California Gov. Gavin Newsom (Image courtesy NNPA) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia On September 30th, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law historic legislation that paves the way for African Americans and descendants of slaves in the Golden State to receive reparations for slavery. The bill, authored by California Assemblywoman Shirley […]
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COMMENTARY: 2020 First Presidential Debate an Embarrassment for America
Trump, who received a regular rebuke from moderator Chris Wallace, claimed Biden was weak and unintelligent. (Photo: Screencapture NPR / API Pool Photo) NNPA NEWSWIRE — Biden reminded the audience of a little more than 100 people – down from an anticipated 900 because of the pandemic – that Trump called fallen military members “losers […]
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COMMENTARY: Justice Ginsburg’s Death Could Prove Fatal to American Democracy
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Image courtesy NNPA) NNPA NEWSWIRE — Throughout her cancer diagnosis and treatment, Ruth Bader Ginsburg fought to the end with unwavering faith in our democracy and its ideals, and that’s how she’ll be remembered, Obama expressed in a written statement. “But she also left instructions for how she wanted her legacy […]
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Attorneys for Bill Cosby Lay Out Why Supreme Court Should Toss Conviction
Bill Cosby (Image courtesy NNPA) NNPA NEWSWIRE — Cosby’s lawyers remain convinced that since Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele invited the testimony of five women who allegedly had encounters with Cosby in the 1980s, there was no reason to bring up the comedian’s alleged behavior from the 1970s. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire […]
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Report Reveals Alarming Amount of Systemic Police and Prosecutorial Misconduct
“We know that prosecutors lied in court in 4 percent of exonerations. The real rate may be higher since we only count cases with clear evidence that prosecutors made statements they knew were false,” the researchers noted further. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) NNPA NEWSWIRE — While researchers of a new report released on Tuesday, Sept. […]
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AARP Polls Reveal Top Concerns for Voters 50 and Older
(By Eileen Salazar_Shutterstock) By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent More than half of voters 50-years and older in crucial battleground states are worried about contracting the novel coronavirus. At the same time, African Americans are particularly opposed to how President Donald Trump is handling the pandemic, according to extensive polling commissioned by […]
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HBCU Students for Biden and Black Students for Biden: ‘Four More Years of Trump Means Death for Many African Americans’
Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden. (Image courtesy BlackPressUSA.com) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Just how crucial will the engagement of Black students, including those from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) be in the 2020 election? Black Students for Biden and HBCU Students for Biden say that it could mean […]
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New York Congresswoman Clarke (D-NY) Receives NNPA 2020 National Leadership Award
As the Representative for New York’s Ninth Congressional District, Congresswoman Clarke has dedicated herself to continuing the legacy of excellence established by the late Honorable Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman and Caribbean American elected to Congress. (Image courtesy BlackPressUSA.com) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Hailing from Central Brooklyn, Congresswoman […]
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‘Not Forgotten,’ 26 Missing Children Recovered in U.S. Marshal Operation
The U.S. Marshals Service did not identify the rescued children, but because of their action, the children are safe, and their families are relieved. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia In 2018, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) launched a series on the plight of missing children […]
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NAMI and Designer Kenneth Cole Team to Fight Mental Illness
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Even before COVID-19, mental illness was one of the most prevalent public health crises, affecting hundreds of millions of people globally. As the pandemic has claimed more than 177,000 Americans with over 5 million confirmed cases, mental illness remains a public health emergency. The World […]
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Virginia High School Students Can Now Take Black History Courses
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Black history is American history, but for too long, the story we have told was insufficient and inadequate,” Gov. Ralph Northam said in a news release. “The introduction of this groundbreaking course is a first step toward our shared goal of ensuring all Virginia students have a fuller, more accurate understanding of […]
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In Mississippi, Black Girl’s Family Still Looking for Justice in Four-year-old School Bus Case
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The cry of Black Lives Matter has gone out worldwide since the police killing of George Floyd. It has resonated as Breonna Taylor’s case remains untouched and unsolved, and since the deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Gardner, Trayvon Martin, Atatiana Jefferson, Botham Jean, and Sandra […]