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Mar- 2020 -8 March#NNPA BlackPress
COMMENTARY: No War on Poverty — The King Holiday and American Hypocrisy
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The movement in the 1960s won a Civil Rights Act and a Voting Rights Act, but the…
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Feb- 2020 -19 February#NNPA BlackPress
OP-ED: By the Content of their Character
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the summer of 1963, Reuther teamed up with Dr. King in Detroit for The Walk to…
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Jan- 2020 -18 January#NNPA BlackPress
EXCLUSIVE: Rev. Dr. William Barber Addresses Systemic Racism, Poverty & Voting Rights During Call with the Black Press
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Following the Shelby County v. Holder Supreme Court case, which gutted key provisions of the Voting Rights…
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3 January#NNPA BlackPress
A Tribute to a Living Legend: Civil Rights Icon John Lewis
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In 1965, Lewis and fellow activist Hosea Williams led what was planned as a peaceful 54-mile march…
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Aug- 2019 -8 August#NNPA BlackPress
COMMENTARY: Who Cares About Fair Elections?
NNPA NEWSWIRE — … people are organizing and attempting to overcome interference by mobilizing the Democratic base of voters. Barbara…
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