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PRESS ROOM: Moving FORWARD in the Era of COVID-19: The Pursuit of Fair and Equitable Criminal Justice Policy | BlackPressUSA
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OP-ED: No Bridge too Far — Remembering Congressman John Lewis and the Fight Still Ahead
NNPA NEWSWIRE — It comes to this: Americans are being cut out of the process by other Americans. A great victory, fought for on bloody streets and across bloody bridges, a score settled and signed into law all those years ago has been compromised in the courts. Time to despair? Nope. It sounds to
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Recommendations For Change - My WordPress
Commentary Bishop Frank Rush, Ray Hunt JoAnne Valley Rush I applaud your response. Things are not good now in race relations in this country. And though these acts of horrific racism are not new, the “promise” of change seems to keep eluding those who face it daily. Can you imagine many Moms
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Turning a Crisis into Creation: Distance Learning 2020 | Afro
By Kyair Butts Imagine dealing with your own fear and anxiety in addition to those of children and families while balancing the requirements and growing expectations that others are placing squarely on your shoulders. Some have fallen under this weight. Their voices mere cries for understanding and
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TGR COMMENTARY: Every Department is a Police Department | The Orlando Advocate
By Lucius Gantt Almost every day you turn on your radio or television set, local broadcast stations and national news will gather their hand-picked colored commentators to explain to angry protestors why a few bad apple officers are making other law enforcers look really bad. To me, a few is at
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Opinion: COVID-19 — a Test and Warning to the Faithful
Richard Johnson is an inmate at San Quentin State Prison. K-53293, 3.W.2 For those of us who still believe in the word of God and what it stands for, the time for earnest reflection is at hand. This COVID-19 pandemic that confronts the entire world is merely a repeat of history. And it’s not []
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Potential Financial Positives that Can Come Out of the Pandemic | The Crusader Newspaper Group
After more than two months of sheltering in place, much time has been granted to contemplate our financial futures. The majority of media coverage tends to focus on the staggering unemployment rates, the closing of businesses and the inability of Americans to make ends meet. While these scenarios
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Detailed Walkaround 2020 Cadillac XT6 Premium Luxury FWD SUV 2020 Cadillac XT6 Premium Luxury FWD SUV 3.6 L V6 Engine 9 Speed Automatic Transmission Exterior Color: Dark Mocha Metallic Interior Color: Jet Black w/ Jet Black Accents 18 MPG City, 25 MPG Highway, 20 MPG Combined MSRP: $68,890.00 Pros
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Joe Biden 2020 for President Campaign Commits Major Ad Dollars to Black-Owned Media
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Biden Campaign will also spend on ad buys with
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Rep. Maxine Waters: ‘Donald Trump is More Focused on Saving Statues of Slaveholders & Confederate Generals than Protecting Americans from the Coronavirus’ | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued a statement on Donald Trump’s negligence in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and his threats to protestors calling for the removal of statues of Confederate generals and slaveholders: “One would hope that the president of the United States would
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OP-ED (IN MEMORIAM): John Lewis Made America a More Perfect Union | Afro
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Washington, DC) – The nation awakes to the overwhelmingly sad news that Congressman John Lewis of Georgia, a champion for democracy and civil rights, has passed. The following is a statement from Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the
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The Month In Trump: October
Six days before Election Day, President Donald Trump stepped-up his criticism of Andrew Gillum, Florida’s gubernatorial candidate, in what some are describing as a racially incendiary attack. Trump called Gillum a “thief” without any evidence whatsoever to support his accusations. Trump also claims
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Learning to Savor Each Flavor ahd Every Moment - New Orleans Data News Weekly
Renee Dugue Co-Founder and Executive Director of Reborn and Rising I’m so 504! Ask me my favorite food, my favorite music, my favorite holiday, my favorite things to do…they all represent my life in New
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Op-Ed: Caring For Our Caregivers | Afro
By Destiny-Simone Ramjohn, and Rob Malone Since March, the news media has reported on recurring personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages during the coronavirus pandemic, which have pitted the federal government, state and local governments, and large health systems against each other in an
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Celebrating a centenarian: Mrs. Helen Johnson – A model of resilience - TSDMemphis.com
by Daphene Johnson - One of the most esteemed ranks to which a person can ascend is centenarian, a distinct group of individuals blessed to reach the age of 100 years old. Being a centenarian in 2020 means individuals born in 1920 or earlier. My mother, Helen Johnson, is in that company. She
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AUTONETWORK: RAM 1500 4X4, Strong Enough to Work and Well-Dressed Enough to Impress | BlackPressUSA
AUTONETWORK — Light duty trucks often do double duty these days as both work vehicles and something to show off. Bumper2Bumpertv has a look at what the RAM brand is offering in this segment.
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No Economic Victory Lap - Houston Forward Times
The June Employment Situation report, released on July 2, showed a continued decline in the The post No Economic Victory Lap appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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Too Much Sauce: D.C. Mayor Slammed Over BBQ Diss
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is a busy woman: She is deftly balancing life as a high-profile elected leader, and, as a single mother, she is also taking charge of a new baby. Bowser, 46, is perhaps the only big-city mayor who has adopted a child as a single mom while still in office.  She is []
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The revolution for Black America must also happen within our community | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Vernon A. Williams It won’t be enough for Blacks to allow American society to revert to its old, repressive, hateful ways. The legacy of this revolution must be that it included imperatives for new standards and behaviors in our own community. It’s not all about the white man. For example, we
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Labels are for packages, not for grandkids - TSDMemphis.com
Dear Cultural Coach: Why do people put labels on their grandchildren? I hear people make statements like 'my local grandkids, my Italian grandkids, my Mexican grandkids … my Jewish ready-made (adopted) grandkids.' I personally find this extremely inappropriate and have since learned that many
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#FIYAH! LIVESTREAM: Sugar Ray Leonard Talks Boxing, Personal Demons, and Greatest Triumphs
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “(Boxing) gave me an opportunity to provide for my parents, help my siblings, help my friends, and help my community,” said Leonard. “I’m a blessed man. I won the Olympics in 1976 and had every intention of going to the University of Maryland to further my education and get a good
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Georgia: Coronavirus claims 6,000 lives over Labor Day weekend | BlackPressUSA
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — As of Sunday, Sept. 6, Georgia ranked 10th nationally for the total number of deaths from COVID-19. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only heart disease and cancer have killed more Georgians this year.
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July was Bebe Moore Campbell Minority Mental Health Awareness Month but Increasing Awareness of Mental Illness Among Minorities Should Be an All-Year Effort
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Shutdown Will Cause Problems For Many Americans Even When Its Over
(THE CONVERSATION) With the U.S. federal government shutdown now the longest in history, it’s important to understand what a shutdown means for the health and safety of Americans. The good news is that in the short run, the consequences are relatively few. But, as a researcher who studies natural
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COMMENTARY: The Black Church Faces an Atypical Crisis | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Blacks in the U.S. have been disproportionately affected during the pandemic. Although African Americans only compose 6 percent of the population in the state of California, Blacks comprise 10.6 percent of the COVID-19 deaths. This has been attributed to the fact that a number of
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Op-Ed: Illinois State Black Chamber of Commerce to the State of Illinois: We Demand A Seat At the Table! | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Larry Ivory Despite there being 144,000 Black-owned businesses in Illinois that generate millions in taxable revenue for the state, Black businesses continue to be overlooked and undervalued by the State of Illinois. The disparity in State spending across all industries, with Black-owned
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By Frederick H. Lowe Special from NorthStarNewsToday.com (TriceEdneyWire.com) The events of the last couple of weeks have been a writer’s bonanza, yet at the same time, it has been exceedingly difficult for me personally. Several incidents have kept me awake at night. I stare at the ceiling asking
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IN MEMORIAM: NNPA Salutes the Memory and Legacy of Publisher Imogene McDaniel Harris | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Imogene’s calling in life was partnering with
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OP-ED: STOP THE KILLING OF BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE!! | BlackPressUSA
THE AFRO — While we may not have large numbers of Klan members and other racist organizations openly active today, those original members are people’s grandparents, uncles, aunties and cousins who still live to this day and have invested that racial hate in their offspring! This racial hatred has
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During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Is Prison 'A Death Sentence' for Correctional Staff and Our Communities?
By Dr. Valda Crowder, M.D., MBA What happens in prison does not stay in prison. The cell blocks and bars give us a false sense of containment. Nothing could be further from the truth. According to the Justice Department, 'The average time served by state prisoners released in 2016, from initial
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