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Jul- 2019 -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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19 July#NNPA BlackPress
CFPB turns its back on fair lending enforcement and reporting
NNPA NEWSWIRE — More than 50 years ago, this nation enacted legal guarantees that fair housing would be available to…
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17 July#NNPA BlackPress
U.S. House Votes to Condemn President Trump’s Use of Social Media to Spread Racist Messages
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Some of us have been victims of the stain, the pain, the hurt of racism. In the…
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17 July#NNPA BlackPress
Waters to Facebook: Today’s Hearing is Only the First Step in Our Oversight and Legislative Process
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Facebook has proposed backing Libra tokens with government currencies and government guaranteed securities, and holding them in…
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15 July#NNPA BlackPress
Breast cancer is the most imperative health issue Facing African American women
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among black women, and an estimated 33,840 new cases…
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