Washington

Karen Boykin-Towns Takes her Talents to Sard Verbinnen

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I want people who are going to be able to tell it straight. People who will assess…

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OP-ED: Flying While Black: Stop the U.S. Congress from Raising Air Travel Taxes

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The tax, known as the passenger facility charge, is a locally enforced but federally authorized fee that…

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Waters Statement on HUD’s Move to Weaken Protections Against Housing Discrimination

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “HUD’s announcement that it plans to weaken the disparate impact standard is part of a series of…

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OP-ED: A Fool’s Folly

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Perhaps the president and those who help him to shape his immigration policy might consult with people…

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Committee Chairs Request Information from Consumer Bureau on Efforts to Protect Student Loan Borrowers

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Former Student Loan Ombudsman Seth Frotman asserted in his August 2018 resignation letter that CFPB leadership “has…

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Sickle Cell Strong: Sickle Cell Disease Advocate Marie Ojiambo

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Marie Ojiambo, who graduated from St. John’s University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in New York…

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Congresswoman Maxine Waters Statement on Capital One Data Breach

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This data breach shows that it’s not just big technology companies and credit reporting agencies like Equifax…

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Committee Democrats Work to Reform Broken Credit Reporting System

NNPA NEWSWIRE — WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, convened a full Committee…

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The Storied History of the NAACP

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Much has changed since the creation of the NAACP 110 years ago, and as we highlight these…

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COMMENTARY: Is U.S. marching steadily to war with Iran?

NNPA NEWSWIRE — A war, Mr. Trump may be estimating, could “rescue” him politically, and inject more money into the…

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