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NAACP Black Media Forum Excludes Black Newspapers NNPA President and Black Publishers Call for Clarification and Inclusion - North Dallas Gazette
By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) A recent NAACP Black Media Speaks forum plummeted into a conversation in which the future of hard-copy Black-owned newspapers was all but pronounced dead.  To the shock of some of the members of the National Newspaper Publishers Association
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Source: North Dallas Gazette
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Mothers that made us, author Anna Malaika Tubbs offers insight, perspective | Post News Group
THE THREE MOTHERS is an assessment of its subjects’ emotional, moral, physiological, psychological, and familial bearings. Further, it explores each subject’s aspirations and motivations, the inherent attributes that inform their existential impact as daughters, as mothers, as members of the
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White Supremacy In The Church: Black Leaders Discuss The Way Forward – Free Press of Jacksonville
BY GRADY CAPSTONE JOURNALIST  - Mandisa Thomas was never made to go to church or believe in God. She learned about various gods through literature and history. Daryl Bloodsaw grew up beneath the shadow of white [...]
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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly
Henry Louis Gates Jr. on African-American Religion
… Jamestown. “The foundation of the African-American spiritual journey,” he writes, “was … and development of so many African-American aesthetic forms,” Gates argues. “Although …
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MAFS: Chris Wanted Two Women Fighting Over Him But It Didn’t Go Down Like That
Last night, Paige sat down with Chris and Mercedes, his ex-fiancee and mother of his child. While the conversation could have gone astray, Paige kept her cool and had Chris shook.
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Where Do We Go To | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
The Gantt Report Tell me. Where do we go from here? It’s 2020, another election year, and once again African Americans seeking political progress will be running……for their lives! Every Black person worldwide that contributed digitally to any of President Barack Obama Presidential campaigns will
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Paris Jackson, Emerges with New CD, New Vibe | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — After the King of Pop’s death, a chaotic years-long struggle with family turmoil and multiple suicide attempts began for Paris Jackson. But, like her father, who once described how he bounced back from adversity because of having “rhinoceros’ skin,” Paris has proven just as
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Looking at the Masters: Jacob Lawrence by Beverly Hall Smith - African American News Today - EIN News
… under the leadership of African-American sculptor Augusta Savage. … illustrating the lives of African American icons: “Toussaint L’ … but effective colors. African American figures flood toward the … frightened mass of African Americans exerting their first …
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Washington Wizards Star Troy Brown Jr. On Being An Ally To Black Women And Using His Voice From Inside The Bubble
The Washington Wizards star talked about the shared responsibility Black athletes have during this crucial moment in America, furthering a necessary alliance with Black women and why voter suppression is one of the biggest obstacles to our freedom.
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Black and Blue Don't Match: Police Officers Kill Another African American | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — It was reminiscent of Eric Garner of Staten Island, NY, who was put in a chokehold by a New York police officer. Garner died from injuries suffered from the chokehold and, like Floyd, could be seen on video struggling to breathe and stating, "I can't breathe."
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Alana Arenas And Tarell McCraney Went From Childhood Friends To Creating A New Narrative About Life In Miami On TV
Let Hollywood tell it, Miami culture can be summed up by three things: South Beach, salsa dancing, and drug cartels. Unfortunately, that representation of the southern Florida city that we
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Provides Scholarships For George Floyd’s Family To Attend HBCUs
Photo: Stephen Jackson Kappa Alpha Sorority announced on Friday that the organization founded on the campus of Howard University by Black collegiate women will provide scholarships to the daughter and granddaughters of George Floyd to attend an HBCU of their
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Family of Armed Black Man Shot Dead In Police Shooting Files Complaint – Free Press of Jacksonville
SAN BERNARDINO, USA – The family of an armed man, who was shot dead by a police officer at a parking lot in front of the King Tut Liquor store in San Bernardino, California, has [...]
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NMAAM’s Celebration of Black Art Should Be a Call to Action for Country Music - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… quot;The National Museum of African American Music Is Worth the … the National Museum of African American Music during a pre … the National Museum of African American Music was built for … visiting the National Museum of African American Music, right here in …
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The Importance of Healing the Healers
By LaShawn Gooden, PhD Candidate The Mary Ellen Strong Foundation strives to support African American mental health providers. In addition to contributing to the development of the next generation of psychotherapists, MESF is also devoted to supporting therapists currently working to heal
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Leads U.S. Reparations Bill H.R. 40 | Dallas Weekly
“I think if people begin to associate this legislation with what happened to the descendants of enslaved Africans as a human rights violation, the sordid past that violated the human rights of all of us who are descendants of enslaved Africans, I think that we can find common ground to pass this
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OP-ED: Past Due Time for American Healthcare System to Protect Black Americans
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Because of the systematic racism that is rooted in our nation, racial disparities in American healthcare have caused illness, injury, and death in minority communities across the country. Black Americans suffer the most at the hands of the American healthcare system. Now, we are
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Letitia Wright Says A Black Panther Sequel Without Chadwick Boseman Would Be “Strange”
"We're just still mourning Chad, so it's not something I even want to think about," Wright, 26, said. "The thought of doing it without him is kinda strange."
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Key Role for Black Policy Leaders on Biden’s Transition Team
DETROIT (AP) — Black policy leaders will play a pivotal role in President-elect Joe Biden’s transition, marking one of the most diverse agency review teams in history. Of the 500-plus team members announced this week, more than half are women, and Black men and women are leading more than
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The Black Card: We Are Not Disposable, We Are Essential
Black Americans have a greater risk of loss from health and economic disparities than our mainstream counterparts as we account for more than half of the COVID-19 cases and over 60% of the deaths
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HBCU Buzz Presents: 2020 Top 30 Under 30 leaders from HBCUs | Atlanta Daily World
(Black PR Wire) For the sixth year, HBCU Buzz presents the HBCU Top 30 Under 30, honoring the achievements of alumni of historically Black Colleges and Universities. The next HBCU Top 30 class is a combination of bold leaders in the fields of
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Seven years of #BlackLivesMatter: Culmination of over a century of protests - African American News Today - EIN News
… and violence against African-Americans had led to several … and violence against African-Americans had led to several … artistic movement that celebrated African-American culture and history. … students fighting for African-American study programmes in colleges …
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Leads U.S. Reparations Bill H.R. 40 | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "I think if people begin to associate this legislation with what happened to the descendants of enslaved Africans as a human rights violation, the sordid past that violated the human rights of all of us who are descendants of enslaved Africans, I think that we can find common
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Hidden Figures’ subject shares ‘My Remarkable Journey’ - TSDMemphis.com
by Terri Schlichenmeyer - One, two, buckle my shoe. We Three Kings, cheaper by the dozen, it’s a Catch 22 and double jeopardy, then we're back to Square One. In every corner of our lives, we use numbers, we count, we cypher. And in the new book 'My Remarkable Journey' by Katherine Johnson (with
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Opinion | Raphael Warnock and the Legacy of Racial Tyranny
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Representatives David Scott, Emanuel Cleaver Unveil Effort to Increase Access to Apprenticeships for Young African-Americans - The Atlanta Inquirer
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives David Scott (GA-13), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and Emanuel Cleaver (MI-05) today introduced the Jobs, On-the-Job 'Earn While You Learn' Training and Apprenticeships for Young African Americans Act of 2021. The legislation would encourage
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Frank Baker pays off tuition for 50 Spelman College graduates
Frank Baker, an African-American and founder of Siris Capital in New York, has paid off the debt for nearly 50 students graduating from Spelman College, the all-women historically black college in
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People Overestimate Black Americans’ Chances of Economic Success
… probability of poor white or Black Americans moving up economically. One showed … estimate the real chances of Black Americans getting ahead economically,” Davidai said … about the current situation of African Americans that influenced how participants viewed …
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HBCU Students for Biden and Black Students for Biden: 'Four More Years of Trump Means Death for Many African Americans' | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Just how crucial will the engagement of Black students, including those from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) be in the 2020 election? Black Students for Biden and HBCU Students for Biden say that it could mean the difference between life and death for many African
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