PE Leader Releases New CDs, Graphic Novel By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia It turns out the social media beef between Public Enemy icons Chuck D and Flavor Flav was a hoax. “April Fools” – sort of. Chuck and Flavor today released brand new music, and the relationship between the Rock and Roll […]
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House Passes $2 Trillion Stimulus Package Deal
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The $2 trillion stimulus deal reached earlier by the Senate, was finally passed by the House on Friday, March 27. President Trump is expected to immediately sign the massive legislation that promises to provide a much-needed shot in the arm for working and unemployed individuals, and […]
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Congressional Black Caucus Focuses on Economic Recovery of African Americans in COVID-19 Crisis
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor The coronavirus health crisis that hit America in the middle of March has compelled Governors to shut down states, requested citizens to stay in their homes and moved Congress to pass an unprecedented stimulus of over two trillion dollars. As the COVID-19 crisis hit its peak, the Congressional […]
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Spokesman: Cosby Lawyers to Seek Early Release Because of Pandemic
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Lawyers for Bill Cosby are preparing to petition the court for his release amid the coronavirus pandemic. A spokesman for Cosby, who is in the second year of a 3-to-10 year prison sentence for aggravated indecent assault, said Cosby doesn’t have the virus, but his age […]
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BLERDBINDER: Black Nerds — Changing the World and Owning Their Inner Geek!
The Paradigm of the Black Nerd By Noah Washington, blerdbinder.com, NNPA Newswire Contributor The BlerdBinder covers nerdy news for the Black Nerds of the world. We welcome all as we talk about subjects ranging from Movies to Music and Tech to Toys. When people think about a trendsetter (defined as “one who starts a trend”), […]
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American Petroleum Institute (API) Provides Resources in Times of Uncertainty
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The US energy supply chain hasn’t faced disruption because of the coronavirus. Still, contingency measures have been taken by oil and natural gas companies to help keep supplies flowing, according to Suzanne Lemieux, the head of operations security for the American Petroleum Institute (API). The contingency […]
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Film Review: Burden
By Michael Hernandez, Entertainment Reporter Burden is the true story about the life of Mike Burden, played by Garrett Hedlund. He is a Grand Dragon in the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and his life takes a turn for the worse when he decides to leave the KKK. He loses his job and his home after […]
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Black Press Establishes COVID-19 Pandemic Resource Center
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), the trade association of African American-owned newspapers and media companies, is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by establishing the NNPA Coronavirus Task Force and Resource Center. The task force will include publishers, editors, physicians, nurses, corporate partners, sponsors, associates and supporters […]
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CBC Holds Telephone Town Hall to Address COVID Stimulus Packages
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) held an emergency telephone town hall on March 20, to discuss the coronavirus and its impact on the Black community. The discussion also included the coronavirus’ impact on the prison population and the homeless. “Even though we’re in […]
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Census Bureau Extends Decennial Count
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent The U.S. Census Bureau announced that it would delay its decennial count by at least two weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic. In a conference call on March 20, Tim Olsen, the associated director for field operations at the Census Bureau, noted that the original end date […]
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Senators Booker and Harris Lead Roundtable Discussion on Issues Concerning African Americans
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia When asked what challenges she and fellow Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) faced as Black candidates during their 2019 run for president, Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) urged everyone in the room to close their eyes. “Then, imagine the boy next door and think of a four-letter word phrase […]
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‘THE AMERICAN AUDIT’ Exposes America as a 400-Year-Old Business and Its Toll on Black Humanity
By Candice Semien, The DRUM Newspaper Baton Rouge spoken-word artist and activist Donney Rose has amassed more than 2,000 travel miles conducting hours of interviews and days of research in order to create an epic narrative that unravels 400 years of American History. It is an ambitious presentation called “The America Audit” where Rose explores […]