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With Over 50,000 Dead, Civil Rights Leaders Urge African Americans to Remain at Home

April 30, 2020 admin 0

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor – “We encourage all Black churches and businesses to remain closed during this critical period. The denominations and independent churches represented in this statement, which comprise a combined […]

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Democrat Kweisi Mfume Wins Special Election to Fill The Late Elijah Cummings’ Seat

April 29, 2020 admin 0

Washington — Kweisi Mfume, the former head of the NAACP, won Tuesday’s special election for the Maryland congressional seat held by the late Congressman Elijah Cummings. Mfume, a Democrat, defeated Republican Kimberly Klacik in the race to […]

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The Coronavirus Crisis Has Exposed China’s Long History of Racism

April 29, 2020 admin 0

Hsiao-Hung Pai –  Today Africans in Guangzhou are being demonised over Covid-19, but the roots of this prejudice go back centuries. “Clean up the foreign trash!”. “Don’t turn our hometown into an international rubbish dump.” […]

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Journalism Industry Needs Coronavirus Relief Funding

April 28, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The collapse in advertising revenue during the pandemic exacerbated the already perilous financial position of news outlets, who have been decimated by Google and Facebook’s monopolistic actions. The Tampa Bay Times was […]

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Emotional Maxine Waters Announces that Her Sister is Near Death With COVID-19

April 27, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE By  Stacy M. Brown—  “I’m going to take a moment to dedicate this legislation to my dear sister, who is dying in a hospital in St. Louis, Missouri right now, infected by the coronavirus,” […]

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New CDC Report Reveals Half of COVID-19 Patients Are Obese

April 22, 2020 admin 0

by Lydia Blanco – Over 40% of American adults are overweight. A recent COVID-NET report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that half of the COVID-19 patients are obese. Additionally, 89% of […]

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Reports Suggest Many Have Had Coronavirus With No Symptoms

April 21, 2020 admin 0

By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer – A flood of new research suggests that far more people have had the coronavirus without any symptoms, fueling hope that it will turn out to be much less […]

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US Airlines Will Receive $25 Billion in Federal Aid in Bailout Package

April 16, 2020 admin 0

By Cailey Rizzo – The funds will protect employee pay through Sept. 30, 2020. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, […]

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‘Joe Has All the Qualities We Need in a President Right Now’: Barack Obama Endorses Joe Biden

April 14, 2020 admin 0

WASHINGTON – Former President Barack Obama, who has remained neutral for the entirety of the 2020 Democratic primary, endorsed his former vice president, Joe Biden, on Tuesday. “I’m so proud to endorse Joe Biden for […]

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Cannabis and Cannabis-Related Business Experiencing Unprecedented Demand During the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 13, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — COVID-19 has not affected all industries and businesses equally, with some experiencing a huge spike in sales during the pandemic. Cannabis is just one of the markets that have seen sales surge […]

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