Black History
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Aug- 2019 -21 August
Portland ‘Blackout’: Support Black-Owned Restaurants Week Returns
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Originally, Portland resident Bertha Pearl brought the first iteration of ‘Black Restaurant Days’ to Portland after reading about a similar initiative underway in San Francisco. After expanding…
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20 August
Discussion Spotlights Vagaries of the Criminal Justice System and Media Complicity
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On a recent afternoon, a distinguished group of panelists spent almost two hours in a conversation exploring the Central Park Five case, the public furor, the effects…
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20 August
After Five Years, NY Police Officer Who Chokes Eric Garner to Death on Video is Finally Fired
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In his August 19 announcement, NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill said he expects rank and file officers to be upset with him for firing Pantaleo. "If I was…
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20 August
Another Black Man Targeted, Tasered and Beaten by Police
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Slightly before midnight on the evening of July 6th, an unarmed Black man, Kedrick Crawford, 45, is seen on camera being unsuspectingly and undeservedly assaulted by Baytown…
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20 August
The Great March on Galveston
NNPA NEWSWIRE — News of the arrest of Donald Neely spread like wildfire, after a couple of shocking photos appeared on social media showing two White, uniformed Galveston Mounted Patrol…
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19 August
OP-ED: Jamestown to Jamestown: Commemorating 400 Years of the African Diaspora Experience
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On a daily basis, we grapple with domestic terrorism and state sanctioned violence in the guise of white supremacy--all under the watch of one of the racist…
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19 August
NNPA Makes Plans for the Future During Informal Gathering in Houston
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Though it was not an official board of directors meeting, the two-day planning session and retreat in Houston included NNPA executive board members: NNPA Chair Karen Carter…
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16 August
Organization Sparks ‘Year of Return’
THE AFRO — With 2019 marking the 400 year anniversary of the first recorded slave ships docking on Western Shores, The United States Congress recently put into motion, {H.R. 1242},…
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15 August
Committee Chairs Request Information from Consumer Bureau on Efforts to Protect Student Loan Borrowers
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Former Student Loan Ombudsman Seth Frotman asserted in his August 2018 resignation letter that CFPB leadership “has abandoned the very consumers it is tasked by Congress with…
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15 August
Ohio State Sen. Cecil Thomas: Tracie Hunter’s Conviction is Unlawful
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “No one is above the law, including judges and prosecutors,” Thomas said. However, in an Aug. 13 letter to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Chief Justice…
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