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Bernie Sanders Wants Free College for Everyone, But is it a Realistic Concept?

February 17, 2020 Staff 0

“Education is a precondition to survival in America today,” said Marian Wright Edelman. That belief in the value of education was rooted at the foundation of President Obama’s announcement during his second term in office […]

Editorials

Hair Discrimination is Alive and Well

February 17, 2020 Staff 0

Dr. Julianne Malveaux By Julianne Malveaux Andrew Johnson, a high school wrestler, was forced to submit to the humiliating act of having his dreadlocks shorn or have his New Jersey team forfeit their match to […]

Sports

Kobe Bryant Public Memorial Set for Feb. 24 at Staples Center

February 7, 2020 Staff 0

Fans gather at L.A. Live on Sunday to pay respects to Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and the seven others who were killed in a helicopter crash Jan. 26. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) […]

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Impeached President, Illegitimate Acquittal

February 6, 2020 Staff 0

Rep. Waters: Impeached President, Illegitimate Acquittal by Maxine Waters NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I applaud the courage of the 48 Senators – 45 Democrats, 2 Independents, and 1 Republican – who put their careers on the […]

Political

Former NAACP Chief and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Kweisi Mfume Wins Primary for Cummings Seat

February 6, 2020 Staff 0

Former NAACP Chief and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Kweisi Mfume Wins Primary for Cummings Seat NNPA NEWSWIRE — Mfume’s primary challenger in Maryland’s seventh congressional district was Cummings’ widow, Maya Rockeymoore Cummings. But the contest […]

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Commemorating our past, starts with cementing our present-day legacy

February 6, 2020 Staff 0

OP-ED: Commemorating our past, starts with cementing our present-day legacy NNPA NEWSWIRE — The obstacles put in place by those that wish to see us disenfranchised – from the Census to the ballot box – […]

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Michigan State University Apologizes For Hanging Historical Black Figures From Tree In Black History Month Display

February 4, 2020 Staff 0

Students say that the display at Wharton Center Gift shop is not the first racially insensitive thing the school has done. By Breanna Edwards, ESSENCE Michigan State University is apologizing for a problematic display that […]

Local

Wrongfully Convicted Jacksonville Man Fights for $2.5M in Compensation After Serving 43 Years Behind Bars

January 27, 2020 Staff 0

Clifford, 77,  is shown above with lawmakers. He was 34 at the time of his arrest A Jacksonville man who  was wrongfully convicted of murder that he served a 43 year sentence for remains on […]

Sports

Fans and Nation Shocked at Death of NBA Legend Kobe Bryant

January 27, 2020 Staff 0

(CNN)Millions of people never met him, but the sudden death of Kobe Bryant and eight others has left a country in mourning. The 41-year-old NBA legend died in a helicopter crash under foggy conditions in […]

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Redefining Suffrage, Unerasing Black Women

January 21, 2020 Staff 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The 19th Amendment was adopted Aug. 18, 1920, after the required number of states ratified the constitutional measure. Though many Black women led suffrage campaigns, the 19th Amendment put white women on […]

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