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Top White House Official Cedric Richmond Affirms to African Americans: “You’ve Got a Friend in President Biden”

February 8, 2021 admin 0

#NNPA BlackPress – President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are not only talking the talk when it comes to racial equity. The new administration is walking that walk. In the first of what […]

Business

Black Investors Take Note: Reddit Rebellion Rescues GameStop Stock

February 8, 2021 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE (www.blackpressusa.com) — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – The band of amateur day traders that interact with each other on the Reddit page WallStreetBets, encouraged whoever was listening to […]

Editorials

Celebrating Black History: The St. Augustine Four is a Vital Part of Black History

February 8, 2021 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – It was while in St. Augustine that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., urged President Lyndon B. Johnson to send federal […]

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Canada Extends Ban on Cruise Ships Until at Least 2022

February 8, 2021 admin 0

(Source: www.travelandleisure.com)  The ban was first implemented in March 2020 and was set to expire Feb. 28, 2021. The Canadian government extended a ban on cruise ships until at least 2022 just weeks before its […]

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Business

How To Reduce High Employee Turnover: The Ultimate Guide

February 8, 2021 admin 0

By Nina Stankova – Employee Retention Strategies -Attracting top talent to your company and then keeping that talent once you’ve got it, is crucial to your business’s growth and reputation. Employee retention and motivation are interdependent […]

Entertainment

Chadwick Boseman Makes History As First Actor Nominated For Four Awards In One Year

February 7, 2021 Staff 0

Chadwick Boseman Makes History As First Actor Nominated For Four Awards In One Year by  Sammy Approved (BAW) Black History Month is off to a great start. Several award nominations were announced for 2021, and […]

Entertainment

‘Queen Sugar’ returns on February 16

February 5, 2021 Staff 0

CHARLEY, AN ATTORNEY by trade, is shown during a moment of despair as she mulls the future of the family’s sugar cane farm. By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, M.S.J. The series, which was just picked up […]

Local

City Sponsors Surprise Vaccine Distribution on the Northside

February 5, 2021 Staff 0

In an effort to battle the disparity of African-American receiving the vaccine, the City of Jacksonville sponsored a surprise first come first serve vaccination for 900 doses. Despite the myth that Black people do not […]

Sports

How MLB & Clubs Are Observing Black History Month

February 5, 2021 Staff 0

Major League Baseball, its Clubs, and media entities, MLB Network and MLB.com, will observe Black History Month 2021 in a variety of ways, across the sport. In partnership with The Paley Center, all employees throughout […]

National

Abrams, Black Lives Matter are Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

February 5, 2021 Staff 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Stacey Abrams political activist, voter registration & voting rights advocate has set a national standard for democracy. Her political activism has resulted in a nomination for a Nobel Prize. She deserves it […]

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