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Government Shutdown Closes National Black Museum Indefinitely

January 8, 2019 Staff 0

By Erick Johnson The popular National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) closed Wednesday January 2, the latest attraction to close due to the partial government shutdown. Hundreds of employees at the museum […]

Entertainment

Dame Dash Reveals What Aaliyah Thought About R. Kelly

January 8, 2019 Staff 0

Photo: YouTube screenshot/Hip Hop Motivator By Terry Shropshire Following the release of the recent Lifetime docu-series “Surviving R. Kelly,” over the past few days, pop culture has been deluged with a multiplicity of testimonies of […]

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Tennessee Governor Grants Executive Clemency to Cyntoia Brown

January 8, 2019 Staff 0

by Breana Edwards Finally, there will be some justice for Cyntoia Brown, who has served 15 years in prison for killing a man who solicited her for sex when she was only 16. Tennessee Gov. Bill […]

Sports

Five African American NFL Head Coaches Fired

January 8, 2019 Staff 0

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Correspondent Five of the NFL’s seven African American head coaches were fired on December 31st. Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks was fired after just one season. The Cardinals’ […]

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A Look Ahead to 2019 – What’s on the Political Horizon

January 8, 2019 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood Annually, I do a “Year that was” type of article that looks back at all of the major events that shaped the year. While that is always fun – this year I […]

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First Step Act is the Most Important Federal Criminal Justice Reform in Decades

January 8, 2019 Staff 0

  “For too long, sentencing in our country has been overly severe and has disproportionately targeted communities of color – especially Black men. Reforming some of the most draconian federal sentencing laws, including unfair mandatory […]

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Donald Trump’s Border Wall Demand is Dressed Up With More Lies About Immigrants

January 8, 2019 Staff 0

by Dr. Jesse Jackson “Yes, if we don’t get what we want, one way or the other … I will shut down the government,” said President Trump to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House […]

Political

First Member of Congress Calls for Trump’s Resignation Amid Month of Chaos

December 27, 2018 Staff 0

Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI)  By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor On Christmas Eve, Milwaukee Congresswoman Gwen Moore became the first sitting member of Congress to demand that President Donald Trump resign from the presidency. […]

National

Congress Moves to Help Inmates in Federal Prisons But Not in Predominately Black State Prisons

December 27, 2018 Staff 0

by Frederick Lowe Congress has passed legislation reducing sentences for some inmates serving time in federal prisons, but the law won’t affect state prisons and jails where the majority of black men are serving time. […]

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First Step Act is the Most Important Federal Criminal Justice Reform in Decades

December 27, 2018 Staff 0

“For too long, sentencing in our country has been overly severe and has disproportionately targeted communities of color – especially Black men. Reforming some of the most draconian federal sentencing laws, including unfair mandatory minimum sentences […]

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