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Feb- 2020 -6 February#NNPA BlackPress
Former NAACP Chief and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Kweisi Mfume Wins Primary for Cummings Seat
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Mfume’s primary challenger in Maryland’s seventh congressional district was Cummings’ widow, Maya Rockeymoore Cummings. But the contest…
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2 February#NNPA BlackPress
IN MEMORIAM: The Honorable Nathaniel R. Jones
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Nathaniel Jones is a pioneer who has never failed to stand for the rights of people denied…
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2 February#NNPA BlackPress
60 Years Ago: Students Launched Sit-In Movement
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Violent episodes were the exceptions and not the rule of the massively spreading Sit-in Movement. In nearly…
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Sep- 2019 -26 September#NNPA BlackPress
Changing the Game: Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Hennessy Partner to Develop Next Generation of Corporate Leaders
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The inaugural cohort of Hennessy Fellows is comprised of 10 MBA students from HBCUs, who were recently…
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24 September#NNPA BlackPress
Black Press Exclusive: Dr. Lonnie Bunch’s African American Museum Dream Fulfilled
NNPA NEWSWIRE — During the intimate video-taped interview inside the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the two…
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20 September#NNPA BlackPress
US House hears testimony on voter discrimination
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — Since the Democrats took control of the U.S. House last November, their efforts to restore the Voting…
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19 September#NNPA BlackPress
Civil Rights Icon Angela Davis Inducted into National Women’s Hall of Fame
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "At each significant turning point in my life, when I was introduced to the world of progressive…
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11 September#NNPA BlackPress
Karen Boykin-Towns Takes her Talents to Sard Verbinnen
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I want people who are going to be able to tell it straight. People who will assess…
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10 September#NNPA BlackPress
Savannah Branch NAACP Hosted Savannah/ Chatham County Public School System Discussion
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE — Last Sunday, August 25th, the Savannah Branch NAACP Education Committee led by Betty Ellington hosted its…
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5 September#NNPA BlackPress
Dr. George T. French Jr. Leaves Miles College On Top
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Miles College President George T. French Jr., PhD, is forever a teacher and a motivator.
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