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OPINION: More than Racist Facebook Posts, Police Vehicle Stops are Driving Distrust

October 18, 2019 admin 0

Updated: October 15, 2019 – 3:10 PM After the Plain View Project published a catalogue of racist Facebook comments made by more than 300 active duty Philadelphia police officers earlier this year, city officials — to say nothing […]

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Woman Slain by Police Officer Gives Us Another Deja Vu Moment

October 14, 2019 Staff 0

By Donald Lee On the heels of the recent conviction and sentencing of a white female police officer who killed a black male in his own home in Dallas, Fort Worth has found itself in […]

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Was Dallas Police Sentencing Restorative Justice or Blacks Being too Forgiving?

October 14, 2019 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood First, let me give my disclaimer. My goal in writing this commentary is to be as objective as possible because I think that both sides of this debate have very valid points. […]

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Fannie Lou Hamer Died of Untreated Breast Cancer

October 14, 2019 Staff 0

by Dr. Julianne Malveaux October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the proliferation of pink ribbons is about to start. Predatory capitalists will make breast cancer their cause, producing pink t-shirts, pocketbooks, everything. It’s a […]

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Support the Black Press Now, Still News for You and About You!

October 14, 2019 Staff 0

By Lee Brown I have fond memories as a child of my mother reading the newspaper each day. She has continued to do so for the last 50 years. It was her love of the […]

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It’s Time for Black Athletes to Leave White Colleges

October 11, 2019 admin 0

By JEMELE HILL is a staff writer for The Atlantic, where she covers sports, race, politics, and culture. They attract money and attention to the predominantly white universities that showcase them, while HBCUs struggle. What  would happen if […]

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COMMENTARY: Whether you impeach him or he leaves at the end of his term, what’s after Donald Trump?

October 4, 2019 admin 0

INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — By Larry Smith This week, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi initiated a long-anticipated formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. Six House committees are investigating whether Trump’s actions while […]

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Debt Collectors Target Consumers of Color, People Making Less Than $50K

September 30, 2019 Staff 0

Consumer survey finds bipartisan support for effective debt collection regulation By Charlene Crowell A new survey asked likely voters across the country what they thought of a proposed debt collection rule. The response was strong […]

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Affordable Housing is a Growing Crisis for African Americans

September 30, 2019 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood Anyone who has recently purchased a home can attest that prices are now skyrocketing. Homes that would sale for $150,000 three years ago in North Jacksonville are now selling for $225,000 to […]

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What Does a Just America Look Like?

September 30, 2019 Staff 0

by Dr. E. Faye Williams Sometimes I allow myself to imagine a world with justice for all—not just in words, but by deeds. Before I go around the world with what I would like to […]

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