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Mar- 2020 -5 March#NNPA BlackPress
150 Years After Ratification of the 15th Amendment, Black Votes Are Still Contested
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by…
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Feb- 2020 -28 February#NNPA BlackPress
Schumer, Pelosi Joint Statement on Congressional Action to Combat The Coronavirus
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The United States government must do more to address the spread of the deadly coronavirus in a…
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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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17 February#NNPA BlackPress
DCCC Employs Innovative Game Plan to Increase New Democratic Majority
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “[We] know that voting is an essential right and that expanding access to ballot is good for…
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10 February#NNPA BlackPress
PRESS ROOM: Oversight Committee to Hold Critical Hearing with Census Bureau Director This Week
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We are holding a hearing this week to hear directly from the Bureau about its strategy to…
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10 February#NNPA BlackPress
OP-ED: Plantation Politics in Minority Broadcasting
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Earlier this month in Congress, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology…
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Jan- 2020 -27 January#NNPA BlackPress
OP-ED: Hidden Tax Increases on Airlines Tickets Won’t Fly
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Most Americans have probably never heard of the PFC, now capped at about $4.50 per person for…
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19 January#NNPA BlackPress
Black News Channel Network Launch Fulfills Lifelong Dream of JC Watts
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Tallahassee, Florida-based BNC counts as the brainchild of J.C. Watts, Jr., who is described by Tommy…
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Sep- 2019 -25 SeptemberHealth
Black Maternal Health Crisis Prompts Politicians, Providers To Act
THE AFRO — One previous cesarean section, a five-page written plan outlining post-delivery care for her oldest child and around 12…
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12 September#NNPA BlackPress
COMMENTARY: Standing Up for Those Struggling to Survive
THE AFRO — The Maryland Department of Human Resources estimates that more than 650,000 Marylanders receive nutrition help each month through…
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