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Signs COVID-19 is Disproportionately Impacting African Americans Grow Larger

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “States MUST start tracking and reporting race data in connection with #Covid_19. As of Friday morning, African Americans made up almost half of Milwaukee County’s 945 #Covid_19cases…

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A Subdued Trump Confronts COVID-19 Reality: Over 100,000 Deaths Possible in “Best” Scenario

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Using modeling that displays their 30-day recommendations to avoid gatherings and travel Dr. Birx displayed a chart that revealed the possibility of up to 2.2 million COVID-19…

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IN MEMORIAM: Earl Graves Sr., Black Enterprise Founder Dies

NNPA NEWSWIRE — "At 9:22 p.m. this evening, April 6, my father and hero, Earl Graves Sr., the founder of Black Enterprise, passed away quietly after a long battle with…

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BREAKING NEWS: Congressman John Lewis Endorses Joe Biden for President

NNPA NEWSWIRE — "I am very pleased and very happy to take the time to endorse a friend, a man of courage, and a man of conscious, as the Democratic…

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Wilson Leads Letter to DHS Urging a Halt to Haiti Deportations

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Continuing to deport migrants to Haiti would have implications for the U.S., as well, because Haiti’s health-care system is so drastically compromised, and it does not have…

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OP-ED: Rev. Joseph Lowery: One of the most influential leaders of the latter 20th Century

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Lowery’s enduring legacy, I believe, is that he led the SCLC back from near death, to vibrancy and noteworthy relevance, after taking over in 1977, nine years…

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LIVESTREAM: NNPA Interviews Director and Star of The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Tune in on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at 3PM ET to watch LIVE as NNPA Newswire's Culture and Entertainment Editor, Dr. Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D, interviews Christine…

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NNPA Senior Correspondent Stacy Brown and Wife Shenay Test Positive for COVID-19

NNPA NEWSWIRE — When asked what he wants the readers to know, Brown pauses momentarily. “Don’t be a hero. The only heroes are the healthcare professionals,” he offers. “The bottom…

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UVA Enrolls First Patient in COVID-19 Medication Study

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Finding an effective treatment will be incredibly important in our battle against COVID-19,” said Dr. K. Craig Kent, UVA’s executive vice president for health affairs. “I am…

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COMMENTARY: COVID-19, the View Across Black America

NNPA NEWSWRE — While Washington, D.C.’s Metrorail has been largely emptied of its professional class of passengers, reductions in the city’s bus service have made it difficult for its darker…

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