By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Vice President Kamala Harris appeared at the NAACP convention in Atlantic City on Monday, July 18, declaring that freedom, liberty, […]
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The Social Crisis, Black Folks and the Economy
By John E. Warren, Publisher The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint It appears that we continue to live in Charles Dickens “A Tale of Two Cities”. He wrote these words: […]
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Biden Takes Steps to Defend Reproductive Rights
By Breanna Reeves While President Biden has clarified that the only way to restore nationwide reproductive rights previously protected under Roe v. Wade is through Congress, “Until then, he has […]
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Gloves Off as Politicians Attack Each Other on Guns After Texas School Massacre
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia As adults grapple with talking to their children about the latest school massacre where 19 elementary school students and two […]
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Mississippi Team Uncovers Arrest Warrant for White Woman Who Lied About Emmett Till
A warrant for the arrest of Carolyn Bryant Donham — identified as “Mrs. Roy Bryant” on the document — was discovered last week by searchers inside a file folder that […]
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NNPA and Transformative Justice Coalition Announce National GOTV Campaign Targeting 10 Million More Black Voters
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Ahead of the all-important 2022 midterm elections, reports show that more than 55 million Americans remain unregistered to vote – […]
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Listen to Your Heart
By Dr. Aaron Horne, MD Structural and Interventional Cardiologist, Summit Health More than a year and a half into a global pandemic that has disproportionately impacted communities of color, we […]
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JUNETEENTH EVENTS
Juneteenth Tennis Exhibition Event will start at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 18, at Kiest Tennis Center in Dallas. A special feature this year will be our Celeb Doubles Match, […]
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Despite Apathy, Activists and Strategists Urge Black Voters Not to Sit out 2022 Midterms
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The failure of Congress to pass legislation like the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the George Floyd Justice […]
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Seven Decades After First Black Reporter Covered the White House, the Black Press Receives Coveted Credentials
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Seventy-two years after President Franklin D. Roosevelt invited Harry S. McAlpin Jr. of the National Negro Publishers Association to cover […]