Originally appeared in NNPA By Stacy M. Brown In the wake of still another mass shooting in America, this time at an Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky, the nation […]
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Republicans Feeling Heat in Tennessee as Councils Poised to Re-Seat Ousted Legislators
Originally appeared in NNPA By Stacy M. Brown On NNPA’s Let It Be Known, Rev. Mark Thompson, the host of Make it Plain and an NNPA contributor, stated, “My understanding […]
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American Democracy Dies in Tennessee as GOP Expels Two Black Lawmakers Over Gun Control Protests
By Stacy M. Brown Originally appeared in NNPA American democracy took another stake through the heart in Tennessee, where Republicans in the state House of Representatives shamelessly ignored the will […]
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Gov. Greg Abbott backs call for pardon for Daniel Perry, who killed Austin protester in 2020
By William Melhado, The Texas Tribune April 8, 2023 Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to consider recommending a pardon for Daniel Perry on Saturday, […]
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Violated Ethics Laws with Multiple Super Yacht Cruises with Republican Donor
By Stacy M. Brown Originally appeared in NNPA Justices are required to report all gifts of $415 or more that are “anything of value” and not fully reimbursed. There’s no […]
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HUD Announces $5.5 Million Award for HBCUs to Conduct Housing and Community Development Research
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Originally appeared in NNPA “HBCUs create economic opportunity both for their students and throughout the communities they serve,” said HUD Secretary […]
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Texans who take custody of their relatives’ kids struggle to make ends meet — and to get more aid from the state
By Sneha Dey Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune Relative caregivers, like grandparents who want to keep kids out of foster care, usually get half as much state assistance as […]
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To tackle high housing costs, Texas lawmakers push to build more homes
By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune, And Lucy Tompkins, The Texas Tribune and The New York Times As Texas contends with historically high home prices and rents, state legislators might […]
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Texas Senate’s priority bills on higher ed would end tenure, diversity policies
By Kate McGee Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune The bills are part of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s list of priorities and, if passed as filed, could have profound impacts […]
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Biden Issues Executive Order on Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities
On his first day in office two years ago, the president signed an executive order recognizing long-standing disparities and pledging that the government would remedy them.The new executive order comes […]
