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    Democrats Demand Vote to Codify Abortion Law
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    NATIONAL

    Democrats Demand Vote to Codify Abortion Law

    “This is as urgent and real as it gets,” By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Senate Majority...
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    CBC Strongly Denounces Attack on Voting Rights Act
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    CBC Strongly Denounces Attack on Voting Rights Act

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Chair of the 57 Member Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), issued the below...
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    U.S. House Prepares Historic Session on Reparations Legislation
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    U.S. House Prepares Historic Session on Reparations Legislation

    “The markup of H.R. 40 by the Judiciary Committee is a major step toward the creation of a long-overdue national commission to study and...
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    Biden Budget Prioritizes HBCUs and Students Most in Need
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    Biden Budget Prioritizes HBCUs and Students Most in Need

    UNCF grateful for proposed investments to benefit one of the most important programs for HBCUs President Biden fulfills the requirement...
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    Possible HIV vaccine shows promise, researchers say
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    HEALTH

    Possible HIV vaccine shows promise, researchers say

    A technician prepares COVID-19 coronavirus patient samples for testing at a laboratory in New York's Long Island. Wide scale testing is a...
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    More Black Americans open to vaccines after outreach efforts
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    More Black Americans open to vaccines after outreach efforts

    FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2021, file photo, Kizzmekia Corbett, an immunologist with the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institutes...
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    U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.2 Million to Make Water Infrastructure Improvements
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    U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.2 Million to Make Water Infrastructure Improvements

    WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration...
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    Target pledges over $2B with Black-owned businesses
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    Target pledges over $2B with Black-owned businesses

    A view of the Target store in Annapolis, Md., Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Target is closing their stores at 9 p.m. daily to give employees...
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    53 years after MLK’s assassination, children of civil rights icon fight voter suppression
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    53 years after MLK’s assassination, children of civil rights icon fight voter suppression

    Bernice A. King joined the children of late civil rights champions the Rev. C.T. Vivian, and U.S. Rep. John Lewis, in blasting voter...
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    IN MEMORIAM: David Dinkins, New York’s First and Only Black Mayor, Dies at 93
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    IN MEMORIAM: David Dinkins, New York’s First and Only Black Mayor, Dies at 93

    By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Correspondent David Dinkins was the stuff of political legend in New York’s Harlem. From 1990 to...
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    New Coronavirus Vaccine Requires ‘Trust’ of African American Community
    • 3 min
    HEALTH

    New Coronavirus Vaccine Requires ‘Trust’ of African American Community

    By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia News that Pfizer and BioNTech’s announcement that their...
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    Dow Tops 30,000 for the First Time Ever as Biden Transition Begins
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    BUSINESS

    Dow Tops 30,000 for the First Time Ever as Biden Transition Begins

    New York—Investors have a lot to be thankful for this holiday-shortened week — including the Dow passing the 30,000 milestone for the...
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    Presidential Nominee Joe Biden's Full Remarks at the 2020 Democratic National Convention
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    Presidential Nominee Joe Biden's Full Remarks at the 2020 Democratic National Convention

    MILWAUKEE—Below are Presidential Nominee Joe Biden's full remarks as prepared for delivery from night four of the 2020 Democratic...
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    Vice Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris' Full Remarks at the 2020 Democratic National Convention
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    Vice Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris' Full Remarks at the 2020 Democratic National Convention

    MILWAUKEE—Below are Vice Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris' full remarks as prepared for delivery from night three of the 2020...
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    As SEC Relaxes Rules, Small Businesses Allowed to Raise Money Easier
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    FINANCES

    As SEC Relaxes Rules, Small Businesses Allowed to Raise Money Easier

    The temporary change in requirements will allow businesses to raise money more easily Honeycomb Credit is a small crowdfunding company in...
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    NAACP Sues U.S. Education Secretary Over COVID-19 School Money
    • 3 min
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    NAACP Sues U.S. Education Secretary Over COVID-19 School Money

    By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The coronavirus pandemic has focused the nation’s attention on the...
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    Stein Mart Stores Are Closing
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    Stein Mart Stores Are Closing

    Stein Mart is closing its entire brick-and-mortar fleet of stores. The bankrupt discount chain announced today that it has authorized...
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    The Congressional Black Caucus Statement on Trump’s Announcement to Withdraw From W.H.O.
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    The Congressional Black Caucus Statement on Trump’s Announcement to Withdraw From W.H.O.

    Washington, D.C. – The Congressional Black Caucus released the following statement on President Trump's announcement to withdraw from the...
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    PHOTOS: Joyful Juneteenth marchers in D.C. Confound Predictions of Violence Black Lives Matter
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    PHOTOS: Joyful Juneteenth marchers in D.C. Confound Predictions of Violence Black Lives Matter

    By KaitlinNewman, Zenger News Protesters swarmed D.C. streets—not demanding to be heard, but dancing for joy that everyone is listening....
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    Calls to Make Juneteenth US Federal Holiday Gain Momentum
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    Calls to Make Juneteenth US Federal Holiday Gain Momentum

    Juneteenth, the nickname for 19 June 1865, the day that marked the end of slavery in the US when the last group of slaves were told they...
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