(Black PR Wire) — “Becoming,” a new documentary based on Michelle Obama’s best-selling book of the same name, is coming to the Netflix lineup on May 6. The film, directed by Nadia Hallgren, follows Obama across 34 cities for her book tour. It features the former First Lady as she speaks to everyday Americans and […]
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‘This Never Happened,’ Former Vice President Joe Biden Speaks on Sexual Assault Allegation
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor Former Vice President Joseph Biden denied an allegation of sexual assault by a former Senate aide, Tara Reade, breaking a month of silence on the accusation.. Biden was vetted before being selected as President Obama’s vice president in 2008, a role he served in for eight years. Biden […]
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Women, Minorities Shoulder Front-Line Work during Pandemic
By Mae Anderson, Alexandra Olson and Angeliki Kastanis The Associated Press As America tentatively emerges from weeks of lockdowns, it is becoming clear that the pandemic has taken its toll on workers who have been on the front lines all along. They have been packing and delivering supplies, caring for the sick and elderly, and […]
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THE RUN DOWN
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No Race Balance, But Desegregation Ends for Georgia District
By Jeff Amy The Associated Press A federal judge is releasing a southwest Georgia school system from a racial desegregation order, ruling its overwhelmingly African American enrollment isn’t its fault. U.S. District Judge Louis Sands Sr. on April 29 signed an order declaring that, 57 years after Black parents sued the Dougherty County school system, […]
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Lawsuit Challenges Alabama Voting Rules During Pandemic
By KIM CHANDLER, Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A lawsuit filed Friday challenges Alabama’s election procedures by arguing that restrictions on absentee ballots and a lack of other voting methods jeopardize the health of voters — especially older voters, black voters, and voters with disabilities — during the coronavirus outbreak. The lawsuit filed by […]
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Man Charged with Hate Intimidation in Racial Slur Attack
By The Associated Press Police charged a White South Carolina man with hate intimidation on April 30, saying he punched and yelled racial slurs at a Black man in an unprovoked attack. Witnesses reported the victim was walking down a Charleston street around 7:30 p.m. when James Alden Vige, 39, began yelling racial slurs at […]
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`Like I Just Got out of Jail!’: States Ease Their Lockdowns
By Janet McConnaughey and Grant Schulte The Associated Press More than a dozen states let restaurants, stores or other businesses reopen May 1 in the biggest one-day push yet to get their economies up and running again, acting at their own speed and with their own quirks and restrictions to make sure the coronavirus doesn’t […]
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National Church Residences Develops a Food Hub to Combat Senior Hunger During COVID-19
ATLANTA – Senior residents living in nine National Church Residences’ affordable housing communities in metro Atlanta who were once food insecure, are now receiving free meals every day, thanks to the hard work of the staff and community partners. In fact, senior residents without food challenges also are offered the option of receiving free meals […]
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New York Times Supports #WorldPressFreedomDay
Dear Publishers, I wanted to reach out to you to say how much we appreciate the important, difficult work you’re doing right now. My colleagues and I stand with you in your commitment to providing information that is critical to the safety, security and knowledge of our communities. As the coronavirus pandemic presents unprecedented reporting […]
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Princeton Summer Program For Black Teen Girls Now Available Online
Princeton, NJ (BlackNews.com) — Black excellence and effective leadership are essential for a thriving African-American community to survive any world crisis. Jacqueline Glass-Campbell, CEO of At the Well Conferences, Inc. (ATW), celebrates molding the masterminds of tomorrow by introducing At the Well Young Women’s Leadership Academy’s Online Distance Learning Program. In accordance with the COVID-19 […]