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Feb- 2020 -12 February#NNPA BlackPress
Mike Bloomberg Makes History with the Black Press of America
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The Bloomberg campaign’s initiative is groundbreaking, and it goes to significantly increasing the economic health of African…
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Sep- 2019 -20 September#NNPA BlackPress
A CLOSER LOOK AT: Jim Strickland: ‘More Memphians have hope now than four years ago’
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is optimistic. With the October 3 election less than a month away, the…
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8 September#NNPA BlackPress
Mayor Woodfin announces free college tuition for Birmingham school students
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Students who have attended Birmingham City Schools are eligible for a free in-state tuition program through the…
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Aug- 2019 -4 AugustArt
City Re-Establishes the Cultural Affairs Commission
OAKLAND POST — On July 16, the Oakland City Council passed an ordinance that re-established the Cultural Affairs Commission. This…
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Jul- 2019 -23 July#NNPA BlackPress
IN MEMORIAM: Sterling Tucker, Civil Rights Leader and Activist Politician, Dies at 95
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Prominent American civil rights activist and Washington, D.C. politician Sterling Tucker passed away on July 14, in…
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