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Aug- 2019 -29 August#NNPA BlackPress
COMMENTARY: Women continue reaching for parity in representation
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — One hundred years ago women were on the cusp of voting equality. They had their first chance…
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29 August#NNPA BlackPress
Hometown Hero Gets Key to the City
THE AFRO — In June, Andre DeShields, the legendary Broadway performer and Baltimore native, captured his first Tony award after…
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26 AugustLaw
Bowser, Todd Push back Against Migrant Holding Facility
THE AFRO — District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser and Ward 4 Council member Brandon Todd are on the political front…
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26 August#NNPA BlackPress
Local African American woman doesn’t care what the odds are, she’s running for president
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — Leaned up against the kitchen sink in her near northside home, Valerie McCray almost slipped up as she…
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25 August#NNPA BlackPress
POLITICS 2019: Moses still maneuvering to get on mayoral ballot
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Local activist Pamela Moses wants her name on the October 3rd ballot and will move forward…
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23 August#NNPA BlackPress
Congresswoman Kelly Completes Naloxone Training, Seeks to Raise Awareness of Training for Lifesaving Opioid-Reversal Drug
CHICAGO DEFENDER — In the 115th Congress, Congresswoman Kelly was a co-sponsor of the Opioid Minority Health Report to Congress…
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23 August#NNPA BlackPress
The Changing Demographics of Mass Incarceration
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD NEWS — The SPLC and many other advocates have shed light on how the criminal justice system criminalizes the…
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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
COMMENTARY: What goes up must come down
DAYTONA TIMES — There is much to object to about No. 45’s presidency – his hateful racial rhetoric, his attacks on…
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15 August#NNPA BlackPress
Congressman John Lewis to Receive Thurgood Marshall Award From American Bar Association
OAKLAND POST — The American Bar Association will present Congressman John Lewis with the Thurgood Marshall Award at its annual meeting…
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