The U.S. National Park Service has restored its original webpage on the history of the Underground Railroad after backlash for deleting a photo of abolitionist Harriet Tubman and segments of text describing the horrors of slavery.
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Biden-Harris Launches a National Law Enforcement Accountability Database to Advance Police Reform and Strengthen Community Trust
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia In what the White House called a significant step towards enhancing police accountability and rebuilding trust between law enforcement and […]
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OP-ED: Biden Needs a Reparations Commission for 2024
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Leaders within the Democratic Party in the last Congress demonstrated their political will for a reparations commission. 217 confirmed yes votes in the House and half of the Senate Committee chairs, along with the Senate Leader, and many of their colleagues, signed on to the Senate bill.
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OP-ED: Biden Policing EO Would Fall Short
By Ben Jealous, President, People For the American Way a Washington, D.C. – Following reports that President Biden will sign an Executive Order on police use of force tomorrow, on […]
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Karine Jean-Pierre Selected as First Black Woman White House Press Secretary
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Karine Jean-Pierre, whose long career in Democratic communications led her to the podium last year as the second Black woman […]