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Sep- 2019 -6 September
OP-ED: American-Made Excellence
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “My uncle is a retired GM engineer. My father-in-law was an engineer local to the Detroit area. GM has a rich history of automotive innovation. For 20…
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6 September
OP-ED: DJ Envy’s Wisdom
NNPA NEWSWIRE — My path to becoming a Discover the Unexpected ambassador started when I made the decision to go to Hampton University. My mother stressed education and emphasized the…
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6 September
AT&T Foundation makes $300,000 Contribution to George W. Bush Institute
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "We applaud the George W. Bush Institute for being visionaries in education, and for their steadfast advocacy for smart policies that keep us accountable to our next…
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6 September
Republican Woman Runs for Mayor of Baltimore
THE AFRO — This week, Catalina Byrd, a long-time political commentator and former mayoral candidate formally declared she will make another run for Mayor of Baltimore in the Republican primary. “Baltimore…
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6 September
9 Year Old Local Beauty Queen Going to Cali
THE AFRO — Nine-year-old Sha’Miyae Hinton-Knight made a simple request earlier this month. “…I would like to know how do I get my article in the AFRO American Newspaper?”
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6 September
Reframing the History of Slavery in Angola and the U.S.
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — If the U.S. has 35,000 museums, a writer asked in 2014, why is only one about slavery? And if the wealth of this country was built on…
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5 September
COMMENTARY: DeVos Hands For-Profit Colleges $11.1 Billion Over 10 Years
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Over the next decade, the Education Department projects an $11 billion cost-savings from denying loan forgiveness. But for student loan borrowers, denying $11 billion in loan forgiveness…
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5 September
Leader in Women’s Issues to Head U.N. Aids Program
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The U.N’s office on AIDS has named a longtime activist on women’s issues to head the global health agency. Ugandan humanitarian Winnie Karagwa Byanyima’s career began…
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5 September
COMMENTARY: Them Texas Chickens!!!
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “If Malcolm was alive today, he would tell you that the chickens have come home to roost again. Dallas Texas, specifically the very spot where Kennedy was…
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5 September
COMMENTARY: Joy
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Mr. [John] Reaves died last month, and many shared their fond memories of him and the Smokey John’s BBQ experience. Meanwhile, the National Association of Black Journalists…
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