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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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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