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Prison Debate Team Beats Harvard Debate Team in National Competition

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Three members of the Harvard University debate team competed against three inmates who were convicted of violent crimes. The inmates won the debate, proof that prison isn’t always the end of the line for some […]

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Justice Dept. Disburses $23 Million for Police Cameras

September 28, 2015 Staff 0

White House efforts to foster improved policing and better ties between communities and law enforcement went a step further this week, as the Department of Justice announced its awarding of more than $23.2 million in […]

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Phi Beta Sigma Headquarters to Serve as Command Center for the Million Man March Anniversary

September 28, 2015 Staff 0

In a move symbolic of its commitment of service to humanity, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. (PBS) International President, Jonathan A. Mason, Sr. turned over the keys to office space in the community service organization’s […]

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Black Women Mobilizing for 2016 Vote

September 18, 2015 Staff 0

By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As the 2016 election cycle ramps up, Essence magazine and the Black Women’s Roundtable have teamed up to mobilize and re-energize Black women voters. The partnership […]

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President Obama Announces $175 Million in Apprenticeships

September 18, 2015 Staff 0

By Zenitha Prince Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper President Obama this week announced new opportunities for Americans to broaden their horizons and forge successful career pathways. Speaking at Macomb Community College in […]

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Dark Money in Politics Threatens Black Interests

September 18, 2015 Staff 0

By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent   WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The explosion of “dark money” spent in the political system in the United States threatens racial equity in the United States making it harder […]

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Mother Rejects Payout, Refusing to Stay Silent in Lawsuit Against Cops Who Killed Her Son

September 18, 2015 Staff 0

by Matt Ferner (Huffington Post) The mother of Darrien Hunt, a 22-year-old black man who was shot and killed by Utah police last year, rejected an offer to settle her lawsuit against the city and […]

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Councilwoman Brown’s Town Hall Meeting Brings City Leaders Together in One Room

September 10, 2015 Staff 0

2015 Incoming City of Jacksonville District 8 Councilwoman Katrina Brown held her first Town Hall meeting, Thursday, September 3 at the Bradham-Brooks Library. At least 100 residents in District 8 came out to hear Councilwoman […]

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Black Methodist Leaders Organize for Justice

September 10, 2015 Staff 0

By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Flanked by images of the nine men and women at Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, S.C., and the four little girls killed in the 1963 bombing […]

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MSNBC Moves Al Sharpton To Sunday Mornings

August 28, 2015 Staff 0

Reverend Al Sharpton, who has hosted an early-evening program onMSNBC for four years, is moving to a once-a-week perch at the NBCUniversal-owned cable-news network as it seeks to focus more intently on breaking-news coverage and […]

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