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Jul- 2019 -22 July#NNPA BlackPress
The Storied History of the NAACP
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Much has changed since the creation of the NAACP 110 years ago, and as we highlight these…
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22 July#NNPA BlackPress
VIDEO: Hamilton County Juvenile Judge Tracie Hunter Dragged Off to Jail — Literally
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Hunter was initially charged with committing nine felonies. After charges were dropped on all but one, she…
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22 July#NNPA BlackPress
Driving While Black: Police Continue to Profile, Stop and Search African American Drivers
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “What’s particularly damning about this data is that police were more likely to search Black people than…
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22 July#NNPA BlackPress
Philadelphia Fires 13 Officers for Racist Facebook Posts
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In Philadelphia, several officers have been terminated while in St. Louis, prosecutors have barred a number of…
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21 July#NNPA BlackPress
Unrest over Brandon Webber shooting leaves many questions, few answers
NNPA NEWSWIRE — It’s exposure to violence like this incident that Tennessee State Rep. Antonio Parkinson (D-Memphis) attributed to his…
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21 July#NNPA BlackPress
IN MEMORIAM: Community honors Sadie Roberts-Joseph
NNPA NEWSWIRE — BATON ROUGE (The Drum/NNPA)—For more than three decades, Sadie Roberts-Joseph was an exceptional force of civic and…
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21 July#NNPA BlackPress
Dr. Patrice Harris Sworn-In as the American Medical Association’s First Black Female President
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “And I hope to be tangible evidence for young girls and young boys and girls from communities…
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21 July#NNPA BlackPress
If You’re Poor in America, Debtor’s Prison is Real
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The people who are jailed or threatened with jail often are the most vulnerable Americans living paycheck…
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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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20 July#NNPA BlackPress
‘My background don’t define me’: Forum aims to connect employers, ex-offenders
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a capacity crowd at the University Center Ballroom at The University of Memphis, Lori Black blended…
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