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Justice for Ahmaud Arbery:  The Sentencing

January 7, 2022 admin 0

By Dr. Valerie Wardlaw – In the Superior Court of Glynn County, Wanda Cooper-Jones, mother of Ahmaud Arbery took the podium to tell her story of what life has been like for her family without her […]

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Sen. Schumer Says Senate Will Vote on Changes to Filibuster by MLK Day

January 6, 2022 admin 0

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – NNPA NEWSWIRE — (www.blackpressusa.com) – “The weaponization of rules [means that rules] once meant to short-circuit obstruction have been hijacked to guarantee obstruction. We must […]

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NAACP Reaches Settlement with Postal Service Over Delivery of Mail-in Ballots

January 5, 2022 admin 0

(Source: www.telegramnews.net) – Pallets filled with mail-in ballots cram an unloading area at a U.S. Postal Service processing and distribution center. The United States Postal Service has reached an agreement with the NAACP on a […]

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Florida Lawmaker Calls Out Governor DeSantis for ‘Not Wanting to Educate Kids on Black History’ with Anti-CRT Bill

January 5, 2022 admin 0

By Kavontae Smalls | January 3, 2022 – (Source: www.atlantablackstar.com) – “Students deserve to know the truth. Are we passionate about it? You damn right we are,” said Ben Frazier, president and founder of the North Florida Coalition […]

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Outspoken Democratic Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Puts on Blast the ‘Sexual Frustrations’ of Republicans

January 3, 2022 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By  Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) AOC told her more than 12.8 million followers that the GOP’s obsession with her is “starting to get old, ignoring the […]

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Why Can’t Democrats Be More Like Republicans?

December 29, 2021 admin 0

By Reginald J. Clyne, Esq. (Source: www.miamitimesonline.com) – When Barack Obama won the election, Mitch McConnell vowed that the Republicans would block every agenda item our new president would put forth. Obama naively tried to […]

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu Dead at 90

December 26, 2021 Staff 0

(CNN) Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Anglican cleric whose good humor, inspiring message and conscientious work for civil and human rights made him a revered leader during the struggle to end apartheid in his […]

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Welch Among New Mayors Invited to White House to Discuss Infrastructure Plan

December 21, 2021 admin 0

Colleen Wright / TAMPA BAY TIMES/TNS – ST. PETERSBURG — (Source: www.flcourier.com) – Mayor-elect Ken Welch is one of 10 newly elected mayors, including Eric Adams of New York City, Michelle Wu of Boston, and […]

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Congress Passes Measure to Raise Debt Ceiling, Avoiding Government Default

December 20, 2021 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – @StacyBrownMedia – (Source: blackpressusa.com) – “At stake were the livelihoods of working families, who would have had to suffer drastically higher borrowing […]

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MLK Family Calls For ‘No Celebration’ on Their Father’s Annual Holiday

December 20, 2021 admin 0

Source: www.rollingout.com – By Michael “Ice-Blue” Harris  – There may not be a Martin Luther King Jr. celebration this year if the King family and millions of Black Americans don’t get their equal voting rights. The family […]

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