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Apr- 2020 -13 April
Gov. Abbott Unlawfully Exceeded Authority with Executive Order Limiting Jail Releases, Argues New Lawsuit
NNPA NEWSWIRE — AUSTIN, TX — Governor Abbott unlawfully exceeded his constitutional authority by issuing an executive order that suspends the rights that individuals, who are presumed innocent, have while…
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13 April
Black Businesses Matter, But Will They Get Fair Share Of COVID-19 Aid Money?
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “African Americans never really recovered from the housing crash and economic meltdown and that reality is going to be a very important factor for Black people, especially…
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13 April
Individual Stimulus Checks Begin to Arrive, What Should You Expect?
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The IRS will base the payments on the adjusted gross income of taxpayers’ 2019 return. If a 2019 return hasn’t been filed (the deadline has been extended…
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13 April
Players Scoff at Major League Baseball’s Plans to Return to Action
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Major League Baseball would benefit from being the first sport to return to play after the pandemic swarmed the globe and claimed tens of thousands of lives.…
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12 April
PRESS ROOM: Comcast Launches Xfinity Education Destination for K-12
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Xfinity is making thousands of hours of educational programming and resources available to our customers through Xfinity on Demand as we know how challenging it is for…
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12 April
COMMENTARY: #ACCESS901 — ‘Alexa, homeschool my kids!’
THE NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — “I actually moved our son’s desk from his room into my workspace to help him understand, WE ARE STILL LEARNING AND WORKING. Our new norm…
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12 April
National Bail Out to #FreeBlackMamas in Atlanta amid COVID-19 pandemic
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — As a collective of Black abolitionist organizers and lawyers, we also know that Black folks, particularly those caged, are especially vulnerable to illness and even death…
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11 April
Ex-NFL star Chris Johnson accused of masterminding murder-for-hire scheme
ROLLINGOUT.COM — Prosecutors relied on testimony from the informant, who alleged that Johnson forked over a handsome stack of bills to have rising gang member Dominic Bolden kill the suspected…
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11 April
L.A. DIGEST: YMCA offers hygiene facilities to homeless
LOS ANGELES WAVE NEWSPAPERS — “In a crisis like the one we are currently facing, it is vital that our most vulnerable are taken care of,” said Kevin James, president…
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11 April
Mother-son nonprofit looking to drive home Easter’s spirit
THE NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — The five-year old co-powering this deed is Carl Grandberry V. He and his partner-mother Shauna Jones-Grandberry have arranged to be on the old K-Mart parking…
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