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Mar- 2020 -5 March#NNPA BlackPress
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…
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4 March#NNPA BlackPress
Day After Black Lives Matter Activists Shut Down Rally, Sen Amy Klobuchar Drops Out of 2020 Race
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The BLM activists at Klobuchar’s rally were referring to the case of Myon Burrell. Burrell was convicted…
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4 March#NNPA BlackPress
COMMENTARY: Building A Powerful Black Media Based on Human Rights
NNPA NEWSWIRE — There is a lack of diversity in American media, and only 6% of owners are minorities. Some…
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Feb- 2020 -28 February#NNPA BlackPress
OP-ED: Why “green buildings” are a civil rights issue
NNPA NEWSWIRE — When we decided to establish our new headquarters as a living building and began to explore what…
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28 February#NNPA BlackPress
Congress Passes Historic Anti-Lynching Legislation
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) called lynchings racially-motivated acts of violence and terror that represent a dark and…
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24 February#NNPA BlackPress
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…
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24 February#NNPA BlackPress
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,"…
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17 February#NNPA BlackPress
Trump Administration Cuts Food Stamps for at Least 700,000 Americans
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Brandon Lipps, the deputy undersecretary for the USDA’s Food Nutrition and Consumer…
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12 February#NNPA BlackPress
Mike Bloomberg Makes History with the Black Press of America
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The Bloomberg campaign’s initiative is groundbreaking, and it goes to significantly increasing the economic health of African…
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11 February#NNPA BlackPress
Black voters are the cornerstone of the Democratic Party and the most reliable voting block.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Trump is increasingly highlighting his pitch to African Americans as Democrats struggle to decide amongst a crowded…
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