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Apr- 2020 -20 April#NNPA BlackPress
OP-ED: Remembering Dr. Dorothy Irene Height
NNPA NEWSWIRE — During the early Civil Rights Movement when women worked behind the scenes, Dorothy Height’s quiet power brought…
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19 April#NNPA BlackPress
Minnesota Doctors on the Cutting Edge Of COVID-19 Fight
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Molecular testing technologies help detect the presence of a virus by identifying a small section of the…
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15 April#NNPA BlackPress
AARP and NNPA Join Forces for Riveting Webinar on Saving Black Lives During COVID-19 Pandemic
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jointly hosted by NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., and AARP Vice President of…
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8 April#NNPA BlackPress
IN MEMORIAM: Lean on Me: Singer-Songwriting Legend Bill Withers Dies at 81
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I kept listening to him. I kept listening to Harlem and I kept listening to Grandma’s Hands…
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Jan- 2020 -17 January#NNPA BlackPress
Inhumane Conditions, Violence and Death Represents Everyday Life at Mississippi’s Parchman Prison
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Tuesday, January 14, hip-hop superstar Jay-Z sued the head of the Mississippi Department of Corrections and…
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Sep- 2019 -5 September#NNPA BlackPress
COMMENTARY: Joy
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Mr. [John] Reaves died last month, and many shared their fond memories of him and the Smokey…
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Jul- 2019 -20 July#NNPA BlackPress
COMMENTARY: The Black Man Who Saved Memphis: Robert R. Church
NNPA NEWSWIRE — An editorial in the Evening Scimitar in 1899 put Church’s legacy in this context: “It may be…
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