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CENSUS Must Move Forward During COVID-19 Pandemic

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Mail service continues and now advocates are doing what they can to encourage people to fill out CENSUS forms knowing so many Americans are in their homes…

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PRESS ROOM: National Civil Rights Museum to Host Virtual Commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Death

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We should always stop and reflect on the life and legacy of Dr. King on April 4, but this year it is needed more than ever as…

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IN MEMORIAM: African Americans Who Have Died of COVID-19

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Michigan has been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 virus. A Flint, Mich. Bishop and pastor in the area both died after recently falling ill after contracting…

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Acclaimed Houston Forward Times Columnist Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Admitted to ICU

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jeffrey L. Boney, a multi-award-winning writer for the Houston Forward Times and the National Newspaper Publishers Association, is in the intensive care unit at United Memorial Medical…

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Chuck D: ‘There’s a Poison Going On’

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I want to use this as a teachable moment. All of that stuff with Flav and Bernie Sanders and the lawyers was all part of a plan.…

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PRESS ROOM: Wells Fargo Announces Aid for Customers and Communities Impacted by COVID-19

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Wells Fargo is working on a daily basis to put measures in place to support the needs of customers impacted by COVID-19 in the most effective ways…

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PRESS ROOM: Ventec Life Systems and GM Partner to Mass Produce Critical Care Ventilators in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

Ventec and GM are working around the clock to meet the urgent need for more ventilators.  Efforts to set up tooling and manufacturing capacity at the GM Kokomo facility are…

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AARP Live Q&A Event: The Coronavirus

Experts at this week’s live Q&A event will address your questions related to managing your income, credit and retirement accounts, accessing Social Security services, the extension of the tax filing…

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African American Scientist Breaks Ground in Cancer Research

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Green's technology uses an FDA-approved drug containing nanoparticles and injects it into a cancer patient, which then causes the patient's tumor to glow under imaging equipment.…

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STREAMING LIVE! — IN THE PRESENCE OF GREATNESS: Chuck D and Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.

STREAMING LIVE!  On Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at 8PM PST / 11PM EST — International icon Chuck D of Public Enemy joins Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. President and CEO…

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