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Biden-Harris Administration Energize Black Voters

Yesterday in Philadelphia, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris launched, “Black Voters for Biden-Harris,” the campaign’s national organizing…

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National Bail Out to #FreeBlackMamas in Atlanta amid COVID-19 pandemic

ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — As a collective of Black abolitionist organizers and lawyers, we also know that Black folks, particularly…

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Spokesman: Cosby Lawyers to Seek Early Release Because of Pandemic

NNPA NEWSWIRE — "Mr. Cosby's lawyers are now considering filing a motion asking the court to release Mr. Cosby from…

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EXCLUSIVE — RNC: ‘President Understands Importance of the Black Vote,’ Hires Paris Dennard to Engage Black Community

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dennard, a longtime GOP political commentator, writer, consultant, and strategist, will work to ensure that African Americans…

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For People of Color, Gentrification is More a Curse than a Blessing

NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to a March 2019 study by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), more than 135,000 Black…

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Millions of diabetes patients are missing out on Medicare’s nutrition help

LOUISIANA WEEKLY — The estimated 15 million Medicare enrollees with diabetes or chronic kidney disease are eligible for the benefit,…

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400 Years in Virginia. 500 Years in Slavery.

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Indeed, “the slave trade began in the 15th century,” said Boniface Chidyausiku of Zimbabwe in 2007, when…

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Wells Fargo Announces $1 Billion Affordable Housing Commitment

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Candy Moore, the senior vice president and manager of Wells Fargo’s Community Relations and Southeast Community Development,…

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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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Thomas L. Jennings, First African American to Receive a Patent

OAKLAND POST — Patents are important offi­cial documents as they are used to safeguard one’s inventions. The first U.S. patent…

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