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Mar- 2020 -13 March#NNPA BlackPress
EXCLUSIVE: Rory Gamble Named First African American President of the UAW
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I was sitting at home and brainstorming on things that I needed to do, and then the…
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Jan- 2020 -30 January#NNPA BlackPress
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Sen. Doug Jones On Voting Rights, Impeachment, and Iran
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In an interview that tackled several pressing topics, Jones said he "absolutely agreed" that voting rights are…
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29 January#NNPA BlackPress
Congressional Black Caucus Detail Upcoming CBC 2020 National Black Leadership Summit
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Members of the Congressional Black Caucus will be convening the Congressional Black Caucus National Black Leadership Summit…
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17 January#NNPA BlackPress
Dallas Examiner Publisher Mollie Belt to Receive NNPA Lifetime Achievement Award
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It is with great pleasure that the NNPA Executive Committee has selected Mollie Belt for the honor…
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Sep- 2019 -11 September#NNPA BlackPress
NNPA to Honor Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA) for Contributions in Education
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "If we are going to prepare our country's youth for their future properly, we must ensure that…
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Aug- 2019 -3 AugustBlack History
Women’s Suffrage Forged by Founding Sisters: Happy Birthday to Ida B.
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — So proclaimed Ida B. Wells-Barnett, who fearlessly shined a light with words on the abominable dark days…
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2 AugustCommunity
Human Rights Commission Honors Tribune Publisher
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — This award is named in honor of Jocelyn D. Wurzburg of Memphis who has a long…
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2 AugustOp-Ed
OP-ED: “It City” Still Has a Lot of Hate to Cleanse
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — For over 25 years the Tennessee Tribune has proudly chronicled the good things happening in North Nashville…
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1 AugustCommunity
Civil Rights Panel: Disabled Students of Color Punished More
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights says students of color with disabilities are disciplined more harshly than…
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Jul- 2019 -30 JulyBlack History
A Fully Illustrated Edition of James’s Baldwin’s “The Fire Next Time” with Photography by Steve Schapiro
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — In 1963, two of James Baldwin’s most influential essays were fused to form a bestselling book…
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