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Minority undercounts disguise extent of diversity – Miami Times Staff Report –  Aug 17, 2021 Updated Aug 22, 2021 The U.S. became more diverse and urban over the past decade, while the white population dropped for the first […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent –  Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – “While federal, state, and local governments have spent nominally more on infrastructure in recent years, the rising cost of […]

 By Stacy M. Brown – via www.washingtoninformer.com – August 10, 2021 – The Senate on Tuesday passed a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, one of President Joe Biden’s most ambitious pieces of legislation. The bill, […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacey Brown @StacyBrownMedia – via www.blackpressusa.com – It’s not currently known just how many Americans face eviction, but leaders in the House and Senate have urged the White House to act. […]

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent / @StacyBrownMedia – “The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the death of over 500,000 Americans. Tens of millions have been infected,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — As COVID-19 cases rise among unvaccinated people and where the more transmissible Delta virus variant is surging, this funding will expand activities to detect, diagnose, trace, and monitor infections and mitigate the […]

By Michael “Ice-Blue” Harris | July 20, 2021 | 0 – Congressman John Lewis’ legacy will continue to live on as the U.S. Navy christened the USNS John Lewis on Saturday, July 17, in San Diego, honoring the late congressman […]

via www.washingtoninformer.com – By Sam P. K. Collins – For the next few weeks, a multi-ethnic coalition of activists, labor organizers and religious leaders will engage elected officials and promote the passage of federal legislation […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE —  By Stacy M. Brown  – July 10, 2021 (via www.blackpressusa.com) –  After spelling the word “Murraya,” a genus of tropical Asiatic and Australian trees, Zaila Avant-garde became the first African American to […]

By Hamil R. Harris (For more visit www.washingtoninformer.com) July 7, 2021In the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision and Republican-controlled state legislatures further weakening the Voting Rights Act, Martin Luther King III is calling […]