By Black Health Matters How much bad news is too much for our well-being? How do we stay informed without being overwhelmed? You know you’re close to hitting your limit when you start hearing rumblings about another one of “those” videos, and your heart starts hammering in your chest and dread snakes down your spine—long […]
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Kweisi Mfume Says, “Thank You.”
Former NAACP President Kweisi Mfume, cruised to a landslide victory in a special primary election on Feb. 4, to regain Maryland’s 7th Congressional District seat he once held. “I give thanks to God for such an overwhelming victory, and I thank the voters for their trust in my leadership. I know the community, and the […]
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Mfume, Klacik Win Party Primaries for Elijah Cummings’ Seat
By BRIAN WITTE and REGINA GARCIA CANO, Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Democrat Kweisi Mfume and Republican Kimberly Klacik won the special primaries Tuesday for the Maryland congressional seat that was held by the late Elijah Cummings. Twenty-four Democrats and eight Republicans were on the ballot for the Baltimore area 7th Congressional District primary. The […]
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Racially Discriminatory Legislation and Policies Must Be Stopped
Facially Discriminatory Legislation and Policies Must Be Stopped The Unintended Consequences of a Menthol Cigarette Ban to Black America From pro-slavery laws to Jim Crow, to Prohibition, to racial profiling, to Stop-and-Frisk, history is clear: racist laws and discriminatory bans have been devastating for Black America. Today, Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) and National Newspaper […]
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Founder of Grant Source Outlines New Nationwide “Cause Center” Program to Help Businesses Impact Communities and Earn $200,000
By Via Anita S. Lane and Sensei Communications HOUSTON, TX – Being a “good” corporate neighbor has often been limited to writing a check to a charity—until now. Allen Thornton, the Founder of the Grant Source, has launched the new “Cause Center” model to help businesses collaborate with community partners to serve the community and […]
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Senate Chaplain’s Velvet Voice Cuts Through Impeachment Fray
By ELANA SCHOR, Associated Press The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump doesn’t lack for strong speakers. But only one voice at the trial speaks to senators-turned-jurors about the values behind their actions — and keeps his focus on God. Senate Chaplain Barry Black, 71, regularly opens the chamber’s proceedings with prayer and has done […]
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Congressional Black Caucus Detail Upcoming CBC 2020 National Black Leadership Summit
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor In an effort to emphasize measurable policy change with tangible direct action, members of the Congressional Black Caucus will be convening the Congressional Black Caucus National Black Leadership Summit on February 3rd and 4th. The Summit with include over 400 Black leaders from around the country to discuss […]
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Jury Foreman Regrets Convicting Teen in Girl’s 2002 Death
By MICHAEL REZENDES and ROBIN McDOWELL, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Citing a recent Associated Press investigation, the foreman of the jury that sent a Minnesota teen away for life in the 2002 death of an 11-year-old girl said Friday he regrets voting to convict. “I do feel badly,” jury foreman Joe McLean told the AP. […]
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Alabama College Opens Home for Amistad Slave Ship Murals
By JAY REEVES Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A historically Black college in Alabama is unveiling a new home for murals that depict a famous revolt by African captives aboard a slave-trading ship more than 180 years ago. Talladega College on Friday was scheduled to dedicate a new museum that will hold paintings which […]
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US Quarantines American Evacuees From China in California
By ROBERT JABLON and AMY TAXIN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. health officials Friday issued a quarantine order for all 195 American evacuees from China. The evacuees will spend two weeks at a military base in California. They were flown on a charter flight earlier this week from Wuhan, the Chinese city at […]