Politics
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Mar- 2020 -11 March
EXCLUSIVE — RNC: ‘President Understands Importance of the Black Vote,’ Hires Paris Dennard to Engage Black Community
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dennard, a longtime GOP political commentator, writer, consultant, and strategist, will work to ensure that African Americans and other minorities are aware of President Trump’s efforts to…
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9 March
COMMENTARY: Trump’s 2021 Budget Reflects His Values
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Forty-five’s hostility to poor people is reflected in reductions in Medicaid, food stamps, and the CHIP program, which provides health care for poor children. And while he…
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9 March
Mike Drop: After Joe Biden’s Big Super Tuesday Wins, What’s Next for Bloomberg?
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Democrats turned out in record numbers for Super Tuesday as many are citing their desire to remove President Trump from office as a motivating factor. In the…
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8 March
EXCLUSIVE OP-ED — Sen. Chuck Schumer and Stacy Abrams, ‘It’s Time to Fight Back!’
NNPA NEWSWIRE — This Saturday marks the 55th anniversary of one of the most significant moments in the history of our democracy. On the morning of March 7, 1965, nonviolent…
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8 March
COMMENTARY: No War on Poverty — The King Holiday and American Hypocrisy
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The movement in the 1960s won a Civil Rights Act and a Voting Rights Act, but the Poor People’s Campaign was about building on that power to…
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8 March
Activists, Parents Cry Foul at Troubled, Mostly Minority New Jersey Middle School
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The report revealed that Penns Grove Middle School Vice Principal Abner Mendoza telephoned the minor several times. While the report did not disclose the nature of the…
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6 March
There’s a Reason It’s Called ‘Super’ Tuesday
NNPA NEWSWIRE — After South Carolina’s primary victory breathed new life into his then-faltering campaign, Super Tuesday left the former vice president dominating the Democratic field across the southern states.…
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5 March
150 Years After Ratification of the 15th Amendment, Black Votes Are Still Contested
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of…
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5 March
Klobuchar Ends Campaign After Raucous Rally
NNPA NEWSWIRE — MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Around 300 supporters showed up hoping to hear Klobuchar speak. But the planned event never got off the ground. About 50 protesters from various…
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5 March
COMMENTARY: The Homelessness Crisis – We Are Better Than This
NNPA NEWSWIRE — There are half a million people, mostly men, mostly white, but way too many African Americans. African Americans are 13 percent of the population and 40 percent…
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