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Hogg Foundation to Award $2 Million in Grants for 2020 Census, Black Communities a Key Focus

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The African American community has been historically undercounted in the census. The Census Bureau estimates that African Americans were undercounted by more than 800,000 in the 2010…

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Will Toxic Lead Water be the norm in poor cities in America?

THE WESTSIDE GAZETTE — The officials will admit there is a lead crisis in the drinking water, in certain parts of the city in Newark New Jersey. This story appears…

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Backlash sinks magazine cover deemed racist by many

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The magazine featured caricatures of three mayoral candidates — Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer, incumbent Mayor Jim Strickland and former Mayor Dr. Willie W. Herenton.

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Ray B. Shackelford Elected as 10th National President of National Urban League Young Professionals

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Just like I didn't get here on my own, moving forward the same will be true,” said Shackelford. “In the coming months my team and I look…

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The Tamron Hall Show Debuts

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “One of the ways Hall is shaping her show is by insisting the makeup of the crew reflect her audience. Despite having veteran executive producer Bill Geddie…

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COMMENTARY: Trump and the weather

NNPA NEWSWIRE — There have been repeated stories of the repression of science under this administration. Scientists have been informed not to use this word or that word. The suppression…

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17 Million Voters Purged Nationwide Between 2016 and 2018: Report

WASHINGTON INFORMER — A Brennan Center analysis has found that at least 17 million voters were purged nationwide between 2016 and 2018, similar to the numbers discovered between 2014 and 2016.…

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NAREB Urges Black Americans Not to Defer Their Dream of Homeownership

WASHINGTON INFORMER — “Statistics show that there are 1.7 million Black millennials making $100,000 or more and could improve their financial futures with homeownership or participation in real estate investment…

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COMMENTARY: Why Would HUD Gut Its Own Disparate Impact Rule?

WASHINGTON INFORMER — In the August 19 Federal Register, HUD proposed a new rule that would expand the disparate impact rule into a five-step process that would shift the burden…

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OP-ED: Flying While Black: Stop the U.S. Congress from Raising Air Travel Taxes

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The tax, known as the passenger facility charge, is a locally enforced but federally authorized fee that every passenger must pay at U.S. commercial airports. Nearly every…

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