By JULIE CARR SMYTH, Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — The slayings of Reagan Tokes and Alianna DeFreeze had much in common. Both were abducted, raped and killed in Ohio in 2017. Tokes was a 21-year-old college student, DeFreeze a 14-year-old seventh grader. Both their killers, previously convicted sex offenders, were subsequently found guilty. Yet only […]
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NYPD Diversifies Ranks, Naming First Black Detectives Chief
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In a first, the nation’s largest police department on Wednesday selected a Black chief for its detectives squad, bringing diversity to a key leadership position as bail reform and other challenges loom. New York City police Commissioner Dermot Shea called incoming Chief of Detectives Rodney […]
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Senate Passes Bill to Save Funding for HBCUs
By COLLIN BINKLEY, AP Education Writer The Senate on Thursday passed a bipartisan deal that would permanently restore funding to historically Black colleges and universities and other schools that serve large shares of minority students. The legislation also would simplify the federal form used to apply for student financial aid. Although the amended bill has […]
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Voting Site Reopened in Georgia After Grassroots Fight
By BEN NADLER, The Associated Press HAZLEHURST, Ga. (AP) — When local election officials shut down a polling site in a predominantly Black area of a rural Georgia county, displaced voters couldn’t look to the federal government to intervene as it once did in areas with a history of racial disenfranchisement. So residents banded together, […]
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Roof Collapses at Historic Church in Black Florida Community
By The Associated Press ORLANDO (AP) — The roof has collapsed on a 94-year-old Florida church that was only recently granted historic landmark status, further endangering efforts to preserve the surrounding Black community. No one was injured when the roof of the Black Bottom House of Prayer in Parramore crumbled in on itself Thursday morning, […]
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Powerful Book For Young Black Boys Celebrates 25 Years With a Pledge to Get 1 Million New Readers
By NNPA Jerald LeVon Hoover became the published author of a Young Adult (YA) title, one of a few books targeted toward young Black and Brown boys ages 12 and up, “My Friend, My Hero.” This novella has become a staple as recommended reading in elementary through high schools across the country and around the […]
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North Dakota County May Become US’s 1st to Bar New Refugees
By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Reuben Panchol was forced to leave war-torn Sudan decades ago as a child, embarking on an odyssey that eventually brought him to the American Midwest and left him eternally grateful to the country that took him in. “I am an American citizen, a North Dakotan,” said […]
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OPINION: Danger of Historical Amnesia in the Era of Trump
By Annie “Q” Sajid, Oakland Post News via NNPA This past President’s Day, many anti-Trump rallies were organized in the name of a “Not My President’s Day.” Ironically enough, the “Not My President” refrain began as a racist chant of the Tea Party to delegitimize Barack Obama’s status as the first Black US president. The […]
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COMMENTARY: Racism and Sexism Help End Kamala Harris’ Presidential Campaign
By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., NNPA Newswire Entertainment and Culture Editor Yesterday, Senator Kamala Harris announced she was suspending her 2020 presidential campaign, because of low poll numbers and financial pressures. Unsurprisingly, this announcement came on the heels of a coordinated weekend media blitz of a leaked resignation letter by Kelly Mehlenbacher, a disgruntled staffer, […]
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Black News Channel In ‘The Red Zone’ Ready for Launch
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.), the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, the chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, joined a gathering of BNC officials, anchors, and other guests at a reception on December 3 in Washington, D.C., to toast the launch of the network. By […]
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With Student Loan Debt at an All-Time High, Some Students Worry About Post-Grad Life With Loans
By Rachel Bucchino, Capital News Service Student loan debt has reached an all-time high of $1.48 trillion as of June 2019, and is expected to increase, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Roughly 81% of this debt is composed of federal direct loans, as reported by Federal Student Aid (FSA), an office of […]
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Buttigieg Backs Black Leaders After Indiana Event Disrupted
By HUNTER WOODALL Associated Press HENNIKER, N.H. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is applauding African American leaders in his home city for “speaking their truth” after a protester disrupted an event held to demonstrate Black support for the mayor in South Bend, Indiana. African American leaders held an event Wednesday night to dispute […]
