Alethia Browning Tanner worked to purchase the freedom of more than 20 of her relatives and neighbors, mostly the family of her older sister Laurana including Laurana herself, her children, and her grandchildren. (Image courtesy NNPA) NNPA NEWSWIRE — Alethia Browning Tanner saved enough money to purchase her freedom in 1810. “The total amount, thought […]
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Georgia prosecutors open investigation into Trump’s call to Secretary of State
“All I want to do is this: I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have. Because we won the state,” Trump said to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger during the call. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Georgia prosecutors have […]
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Dr. Ralph Bunche: A hero of U.S. diplomacy
Dr. Ralph J. Bunche (far right) greets Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (left) and Coretta Scott King (center). (Photo: ucla.edu) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Dr. Ralph J. Bunche earned the moniker “a hero of U.S. Diplomacy,” in part for efforts that led to his becoming the first African […]
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Black Broadway, Madame Lillian Evanti and Washington DC’s Black history
Madame Lillian Evanti in France in 1926 (Photo: Agence de presse Meurisse – Bibliothèque nationale de France / Wikimedia Commons) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia There’s little question that African Americans have been a significant part of Washington, DC’s civic life and identity since the city was first declared the […]
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The Ministers’ Conference of Baltimore and Vicinity expresses opposition to proposed Maryland menthol ban
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am really concerned about this banning of menthol cigarettes. It was originally for flavored tobacco products in the bill, but they have mixed in menthol, which includes the Newport brand that many in our community uses,” Bishop J.L. Carter, the president, and pastor of the Ark Church in Baltimore, said during […]
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Black investors take note: Reddit rebellion rescues GameStop stock
WallStreetBets’ actions (also known as the Reddit mob or the Reddit army) resulted in hedge fund losses of over $14 billion. And, despite recent declines, GameStop shares continue to show gains of more than 1,584 percent. The stock now trades at about $150. A year ago, it was just $4. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) By […]
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Disenfranchised and marginalized communities see hope with Biden, Harris
Tanya St. Julien, the Chief of Staff at Leadership for Educational Equity and a member of her Community Education Council in Brooklyn, New York/Photo Provided by Leadership Educational Equity NNPA NEWSWIRE — On his first day, just hours after taking the oath of office, President Biden signed a host of executive orders – one of […]
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How a North Carolina farmer became an important part of Maryland’s Black History
Verda Freeman Welcome (Photo/NNPA) NNPA NEWSWIRE — Verda Freeman Welcome, a proud member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority, taught for nearly a dozen years in the Baltimore public school system before setting her sights on the political arena where she ultimately made history. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia She […]
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Is removing Confederate monuments, changing sports teams names just a distraction
Workers remove statute of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from U.S. Capitol/ Photo by Jack Mayer, Office of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (Photo courtesy NNPA) NNPA NEWSWIRE — Professional sports team, including the Washington Redskins and Cleveland Indians announced they would drop the names that many said were offensive to Native Americans. Despite incremental progress, […]
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‘A Sorority of Pain’ Jacob Blake, Breonna Taylor family push for new laws
Jacob Blake Sr. sits with NNPA member publication, the Chicago Defender’s Interim Managing editor, Danielle Sanders, for an interview in October 2020 (Photo courtesy NNPA) NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jacob Blake Sr., son Jacob Jr. was shot seven times in the back in a residential area of Kenosha by police officer Rusten Sheskey. The shooting left […]
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Biden Administration in push to put Harriet Tubman on $20 Bill
“The Treasury Department is taking steps to resume those efforts to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday, Jan. 25. (Photo courtesy NNPA) NNPA NEWSWIRE — In April 2016, then-President Barack Obama announced that Tubman would replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. Obama wanted the […]
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Dr. Ebony Hilton leads call for ‘Secretary of Equity’
Dr. Ebony Jade Hilton is part of the Phase one vaccination because she’s a health care worker. (Photo courtesy NNPA) NNPA NEWSWIRE — The importance of the position is underscored by Covid-19 statistics, which show that African Americans are disproportionately affected by the virus. Data also show that access to the vaccine is eluding the […]