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IN MEMORIAM: The World Mourns A True Icon and Freedom Fighter – John Lewis 1940-2020

July 19, 2020 Staff 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The legislator, freedom fighter and justice warrior, who was famously beaten, bloodied and arrested in Selma, Alabama — and in other cities across the Jim Crow South — during the struggle for […]

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Trump, Asked Why Black People Have Been Killed by Police: ‘So are white people’

July 14, 2020 admin 0

WASHINGTON — By Lauren Egan  – The president’s comments come amid his continuing messaging struggle following the death of George Floyd and the nationwide protests that followed. President Donald Trump on Tuesday refused to answer a […]

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White House Official Ja’Ron Smith: The Left is ‘Playing Politics’ on Police Reform

July 14, 2020 admin 0

By Julia Musto | Fox News – While there is definitely “common ground” in the debate over police reform, the left is “playing politics” instead of problem-solving, Deputy Assistant to the President Ja’Ron Smith asserted Tuesday. In an interview on “America’s […]

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We Need Leaders to Affirm That Black Lives Matter, Not Exploit the Phrase to Divide Us

July 13, 2020 admin 0

By Kevin Cokley – Racial disparities suggest that Black lives really have not mattered. Refusal to even say the words disregards the pain experienced by Black people. President Donald Trump recently called Black Lives Matter […]

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Fact Check: Yes, Historians Do Teach That First Black Members of Congress Were Republicans

July 9, 2020 admin 0

By Brian Lymon – The claim: Historians do not teach that the first Black members of Congress were Republicans. A viral meme, posted on Instagram, features a well-known lithograph of the first Black members of Congress, with a bold […]

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Young Voters Say They Aren’t Enthusiastic About Joe Biden Presidency

July 8, 2020 admin 0

WASHINGTON – Perry Green doesn’t believe that Joe Biden is listening to what young, Black Americans want right now. Across the country, young people are protesting systemic racism and calling on political leaders to reallocate […]

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Atlanta Mayor, Family Members Test Positive for COVID-19

July 7, 2020 admin 0

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms tested positive for COVID-19, according to an announcement she posted on Twitter late Monday. “COVID-19 has literally hit home,” the mayor wrote. “I have had NO symptoms and have tested […]

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A Scholar of Black Politics Explains Why There Aren’t National African American Leaders in This Moment

July 6, 2020 admin 0

By Vincent Adejumo – As protests rock the country in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, there is a notable absence in the national public discourse: African American community […]

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Democrats, Biden Look to Accelerate Southern Political Shift

July 6, 2020 admin 0

ATLANTA — By Bill Barrow The Associated Press – From Mississippi retiring its state flag to local governments removing Confederate statues from public spaces, a bipartisan push across the South is chipping away at reminders […]

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Trump To African Americans: ‘If You Don’t Understand Your History, You Will Go Back To It’

July 2, 2020 admin 0

by Derek Major – President Donald Trump told Fox & Friends co-host, Brian Kilmeade, during a Sunday night special, his message to African Americans is “you have to learn” about “your historyAccording to Salon, Trump made […]

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