Politics
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Feb- 2020 -28 February
NNPA EXCLUSIVE — Biden Says, ‘The Black Vote Will Determine the Nominee’
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "I got started in the African American community. I got involved in the Civil Rights Movement when I was a kid. I helped de-segregate a movie theater,…
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27 February
Bloomberg’s Greenwood Initiative Aims to Create One Million New Black Homeowners
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to Steve Benjamin, mayor of Columbia, South Carolina, and a spokesman for the Bloomberg Campaign, “Mike doesn’t just talk about ideas; he actually gets things done.…
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25 February
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24 February
Mapping the Count: Census Week of Action
NNPA NEWSWIRE — To ensure all are counted, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is inviting you to take part in the Census Week of Action…
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24 February
OP-ED: Big Insurance Must Help End Surprise Medical Billing
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Known as “surprise medical billing,” these unexpected costs arise when a patient goes to a hospital for emergency or non-emergency care, only to find out afterwards that…
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24 February
Outgoing Mississippi Governor Says state faces ‘1,000 years of Darkness’ if Black Man Elected
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "I intend to work for @cindyhydesmith as if the fate of America depended on her single election," Gov. Phil Bryant tweeted on January 2. "If Mike Espy…
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23 February
COMMENTARY: The Pernicious Power of Patriarchy
NNPA NEWSWIRE — If we women were honest, we would say that we have all cosigned patriarchy in the interest of keeping it moving. We have deflected the sexist comments…
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23 February
After Nevada Win, Sen. Bernie Sanders Trying to Prove He Can Win Minority Voters
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The polling also showed that former Vice President Joe Biden at 16% of the Latino and Hispanic vote, former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg at 9%,…
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22 February
LIVE Fireside Chat featuring Presidential Candidate Tom Steyer and Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. — February 20th, 2020
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “So, when you talk to me about housing, criminal justice, or wages or education or climate, I think it’s absolutely unrealistic to talk about it without bringing…
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19 February
Black history interwoven with suffrage centennial
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We knew what family meant to her,” said Ernestine (Tina) Martin Wyatt great-great-great-grandniece of Tubman, in a Focus features interview when the movie, “Harriet” debuted last November.…
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