NNPA Newswire
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Mar- 2020 -18 March
General Motors Moves to Protect Workers, Offers Customers Special Financing
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Workplace health and safety is a priority for us every day, all three companies have been taking steps to keep the COVID-19/coronavirus out of their facilities and…
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18 March
COMMENTARY: Fear and Loss in a Time of Plague
NNPA NEWSWIRE — For far too long as a country, we have lived in denial regarding the ever-present threat of pandemics. Trump was not alone in that self-deception. Scientists have…
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18 March
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Commits Millions to Speed Treatment, Research and Development
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “If we want to make the world safe from outbreaks… particularly for those most vulnerable, then we need to find a way to make research and development…
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17 March
COMMENTARY: Weinstein and Attorney ‘Totally Confused’ By 23-Year Prison Sentence
NNPA NEWSWIRE — For now, Weinstein and Bill Cosby remain the only high-profile celebrities convicted of sexual assault or a related charge in the new era. It’s likely that State…
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17 March
Black Press of America Celebrates 193 Years of Freedom-Fighting Journalism
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “As we deal with some of the most challenging times in modern history, it is important that we understand the significance of the Black Press in reporting…
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17 March
COMMENTARY: Stand Up and Be Counted – Make Black Count – Be Powerful
NNPA NEWSWIRE — With the 2020 census already beginning to reach homes in the United States, National Urban League (NUL) President and CEO Marc Morial joined Central Florida Urban League…
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17 March
Voting Rights Advocates Call on Georgia Election Officials to Protect Voters’ Rights in the Wake of Postponing the Presidential Primary Election
NNPA NEWSWIRE — To ensure a successful and inclusive election, we call on Georgia election officials to employ an open and transparent process that allows all voices to be heard…
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13 March
EXCLUSIVE: Rory Gamble Named First African American President of the UAW
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I was sitting at home and brainstorming on things that I needed to do, and then the phone started to ring,” stated Rory Gamble, a welder fixture…
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13 March
FILM REVIEW: The Roads Not Taken
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The main problem for this well-intentioned project, by writer director Sally Potter (Orlando), is that it focuses on a writer who second guesses the choices he has…
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13 March
Only Time Will Tell Whether Opportunity Zones Live up to Their Promise
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Opportunity Zones were created as a component of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed in December of 2017. Their purpose is to encourage investment in…
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