black Press Establishes Coronavirus Pandemic Task Force and Resource Center
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It is well documented that African Americans get sick more frequently, are screened for illness less often, are diagnosed for disease later, are treated less aggressively and…
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24 March
#QuarantineAndChill: Things to Do During the Covid-19 Crisis
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Folks are trying to manage how to teach their children at home and fulfill employment obligations while not losing their minds during this new normal marked by…
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24 March
OP-ED: New York City is Moving on Up
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In December 2020, Mayor DeBlasio and the New York City Council announced more than 150 awardees of the Complete Count Fund. Each awardee received from $15,000 to…
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