By Stacy M. BrownFor the Washington Informer@StacyBrownMedia On Tuesday, Dec. 5, Vice President Kamala Harris broke the previous record set by John C. Calhoun in the 19th century for the […]
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Congressional Leaders Advocate for Rosa Parks Day Federal Holiday
By Stacy M. Brown As the nation approaches the 68th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ historic arrest, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama’s 7th District, along with Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) […]
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From Towels to Grand Pianos Survey Reveals Daring Hotel Heists and National Trends
By Stacy M. BrownFor The Washington Informer@StacyBrownMedia The hotel industry is in the middle of a busy holiday season as 2023 draws to a close, thanks to increased business travel […]
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Hip Hop Icons and Entrepreneurs T.I. and Tiny Open Affordable Housing Complex in Atlanta
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Hip-hop power couple T.I. and Tiny celebrated the grand opening of their long-awaited affordable housing complex, The Intrada Westside, during a ribbon-cutting […]
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Dr. G is bringing powerful women together
By Marlissa Collier On Saturday, November 11, 2023, Dallas Weekly joined the Dallas-based speaker agency, 24 Carats as the firm hosted its inaugural Women of Power Symposium, drawing over 100 […]
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Can You Imagine Life Without White Supremacy?
By Liz Courquet-Lesaulnier Originally appeared in Word in Black Given how overwhelmingly negative news about Black people is in the mainstream press, you’ve probably engaged in doomscrolling, the practice of clicking through […]
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New Funding Cuts Can Make Life Harder for Black Students
By Aziah Siid Originally appeared in Word in Black Time and time again, teachers call for more money to buy materials for classroom projects and pay for field trips. Principals and CEOs […]
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Overhaul Needed: Tackling Youth Incarceration and Racial Disparities
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia In its report, “System Reforms to Reduce Youth Incarceration: Why We Must Explore Every Option Before Removing Any Young Person from Home,” the Sentencing […]
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Silence Isn’t the Answer
Roslyn Thibodeaux Goodall is Making Noise About Alzheimer’s Disease in the Black Community By Lynn Pearcey Alzheimer’s Disease is a debilitating monster that ravages sufferers in a painfully slow, methodical […]
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TikTok Shuts Down $2 Billion Creator Fund
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia TikTok, the Chinese-owned social media giant, is bidding farewell to its $2 billion Creator Fund, an initiative launched in 2020 to support […]