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Dec- 2024 -15 DecemberPolitics
Clyburn Statement on President Biden Providing Clemency and Pardons for Individuals Convicted of Non-Violent Crimes
Congressman Clyburn co-led a letter alongside Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) to President Biden urging…
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Mar- 2022 -10 March#NNPA BlackPress
Black Women Leaders and Allies to Rally at United States Supreme Court In Support of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Nomination to Serve on Nation’s Highest Court
Rally and Speak Out is part of a national series of mobilizations led by Black women leaders and allies to…
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Jan- 2022 -6 January#NNPA BlackPress
Sen. Schumer Says Senate Will Vote on Changes to Filibuster by MLK Day
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The weaponization of rules [means that rules] once meant to short-circuit obstruction have been hijacked to guarantee…
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Oct- 2020 -19 October#NNPA BlackPress
Black Scholars Form Group to Educate and Dismiss Election Myths on Social Media
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Black voters continue to face enormous hurdles in the U.S. electoral process. Voter disenfranchisement and suppression are…
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May- 2020 -9 May#NNPA BlackPress
OP-ED: African American Coalition of Indianapolis Statement on the Fatal Police Action Shooting of Dreasjon Reed
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — While we await the next steps of the criminal and administrative investigation of this shooting, we would…
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8 May#NNPA BlackPress
The Fight for the 2020 Vote and the March to the Ballot Box
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Monday, May 4, The Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC) and the Voting Rights Alliance held a tele-townhall…
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8 May#NNPA BlackPress
Ahmaud Arbery: Georgia Man Killed While Jogging
THE BURTON WIRE — On this particular day, Gregory McMichael, 64, saw Arbery running through their neighborhood and alleges he…
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8 May#NNPA BlackPress
Shooting Death in Georgia of Ahmaud Arbery is Defined as a “Modern Day Lynching”
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, 25, went viral on social media on May 6, months after…
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7 May#NNPA BlackPress
Nurse Tierra Norman Helps Keep Pandemic Frontline Strong
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, Tierra Norman spent her teens in Inglewood and attended…
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5 May#NNPA BlackPress
Rep. Jim Clyburn Will Lead House Oversight Committee on Coronavirus
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Clyburn noted that healthcare and other fraud has run rampant during the current novel coronavirus pandemic and,…
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