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195 Years of the Black Press: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Part 1 in a series. (NNPA) - As America grapples with its age-old racism problem, mass shootings, unprecedented political dysfunction, […] The post 195 Years of the Black Press: With Great Power Comes Great Responsi
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Boss: The Black Experience in Business: A Recap - DW
I had the opportunity to attend the screening and panel discussion for Boss; The Black Experience in Business, a PBS documentary detailing the racism and hate crimes frequently weaponized to hold Black business owners back and how they continued to succeed despite those harrowing
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Isn't She Lovely! Jeannie Mai Introduces Monaco Mai Jenkins, Her Daughter With Husband Jeezy
On her Hello Hunnay with Jeannie Mai YouTube channel, Mai introduced her daughter, Monaco Mai Jenkins for the world to see
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34th Legislature Launches LEGIT TV in HD
The launch of the channel represents the completion of a multiyear project and is a result of the tireless efforts of the Legislature’s Public Affairs Division working in collaboration with Viya.
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195 Years of the Black Press: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), the trade association of the 230-plus Black-owned newspapers and media companies that comprise the Black Press of America, is poised to observe the 195th anniversary of the birth of Freedom’s Journal and the Black
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Meet the Black Mom Whose Bilingual Books Are Changing the World
A homeschooling mother of 9 has continued to create more beginner-level bilingual books for children learning Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Swahili, and more.
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Thizztv announces Game-Changing NFT Marketplace with launch of rare Muhammad Ali signed NFTs, NFT Juneteenth slavery documentary and other notable NFT drops - Garland Journal
Dallas, Texas, June 19, 2022–Thizz.tv, a leading afrocentric, OTT platform and social media platform, announces its new non-fungible token (NFT) space with its new peer to peer gas free lazy
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Jeannie Mai Shares First Photo Of Hers & Jeezy's Daughter Monaco Mai Jenkins | Haiti Gazette
The content originally appeared on: Urban Islandz Baby Monaco Mai Jenkins was introduced to the world on Thursday as her mother, Jeannie Mai, introduced her to her YouTube show audience members. Jeanie Mai Jenkins and Jeezy welcomed Monaco 5 months ago, and while the world received coveted bits of
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Rockets Jalen Green Named to NBA All-Rookie First Team | Post News Group
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Green started all 67 of his games played, while averaging 17.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists. He ranked second among rookies in scoring and was 0.14 ppg shy of the lead. Green hit 157 3-pointers, which is tied for the fourth-most through the first 67 games played by any
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Marin to Host Gun Buy-Back Event June 4
DA’s Office, law enforcement, other stakeholders have eye on public safety Courtesy of Marin County Marin County’s effort to enhance safety in the community includes the goal of collecting and disposing of unwanted and unneeded firearms. On June 4, the Marin County District Attorney’s Office, the
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Media Fasts are a Necessity for Black Mental Health - Texas Metro News
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to media scholar Dr. Racquel Gates, media fasts serve a purpose because of the volume of images African Americans are exposed to in a given day. “It’s not just the violent anti-black content of the media; it’s the omnipresence of it on every platform, coupled with
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Mariah Carey Celebrates Being the 33rd Woman Inducted Into The Songwriters Hall of Fame
Mariah Carey took some time to toot her own horn while accepting her long-awaited induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame last week.
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Biden Policing EO Would Fall Short - Texas Metro News
NNPA NEWSWIRE — People For the American Way President Ben Jealous released the following statement:  “We encourage the administration and Congress to continue exploring solutions to the tragedy of police violence and systemic racism. Unfortunately, this Executive Order as reported reflects an
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IN MEMORIAM: Black Press Journalist Katherine Massey Eulogized As ‘Queen Mother,’ and ‘Community Mayor’ - Garland Journal
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The city’s first African American and longest serving mayor, Byron Brown called Massey a strong and proud Black woman. “She was proficient in her history, proficient in her culture, and a lover of all people,” Brown declared. “She was a constant presence in our community. A warm and
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White supremacists have carried out most of the deadliest attacks on U.S. soil in the last five years
The young man in the jeans and sunglasses proudly shows off his gun in the YouTube video, then instructs his The post White supremacists have carried out most of the deadliest attacks on U.S. soil in the last five years appeared first on TheGrio.
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Rwanda: Anti-Tutsi Propaganda in DR Congo is a Lesson Unlearned - Experts
[New Times] In November 1991, Kangura- a Kinyarwanda and French-language magazine in Rwanda, that served to stoke ethnic hatred in the run-up to the Genocide against Tutsi, on its 26th issue cover page was a photo of machete and a headline "what weapons shall we use to win 'cockroaches' for good?"
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Sidney DuPont Finds a ‘Powerful, Dynamic and Necessary’ Role - Los Angeles Sentinel
Sidney DuPont knew he’d made the right career decision when musical theater icon Chita Rivera not only threw a shoe at him but also slapped his face. The post Sidney DuPont Finds a ‘Powerful, Dynamic and Necessary’ Role appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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Rep. Barbara Lee Issues Statement on 2nd Anniversary of George Floyd, Applauds Executive Order on Policing
Rep. Barbara Lee issued the following statement Wednesday on the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and in response to a new Executive Order on policing issued by President Biden: “Two years ago, George Floyd’s brutal murder at the hands of law enforcement swept the
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ELECTION 2022: A Report on Ten Black Candidates Running Statewide in 2022 | Post News Group
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The year of 2022 will prove to be a major test of the electability of Black statewide candidates as issues around voting rights and justice reform, confront the steady emergence of white supremacy in U.S. politics. With inflation becoming a bigger issue and the aftermath of
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Arrests and Prosecutions Continue in DOJ Investigation of Jan. 6 Capitol Attack - DW
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia As a Congressional committee continues to hold hearings on the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department said its continued investigation into the deadly insurrection has resulted in more than
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Master P reveals his daughter Tytyana Miller, 29, has died - The Atlanta Voice
Master P and his family are mourning the loss of his daughter Tytyana Miller. Miller was 29. No cause of death was shared. The artist and producer took to Instagram with a message, writing: 'Our family is dealing with an overwhelming grief for the loss of my daughter Tytyana. We r
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Mary J. Blige, Saweetie, Tabitha Brown Host ‘Recipe for Change: Amplifying Black Women’ for YouTube’s Black Voices Fund
The YouTube original will celebrate Black women, discuss their experiences and delve into their identities, all while enjoying a multi-course meal.
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My Brother's Workshop Will Be Expanding Bigger and Better
On Friday, June 13, My Brother's Workshop held a "Thank You Reception" to celebrate the workshop's expansion, The Stephenson Family, and its new building, "The Stephenson Family Welcome Center."
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NBA Finals: Road Warriors draw on experience as series moves to Boston - L.A. Focus News
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON — Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors have no problem playing on the road. The Celtics, meanwhile, haven’t been lights-out in Boston during these playoffs. As the NBA Finals shift to TD Garden for Wednesday night’s Game 3 with the series tied, 1-1,
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FDA-Approved ‘Electronic Pill’ Isn’t Evidence That COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Microchip’ Conspiracy Is ‘Proven’ - The Atlanta Voice
SciCheck Digest COVID-19 vaccines don’t contain microchips and have readily available ingredient lists. But social media posts use an old clip of the Pfizer CEO talking about an “electronic pill” to leave the false impression he was confirming a conspiracy theory about microchips
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Dr. Umar Johnson Addresses ‘Snowbunny’ Viral Video Showing Him With A White Woman
Dr. Umar Johnson is denying implications from a viral video showing the psychologist who's against interracial relationships appearing with a white woman.
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Mara hires ex-Apple executive as Chief Marketing Officer | TechCabal
Mara, a pan–African crypto exchange platform, has appointed Susan Younis as its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). In a statement, the company said Younis will oversee “end-to-end brand awareness, guide the marketing teams to develop strategy and lead Mara into becoming a digital finance and crypto
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The Race to Keep Our Children Safe: COVID Boosters For Kids Are Here - L.A. Focus News
Christal Mims Along with the rest of California, L.A. County is seeing a rise in overall coronavirus cases. This comes after the lifting of several mask mandates around the country. The U.S. is now averaging 100,000 new coronavirus cases a day for the first time since February, and during the month
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Despite Apathy, Activists and Strategists Urge Black Voters Not to Sit out 2022 Midterms - DW
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The failure of Congress to pass legislation like the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act have frustrated African Americans. With new voter suppression laws, the leaked
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Book banning in the US: The authors of color censors are trying to silence
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