By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Millions adore Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) for his selfless and lifelong dedication to civil and equal rights. Some idolize Lewis like a rock star, while most revere him as an icon. It is why presidents, politicians, members […]
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Family of Black Doctors Has Social Media Buzzing
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Perhaps, most impressive is that each of Dr. Oye’s four children followed in their father’s footsteps. David, Monique, Michelle, and Melissa Oye, each said they were inspired by their father and all have become doctors. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Dr. Herbert Oye is a Board Certified Endovascular […]
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Reparations and Religion: 50 Years After ‘Black Manifesto’
By MATTHEW J. CRESSLER and ADELLE M. BANKS, Religion News Service This content is written and produced by Religion News Service and distributed by The Associated Press. RNS and AP partner on some religion news content. RNS is solely responsible for this story. — (RNS) — On a Sunday morning in May of 1969, as […]
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Blackface Again Mars Philadelphia’s Troubled New Year Parade
By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press The mayor of Philadelphia sharply criticized two men who wore Blackface while marching in the city’s annual — and often racially troubling — New Year’s Day Mummers Parade, calling their actions “abhorrent and unacceptable.” The group of men were apparently affiliated with the Froggy Carr Wench Brigade were also disqualified […]
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Trump Signs Future Act to Help HBCUs, Minority-Serving Institutions
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia One day after the House impeached him, President Donald Trump took decisive action to support and empower Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the country. The President put his signature on the Future Act, legislation that for the time includes HBCUs in the federal 5-year […]
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First Black Justice Takes Seat on Delaware’s Supreme Court
By The Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — The newest member of Delaware’s Supreme Court is also the first Black justice in the history of the state’s highest court. Delaware State News reported Monday that Tamika Montgomery-Reeves is also believed to be the youngest member of the Supreme Court since it was officially established in […]
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2 Black-Owned Radio Stations in Mississippi are Being Sold
By The Associated Press NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) — Two Black-owned radio stations that broadcast in southwest Mississippi and central Louisiana are in the process of being sold to another African American businessperson. Diana Nutter of Natchez is one of the current owners of WMIS-1240 AM and WTYJ-97.7 FM. She told the Natchez Democrat that her […]
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Separate, Unequal, and Dismal: Urban League Rekindles Leaders’ Commitments to Improve Public Schools
Posted By Jozef Syndicate, The Drum Newspaper The Urban League of Louisiana released an equity report examining the quality of Baton Rouge public schools and identifying gaps in outcomes, access, and excellence. Calling the findings “dismal” and “concerning,” several education stakeholders were present at the McKinley Alumni Center for a press conference and panel discussion […]
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Philadelphia Names 1st Black Woman Police Chief
By MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated Press The first Black woman named to lead Philadelphia’s troubled police department pledged to be a “conduit” between the community and police and to address the racist and sexist tensions dividing the force. Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney named Portland Chief Danielle Outlaw to the job on Monday, four months after the […]
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Church Doesn’t Track Minority Survivors of Clerical Abuse
By GARY FIELDS, JULIET LINDERMAN and WONG MAYE-E, Associated Press The Samples were a Black Chicago family, with six children and few resources. The priest helped them with tuition, clothes, bills. He offered the promise of opportunities — a better life. He also abused all the children. They told no one. They were afraid of […]
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Obama, Clinton Delegate Guru Joins Long-Shot Steyer Campaign
By SETH BORENSTEIN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who helped engineer Barack Obama’s and Hillary Clinton’s successful delegate strategy is joining long-shot Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer’s campaign. Jeff Berman, who had been the delegate strategist for Beto O’Rourke’s aborted 2020 candidacy, said Friday that he’s joining the campaign of billionaire investor and […]
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Booker, Klobuchar, Warren Recent Fundraising Lags Top Rivals
By SARA BURNETT and WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren said Friday that she raised $21.2 million from October through December, with more than $1.5 million coming on the last day of the year. But the Massachusetts senator still trailed a trio of other top rivals in fundraising and […]