Law
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Jan- 2020 -27 January
OP-ED: Hidden Tax Increases on Airlines Tickets Won’t Fly
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Most Americans have probably never heard of the PFC, now capped at about $4.50 per person for each leg of a flight. But working families across the…
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23 January
Schumer Statement on Senator McConnell’s Impeachment Trial Resolution
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Sen. McConnell’s proposed rules depart dramatically from the Clinton precedent – in ways that are designed to prevent the Senate and the American people from learning the…
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19 January
OP-ED: Redefining Suffrage, Unerasing Black Women
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The 19th Amendment was adopted Aug. 18, 1920, after the required number of states ratified the constitutional measure. Though many Black women led suffrage campaigns, the 19th…
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18 January
EXCLUSIVE: Rev. Dr. William Barber Addresses Systemic Racism, Poverty & Voting Rights During Call with the Black Press
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Following the Shelby County v. Holder Supreme Court case, which gutted key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, 14 states had new voting restrictions in place before…
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18 January
Census Officials Kick Off $250 Million Ad Campaign in Washington
NNPA NEWSWIRE — At a news conference at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., Census officials revealed that they would have more than 1,000 ads that target a range of demographics…
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17 January
COMMENTARY: Silence the Violence for 2020
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Our nation is at war with itself. If you are young, gifted and black, chances are you will not get to be old enough to brag about…
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16 January
Cosby Files Appeal to Pennsylvania Supreme Court
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the new petition, filed on Thursday, January 9, 2020, Cosby's lawyers also want the high court to consider the impact of the #MeToo movement and what…
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15 January
EXCLUSIVE Op-Ed: White House Message to Black America
NNPA NEWSWIRE — America represents four percent of the world’s population, yet we detain nearly 25 percent of the world’s incarcerated people. At least 95 percent of people in State…
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Sep- 2019 -30 September
California Leaders, Activists Praise Kamala Harris’ “Reform First” Criminal Justice Plan
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Several political leaders as well as activists in California shared their reactions to U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris’ criminal justice reform plan. It calls…
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27 September
Probate Court Reform Organizations Gaining Political Support
OAKLAND POST — Nationwide, seniors are prisoners of County-appointed guardians taking total control over their lives and exploiting their wards for personal profit. Judges, conservators, guardians & attorneys are forcibly removing…
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