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CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Makes History Among the Most Diverse White House Administration

February 14, 2022 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — @StacyBrownMedia – By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – A former policy official who played a crucial role in guiding the Affordable Care Act – or […]

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Do All Black People Look Alike? Virginia Governor Mixed Up Two Black Legislators and Lauded the Wrong One for Black History Month

February 13, 2022 Staff 0

Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin mistook one Black legislator for another when he complimented the wrong one for a speech for Black History Month. Democratic state senator Louise Lucas revealed on Twitter that Republican Youngkin texted […]

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Hundred of Returning Citizens Traveling to the State Capitol for Florida Rights Restoration Coalition’s (FRRC) Advocacy Day

February 7, 2022 admin 0

-Group Advocating For Second Chance Employment, Housing and Voting Initiatives on February 16th-  TALLAHASSEE, FLA. – February 7, 2022 Florida Rights Restoration Coalition (FRRC), including hundreds of returning citizens from across Florida, will return to the […]

President Joe Biden chose to focus on the just-released unemployment numbers in September jobs report, describing that measure as “great progress.” Biden delivered those remarks on October 8 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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President Biden Confirms He Will Select a Black Woman for the U.S. Supreme Court

February 7, 2022 admin 0

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Correspondent – Source: www.blackpressusa.com) -NNPA NEWSWIRE — At the White House before Breyer spoke, the President said, “I have made no decision except one. The person I will nominate […]

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Economic Power Is the Solution to Racism

February 7, 2022 admin 0

By Reginald K. Blount – Protest in major US cities continue across the nation against racial injustices. The accusations of systematic racism built into the American system of government appears to keep Black Americans in a […]

Education

Duval County Public Schools: Shining a Spotlight on Local Black History

February 1, 2022 admin 0

(Source: www.duvalschools.org) – Feb. 1, 2022 – At a time when opportunities for women were severely limited, she ran a profitable business, became a philanthropist, and founded a nursing home, orphanage, and childcare center. He was […]

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Candidate for Congress Kina Collins Says It is Time to Let Young People Lead

January 27, 2022 admin 0

THE CHICAGO DEFENDER — Chicago Defender Staff – By Kina Collins | Chicago Defender – (Source: www.blackpresusa.com) – John Lewis was 25 when he marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, and was […]

Education

Ribault Educator Selected Teacher of the Year

January 27, 2022 admin 0

Charles Darwin Magdaluyo, a human anatomy and physiology teacher at Jean Ribault High School was named the 2022 VyStar Duval County Teacher of the Year at the 31st Annual EDDY Awards. Magdaluyo, who has taught […]

Education

Jacksonville Educators Speak at 2022 African Language Conference African Language Week

January 27, 2022 admin 0

Jacksonville Educators Speak at 2022 African Language Conference African Language Week 2022, included Africa Day 2022, held on the audio app Clubhouse. William and Aida Jackson, Jacksonville educators invited to speak on the global Clubhouse […]

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Emmett Till and His Mother Will Receive Congressional Gold Medal in New Bill Passed by Senate

January 25, 2022 admin 0

Source: www.thewestsidegazette.com – By Victor Omondi – Emmett Till, a Chicago teen killed in the 1950s for the color of his skin, will be awarded a Congressional Gold Medal. The then teen’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, will […]

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