Politics
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Aug- 2019 -1 August
COMMENTARY: Trump threatens anti-fascists with being classified as “terrorists”?
NNPA NEWSWIRE — During the Obama administration the threat from right-wing extremism was documented by the Department of Homeland Security, only to have said findings suppressed when Republican members of…
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1 August
Trump’s Latest Racist Attack Hits Baltimore as He Continues to Build Steady Narrative of Hate
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Trump’s latest attack on a Black lawmaker and his majority Black constituency is not new. Rep. Cummings represents Baltimore, which is 60 percent Black and 34 percent…
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1 August
Virginia Lawmakers to Boycott Trump’s Attendance at Commemorative Meeting
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Several Democratic Virginia lawmakers have threatened to boycott at least one of the 400th anniversary celebrations in Jamestown if President Donald Trump shows up. The legislators, who had…
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Jul- 2019 -31 July
COMMENTARY: There is Not a Racist Bone in My Body
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Send her back is a turning point, “With Trump’s naked hatred and cruelty captured on live television, and along with it, so was the seething anger of…
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31 July
Congressional Black Caucus Launches Census 2020 Taskforce
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The Congressional Black Caucus will launch a new taskforce that will focus on the upcoming 2020 Census and the legacy of under counting the African American…
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30 July
All 12 Federal Appropriations Committees Adopt Norton’s Minority Ad Spending Measure
NNPA NEWSWIRE — D.C. Democratic Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton told NNPA Newswire on July 26, that each of the 12 federal Appropriations Committees have adopted language from her Government Advertising…
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28 July
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26 July
House Democrats Reject Vote to Impeach Trump
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The House voted on earlier this month to table a resolution by Texas Rep. Al Green to impeach President Donald Trump. A majority of Democrats joined Republicans in…
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24 July
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms partners with Big Brothers Big Sisters to help young men of color
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Upon learning that there were 100 boys who live in Atlanta on a waitlist for mentors, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms committed to elevating the importance and the…
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24 July
Hundreds honor slain civil rights icon and museum founder Sadie Roberts-Joseph
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Hundreds honor Sadie Robert-Joseph, slain civil rights icon and museum founder who was remembered for living a life of purpose. Roberts-Joseph, the founder of the Baton Rouge…
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