Cupcake was abducted while attending a birthday party at Tom Brown Village on Oct. 12, 2019 and her body was found 10 days later. By Sydney Melson, The Birmingham Times Family, friends, neighbors and city officials gathered at the Tom Brown Village Community Center in the Avondale neighborhood for a memorial tribute to Kamille “Cupcake” […]
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November 3: So Much at Stake in This Election
(Image courtesy NNPA) By Ray Curry via NNPA Vote! I cannot say it any simpler or say it enough. Vote to restore government for the people, by the people; vote to preserve our threatened middle class; vote for America’s workers by voting for an America that works; vote up and down the ballot and vote […]
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Black SuperPac Urges Candidates, Parties to Spend Millions with Black Businesses
(Image courtesy NNPA) By The Florida Courier Staff via NNPA One of America’s leading Black conservative political action committees has instituted a national effort to help Black-owned businesses earn some of the billions of dollars spent during America’s political campaigns as the 2020 election year hits the home stretch. BlakPAC, a federally-registered “Super PAC” (political […]
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Daughter of COVID Victim Works to Honor Father’s Memory
Portrait of Shafqat Khan. (Photo courtesy: Brian Cheng) By Barrington M. Salmon, Contributing Writer @bsalmondc Sabila Khan is one of more than 209,000 American families who have lost a loved one to COVID-19 since the global pandemic slammed the United States in March of this year. On Sunday, October 4 at noon, she and others […]
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Nielsen’s 10th-Year African American Consumer Report Explores the Power of the Black Community From Moment to Movement
“African Americans are calling out systemic racism while at the same time creating opportunities for growth across social platforms and businesses with various levels of innovation,” said Cheryl Grace, Senior Vice President of Consumer Insights and Engagement, Nielsen. (Image courtesy NNPA) By NNPA NEWSWIRE CHICAGO – October 21, 2020 – For 10 years, Nielsen has […]
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Federal Judge Halts Trump’s Rule That Would Prevent 700K From Receiving Food Stamps During Pandemic
According to estimates, the Trump rule could have resulted in 688,000 non-disabled, working-age adults without dependents losing food stamp benefits. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia If the 2020 election’s importance wasn’t apparent to those casting ballots, a federal judge’s decision on Sunday might have underscored the […]
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18 Georgia NAACP Branches to ‘Party at the Polls’ in Pivotal State
(Image courtesy NNPA) By Atlanta Daily World Staff Report via NNPA ATLANTA – In one of the most unique get-out-the-vote efforts this year, 18 Georgia NAACP branches over 19 counties have launched an ambitious plan to get more than 40,000 African American voters to the polls across the state on the last Saturday of early […]
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PRESS ROOM: BHERC Announces Films and Filmmakers for the 26th
(Image courtesy NNPA) Over 140 films selected from over 1500 entries from the US and twenty countries around the world will stream online this year due to the COVID – 19 Pandemic. (Hollywood, CA) via NNPA – The Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center (BHERC) announces the selection of 140 films and filmmakers for the […]
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EXCLUSIVE OP-ED: My Plan to Lift Every Voice in Black America
By Joe Biden There is injustice in America. There is discrimination. There is a legacy of racism and inequality that lives still in our institutions, our laws, and in too many people’s hearts that makes it harder for Black people to succeed. These are facts in the United States of America in 2020, and we […]
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Calif. Rep., South Central Residents Bewildered by Ice Cube-Trump Relationship
Ice Cube at screening for the film “Ride Along” at AMC River East 21 Theaters in Chicago, Ill. (Adam Bielawski/Wikimedia Commons) By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent To Sean Broadus and his brother Evan, Ice Cube was more than an icon. He was someone to admire… a hope for making it out […]
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More Than a Vote: King James Leads Plans to Increase Poll Workers
The efforts will include a partnership with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and was focused on during the first game of the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor An effort by pro athletes called More Than a Vote is […]
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Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Member: Kentucky AG Used Jurors as “Shield,” Wants Transcript Public
Breonna Taylor (Image courtesy NNPA)HED: Breonna Taylor By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor An individual who served on the grand jury in the Breonna Taylor case, is taking action to have the transcript of the proceedings made public. An attorney for the juror, who for now is remaining anonymous, says that their client has […]