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May- 2020 -8 May
Rep. Waters Stands with Amazon Workers
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am proud to declare my strong and unwavering support for the unsung heroes of the coronavirus pandemic: our frontline workers. These hardworking men and women are…
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8 May
COMMENTARY: In America the Choice – Death, Coronavirus or the Economy
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The failure is national, and our president sees the coronavirus pandemic in personal and political terms. He is forcing Republican governors to open up the country with…
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7 May
Nurse Tierra Norman Helps Keep Pandemic Frontline Strong
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, Tierra Norman spent her teens in Inglewood and attended George Hale Middle School and El Camino Real High School.…
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5 May
Rep. Jim Clyburn Will Lead House Oversight Committee on Coronavirus
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Clyburn noted that healthcare and other fraud has run rampant during the current novel coronavirus pandemic and, more than ever, African Americans are being victimized. "This pandemic…
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5 May
Joe Biden’s Plan for Empowering Black America
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Biden said he plans to hold financial institutions accountable for discriminatory practices in the housing market, and he will restore the federal government’s power to enforce settlements…
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4 May
OP-ED: Stop Excluding People of Color in Environmental Policies
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Protecting the environment should be about protecting people, regardless of the color of their skin, ethnicity or race, or where they live or how much money they…
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4 May
LIVESTREAM: #SaveLocalJournalism — Publishers Discuss the Need for Strategy, Innovation and Community Support in the Era of COVID-19
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Wednesday, May 6 at 1PM ET, four publishers from across the country, including Bobby Henry of Florida’s Westside Gazette, Sonny Messiah Jiles of the Houston Defender,…
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4 May
Valeisha Butterfield Jones Named as Recording Academy’s First Diversity & Inclusion Officer
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We are thrilled to welcome Valeisha Butterfield Jones into the Recording Academy family,” said Academy Chair and Interim President and CEO Harvey Mason Mason in a statement.…
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3 May
Coalition of Civil Rights Leaders Support CBC in Protecting Black Health
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Collectively, they argue that too often, insurance companies refuse to cover emergency services, and either patients are forced to pay bills they cannot afford, or hospitals are…
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3 May
Majority of NFL First Round Picks Have Black Agents
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Seventeen of the 32 selections Thursday night counted African Americans among their representatives. (More than one agent represents some players.) The scattered remote locations did nothing to…
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