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Supreme Court Rules Against Lowering Sentences for Crack Cocaine Convictions

June 14, 2021 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – “This is still White America, and the Supreme Court reflects this ‘white privilege’ mindset,” stated Tremaine Powell, an Alexandria, […]

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US Unemployment Claims Fall to 376,000, Sixth Straight Drop

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By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — (www.bnc.tv) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell for the sixth straight week as the U.S. economy reopens rapidly after being held back […]

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Black Americans Have Worse Voting Rights Now Than in 1965

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By Dean Obeidallah, MSNBC Opinion Columnist – (Source: www.msnbc.com) – Civil rights in America are far from a given when Black Americans had more voting rights in 1965 than they do today. On Tuesday, a […]

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Darnella Frazier, Who Filmed George Floyd’s Murder, Wins An Honorary Pulitzer

June 11, 2021 admin 0

(Source: www.npr.org) – By JOE HERNANDEZ  – Darnella Frazier, who was 17 when she recorded George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis last year, was awarded a special citation by the Pulitzer Board on Friday. The video played a […]

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CDC to Hold ‘Emergency Meeting’ on Heart Inflammation after COVID-19 Vaccines

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(Source: www.thehill.com) – BY JORDAN WILLIAMS – 06/11/21 – An advisory panel of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will hold an emergency meeting on June 18 to discuss rare reports of heart inflammation after doses of COVID-19 […]

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Black Republican Lawmaker Says He’s Being Snubbed by the Congressional Black Caucus

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By Frank Thorp V, Julie Tsirkin and Dareh Gregorian June 10, 2021 – (Source: www.nbcnews.com) – /A Black freshman Republican from Florida said Thursday that the Congressional Black Caucus has been rebuffing his efforts to join the group. In a statement, […]

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Black Women’s Next Targets: Governorships and Senate Seats

June 10, 2021 admin 0

Bill Barrow The Associated Press – (Source: www.miamitimesonline.com) – Jennifer McClellan remembers her parents recounting life as Black Southerners enduring segregation and the trauma and triumph of the civil rights movement. It taught her that […]

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The Florida Legislature Gets It Right For Children With Special Needs

June 8, 2021 admin 0

THE FLORIDA STAR | THE GEORGIA STAR – By Patricia Elizee, Esq – BlackPressUSA – (www.balckpressusa.com) – Bill CS/CS/DB 1532 sponsored by State Senator Lauren Book, will soon be available to divorcing and separating parents of children […]

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Florida Republicans Pass Restrictive Voting Laws

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NNPA NEWSWIRE – By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor – (www.blackpressusa.com) – The new laws will add ID requirements for absentee ballots, limit the use of voting drop boxes, require voters to request absentee […]

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US Attorney Finalists Include Haitian American

June 7, 2021 admin 0

Miami Times Staff Report – (Source: www.miamitimesonline.com) – A congressional nominating commission chose three finalists to be considered by President Joe Biden for the vacant U.S. attorney’s job in the Southern District of Florida, and […]

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