NNPA Newswire
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Jul- 2019 -8 July
Chief Hall: Citizens, Clergy, elected officials Rally in support after groups give no confidence vote
NNPA NEWSWIRE — T.C. Broadnax is the Dallas city manager. He has the support of the incoming Mayor and a majority of the city council. He said as long as…
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7 July
PRESS ROOM: Patrick Gaspard to Receive Prestigious NAACP Spingarn Medal
NNPA NEWSWIRE — BALTIMORE – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation’s foremost civil rights organization, has announced that Ambassador Patrick Gaspard will be awarded…
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7 July
Waters Convenes Hearing on Need for Diversity on Federal and Corporate Boards
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Strong diversity in the boardroom is critical to continued U. S. competitiveness and to ensuring that consumers of all backgrounds are served and not excluded. Unfortunately, corporate…
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7 July
FILM REVIEW: Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “When she helped school her white editors on the power of her works and viewpoints on African American culture and experiences, she faced the same challenge that…
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7 July
COMMENTARY: Running for Exposure
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It's only July, seven long months before the February 3, 2020, Iowa caucuses. Only July, eight months before the delegate-rich Super Tuesday, March 3, 2020, when at…
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7 July
Petition to Rename Space Once Honoring Robert E. Lee Could Honor Leah Chase
NNPA NEWSWIRE — National Food and Beverage Foundation President Brent Rosen launched the petition. The petition says the cost of installation of a statue of Leah Chase would be paid…
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6 July
Black Troops Fought Bravely at Normandy 75 Years Ago
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Throughout WWII and especially D-Day in 1944, the Black Press dispatched reporters such as the New Journal and Guide’s John Q. ‘Rover’ Jordan, P.B. Young, Jr., Thomas…
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6 July
369th Experience Band Ties HBCU Musicians to WWI Black History
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Thanks to the United States World War I Centennial Commission, Coca Cola and the network of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), a band of 42 accomplished…
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6 July
PRESS ROOM: DCCC Announces “Cycle of Engagement” – an Aggressive and Sustained Effort to Connect with People of Color and Young Voters
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Cycle of Engagement is the DCCC’s multi-year strategy to make sure we earn the support of two of our key constituencies — people of color and younger…
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6 July
COMMENTARY: Tone Deaf Congress Wants Military Pork
NNPA NEWSWIRE — There is much to object to about the “Defense” budget, as defense spending absorbs more than half of all of spending from our budget. But spending on…
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