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Apr- 2020 -23 April#NNPA BlackPress
LIVESTREAM: NNPA Partners with #Donate1Post to Help Black-Owned Businesses During COVID-19
NNPA NEWSWIRE — To combat the resulting uncertainty and help ensure that Black-owned businesses can sustain themselves and survive the…
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Sep- 2019 -10 September#NNPA BlackPress
Will Toxic Lead Water be the norm in poor cities in America?
THE WESTSIDE GAZETTE — The officials will admit there is a lead crisis in the drinking water, in certain parts…
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Aug- 2019 -21 August#NNPA BlackPress
PRESS ROOM: Community Bank Launches Innovative Friends & Family Fund to Support Entrepreneurs of Color
CHICAGO DEFENDER — There is no shortage of great business ideas among communities of color but what they have historically…
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19 AugustFeatured
Planned Parenthood Names Black President and CEO
THE AFRO — During a critical time for reproductive rights, Planned Parenthood has made a shift in leadership, announcing that…
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18 AugustFeatured
Black Congressional Leadership Grills JUUL Executives
THE AFRO — Federal and local regulations have attempted to curb youth usage, primarily focusing on policing retailers for sales to…
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15 August#NNPA BlackPress
Ohio State Sen. Cecil Thomas: Tracie Hunter’s Conviction is Unlawful
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “No one is above the law, including judges and prosecutors,” Thomas said. However, in an Aug. 13…
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15 August#NNPA BlackPress
Obama decries leaders “who demonize those who don’t look like us”
THE WESTSIDE GAZETTE — In a rare public statement Monday about twin mass shootings that have rattled the nation, former…
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14 August#NNPA BlackPress
OP-ED: Why I’m Visiting the Border
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I shook hands with a 13 year-old-boy whose mother told him to make eye contact and shake…
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12 August#NNPA BlackPress
COMMENTARY: Calling Out Racism, White Supremacy and White Nationalism is More Vital Than Ever
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The press is the only privately-owned institution specifically mentioned by name in the U.S. Constitution. Our words…
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12 AugustNational
Police Investigating Threat Against NAACP’s Richmond Chapter
THE AFRO — Police in Virginia are investigating a report that somebody left a threatening message on the voicemail for…
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