Politics
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Jul- 2019 -11 July
‘Black snow’ from sugarcane harmful to Black, poor communities in Florida?
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While these burnings have been going on for several years with groups rising up to combat them, a recent lawsuit against the Florida sugar industry has brought…
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11 July
A troubled police force and hope for change
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a trial where one prosecutor called the officers “gangsters with a badge,” eight cops were indicted, six pled guilty, and four opted to testify in the…
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11 July
Report: Blacks Seven-Times More Likely than Whites to Be Wrongfully Convicted of Murder
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “From their very first interaction with the police, to being arrested, booked, charged, convicted, and sentenced, Black people are discriminated against and disproportionately criminalized at every stage…
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9 July
Being Black and Republican in the Era of Trump Presents Real Challenges
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I had to reevaluate my views and why I was with a [Democratic] party that did not support me. While I have always been conservative, I was…
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9 July
D.C.-Area Activist Gives First-Hand Take on Dem Debates
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Melanie Campbell flew to her native Florida to personally feel, hear and see the 20 Democratic presidential candidates debate on health care, race, foreign affairs and other topics…
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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
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