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Aug- 2019 -15 August#NNPA BlackPress
Committee Chairs Request Information from Consumer Bureau on Efforts to Protect Student Loan Borrowers
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Former Student Loan Ombudsman Seth Frotman asserted in his August 2018 resignation letter that CFPB leadership “has…
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15 August#NNPA BlackPress
Mayor Bottoms Urges Immediate Senate Action on Gun Safety Legislation
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms joined 214 bipartisan mayors from across the nation signing on to a letter…
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4 AugustCommunity
Strong to make bid for Congress; sets up challenge to Cohen
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Corey Strong took the helm of a frayed, embattled Shelby County Democratic Party on August 5, 2017.…
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1 August#NNPA BlackPress
OP-ED: Reform Alternative Business Lending Practices to Protect Small-Business Owners
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Lenders have been requiring their small business borrowers, as a condition of receiving any short-term loans from…
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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 -31 JulyCrime
House Holds Attorney General and Commerce Secretary in Contempt
PASADENA JOURNAL — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to hold Attorney General William Barr and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur…
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30 July#NNPA BlackPress
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…
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25 JulyBusiness
Bank of America Selects Five Los Angeles Teens for Student Leaders Program
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Bank of America recently announced that five high school students across Los Angeles have been selected…
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21 July#NNPA BlackPress
REPORT: Black Men Are Biggest Beneficiaries of the First Step Act
NNPA NEWSWIRE — More than 1,000 individuals incarcerated in federal prisons were granted sentence reductions in the four months since…
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19 July#NNPA BlackPress
CFPB turns its back on fair lending enforcement and reporting
NNPA NEWSWIRE — More than 50 years ago, this nation enacted legal guarantees that fair housing would be available to…
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