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Jill Biden: “Americans know my husband’s not a racist”

DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Jill Biden says the American people “didn’t buy” any insinuation during the Democratic presidential debate that her husband, former Vice President Joe Biden, is racist.

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REPORT: Black Men Are Biggest Beneficiaries of the First Step Act

NNPA NEWSWIRE — More than 1,000 individuals incarcerated in federal prisons were granted sentence reductions in the four months since the First Step Act was signed into law, according to the United...

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IN MEMORIAM: Community honors Sadie Roberts-Joseph

NNPA NEWSWIRE — BATON ROUGE (The Drum/NNPA)—For more than three decades, Sadie Roberts-Joseph was an exceptional force of civic and cultural life in Baton Rouge. Often called an activist, matriarch,...

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Trump’s Latest Racist Attack Hits Baltimore as He Continues to Build Steady...

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Trump’s latest attack on a Black lawmaker and his majority Black constituency is not new. Rep. Cummings represents Baltimore, which is 60 percent Black and 34 percent white. CNN anchor...

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NAACP Speaks Up On Gerrymandering

SAN ANTONIO OBSERVER — Let’s start with gerrymandering—that is, when a political party shapes the boundaries of an electorate so it favors them—which the Supremes already ruled could not be done on the...

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Angela Rye campaigns for Sawyer with intensity, strong language

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Rye is spending several days in Memphis this week to raise funds and support for Sawyer, the first-term representative for District 7 on the Shelby County Board of...

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Vocal, Visible, and Vigilant: The Black Women’s Agenda, Inc. Hosts 42nd...

CHICAGO DEFENDER — Six months away from the first 2020 presidential primaries and caucuses, The Black Women’s Agenda, Inc. (BWA) hosted its 42nd  Annual Symposium Town Hall and Awards Luncheon today,...

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Poll: Black women really dislike Trump

LOUISIANA WEEKLY — President Donald Trump is an unapologetic racist from his policies to his rhetoric. Black women clearly get the memo. On the other hand, Black men appear to be supporting him more...

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COMMENTARY: Dallas Cop Amber Guyger Gets 10 Years for Murder of Botham Jean

NNPA NEWSWIRE — After deliberating her fate, a jury recommended a sentence of just 10 years in prison for Guyger’s assassination of her neighbor, Botham Jean. The judge upheld the sentencing...

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Black News Channel (BNC) TV Launches in America

NNPA NEWSWIRE — BNC, which officially launches at 6 a.m. on Friday, November 15, 2019 has agreements with Charter Communications, Comcast and DISH TV. The network already has commitments for carriage...

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COMMENTARY: Opinion Polls vs. Debates — Democrats in Battle Over Voter Influence

NNPA NEWSWIRE — An analysis by USA Today’s Aamer Madhani noted that, with 12 candidates vying for voters’ attention at the debate, “the White House contenders threw sharper jabs at each other and...

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COMMENTARY: In Defense of Fair Investigative Journalism

NNPA NEWSWIRE — A recent Daily Beast article written by Sil Lai Abrams is the latest example that in the age of social media, factchecking and accuracy are no longer criteria to getting a story published.

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Bill Cosby Spoke from Prison and the Whole World Listened

NNPA NEWSWIRE — When Bill Cosby opened up to the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) in his first interview since his incarceration more than a year ago, the acclaimed...

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NNPA President, Others Make Ebony Power 100 List

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Ebony Power 100 recognizes individuals in several fields and categories, including media, culture, crusaders, shining stars, and power couples.

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EXCLUSIVE — RNC: ‘President Understands Importance of the Black Vote,’ Hires...

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dennard, a longtime GOP political commentator, writer, consultant, and strategist, will work to ensure that African Americans and other minorities are aware of President Trump’s efforts...

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Georgia Man Ahmaud Arbery, Shot and Killed — Jogging While Black

NNPA NEWSWIIRE — Twenty-five-year-old Georgia resident Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed while jogging after a former police officer and his son chased him down because they "thought he looked like the...

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Trump Administration Officials to Black America: ‘Coronavirus Pandemic is...

NNPA — In a CNN interview, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar attributed the high coronavirus death rate to unhealthy African Americans. Azar claimed that Black and minority communities have...

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Joe Biden Takes Firm Stand Against Police Murder of George Floyd

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Between 2013 and 2019, police in the United States killed 7,666 people according to data provided by Mapping Police Violence, a research and advocacy group. The number of police...

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Trump Administration Withholding $14 Billion in Critical Coronavirus Funding

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a letter Democratic Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washington) sent this week to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, the senators...

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President Trump Tweets Out White Power Message, Black Republican Senator Tim...

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The social media incident was yet another example of the President retweeting dubious messages from his twitter account. The tweet regarding “The Villages” was later deleted after Black...

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IN MEMORIAM: Legendary Civil Rights Icon C.T. Vivian Dies at 95

NNPA NEWSWIRE — "Some thoughts on the Reverend C.T. Vivian, a pioneer who pulled America closer to our founding ideals and a friend I will miss greatly," Former President Barack Obama wrote in a...

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COMMENTARY: She Will Answer

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Our future VP is who she is and where she is because she is driven in her quest for freedom, justice and equality and she is loyal. Senator Harris at times will stop what's she's doing...

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NNPA President to Give Keynote in Forum on Social Justice Activism in Sports

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The participating panel of sports executives includes Arizona Cardinals Owner Michael J. Bidwell, Arizona Coyotes President & CEO Xavier A. Gutierrez, Phoenix Suns President &...

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COMMENTARY: Is the Economy Rebounding?

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Hundreds of thousands of small businesses, including 40 percent of Black-owned companies, have closed, resulting in permanent job loss. Some of the hardest-hit industries include the...

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Donald Trump Refuses to Condemn White Supremacy During Presidential Debate

NNPA NEWSWIRE — About halfway through the debate, Trump provided yet another moment that will likely be hard to forget in the lead up to Election Day. Moderator Chris Wallace, along with Biden, asked...

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Kentucky Judge Orders Transcripts Released from Breonna Taylor Grand Jury

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Releasing the recording instead of the transcript might not satisfy Taylor’s family or a grand jury member who filed legal claims demanding the release of recordings, transcripts, and...

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COMMENTARY: A [White] House in Pandemic Cannot Stand

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Richard Stengel, an under Secretary of State in President Barack Obama’s administration and an editor at Time, suggested that Trump’s condition may have approached a fatal point,...

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California Congresswoman, South Central Residents Bewildered by Ice...

NNPA NEWSWIRE — California Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee fails to understand Cube’s decision. “I’m sickened. There’s no consistency in this based on Ice Cube’s history,” Lee voiced in a phone...

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ELECTION 2020: For Many Voters, “It’s [Still] the Economy, Stupid…”

NNPA NEWSWIRE — "Today, nearly 1-in-5 Black workers are employed in the public sector. The legacy of Black government workers is particularly strong in the Postal Service, where 27 percent of postal...

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Speculation Swirls that Trump Will Resign, Clearing Way for Pardon by VP Pence

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Perhaps the biggest looming pardon question is whether Trump will consider granting himself a pardon, amid state investigations into his business and finances and the prospect of...

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Black Man, Casey Goodson Jr., Fatally Shot by Ohio Sheriff’s Deputy

NNPA NEWSWIRE — CNN reported that the involvement of multiple law enforcement agencies complicated the investigation of the case. Columbus Police, which was not involved in the shooting, announced...

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Black Woman, Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, Developed the Scientific Approach to the...

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The very vaccine that’s one of the two that has absolutely exquisite levels – 94 to 95 percent efficacy against clinical disease and almost 100 percent efficacy against serious disease...

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Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley to Object to Electoral College Votes

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley is the first senator to announce plans to object to the results, which is significant because both a House member and senator are required to mount...

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CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY: The Wilmington Ten, Fifty Years Later

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Chavis and nine others, eight young Black males, who were high school students, and white female anti-poverty worker, were arrested on charges of arson related to the grocery fire....

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Nation of Islam Clarifies Capitol Attacker Not a Member and Condemns Violence

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a statement to the National Newspaper Publishers Association, the trade association of the 230-member Black Press of America, officials at the Nation of Islam said Noah Green, who...

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PRESS ROOM: Poetry Foundation Announces Virtual Lineup and Outdoor...

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We are excited to begin reactivating the Poetry Foundation building by illuminating its exterior with a bold, interactive installation,” said Michelle T. Boone, Poetry Foundation...

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NNPA Honors Dr. Ebony Hilton with National Leadership Award

NNPA NEWSWIRE — As a practicing physician at the University of Virginia - Charlottesville, Dr. Hilton has continued advocating for underserved and marginalized populations. Her efforts have received...

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PRESS ROOM: North Carolina Central University Students Awarded Internships...

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Our collaboration with Stellantis and North Carolina Central University marks the 4th diversity-focused and academic program for BAMG that allows us to extend new pathways to HBCU...

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Dr. Tony Allen Appointed as Chair of President’s Board of Advisors on HBCUs

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Through the American Rescue Plan and by forgiving capital improvement debt of many these institutions, the Biden-Harris Administration has already committed more than $4 billion in...

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Black Women Most Likely to Feel Discriminated Against or Face Unfair Judgment...

NNPA NEWSWIRE — CNN reported that Black women in the United States are more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth than any other demographic – and the Covid-19 pandemic may be exacerbating one of...

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Symone Sanders, VP Harris’ Chief Spokesperson and Senior Advisor, Plans to...

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Every day, I arrived at the White House complex knowing our work made a tangible difference for Americans. I am immensely grateful and will miss working for her and with all of you,”...

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White House, Dems Furious Over Sen. Manchin’s Build Back Better Betrayal

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “On Tuesday of this week, Senator Manchin came to the White House and submitted – to the President, in person, directly – a written outline for a Build Back Better bill that was the...

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U.S. House January 6 Attack Chairman Bennie Thompson Lays Out the...

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Trump’s supporters violently attacked the Capitol shortly after Trump’s speech, over-running entrances, assaulting police officers and breaking glass doors as Vice President Michael...

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OPINION: Black and Asians Are United No Matter What the New York Times Says

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Blacks and Asians may not have done anything at the level or speed as the Times expected to happen over the past year. But it doesn’t mean “nothing” is happening. Communities around the...

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Talk of the Justin Fairfax Case and Modern Journalism Featured on Black Press...

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Correspondent “Let It Be Known,” a live daily show broadcast on NNPA’s YouTube and Facebook channels at 7:30 a.m. and hosted by Stacy Brown, featured a...

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Supreme Court May End Affirmative Action at Universities

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The Supreme Court said it will reconsider race-based affirmative action in college admissions. The Monday, January 24,...

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The Third Day of Confirmation Hearings Reveals Two Troubling Reasons GOP...

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The constant badgering and apparent lack of respect toward Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson...

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Cosby Documentary by Kamau Bell is Ratings Flop, Janet Jackson Doc Scores Big

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor Though the media rollout on Variety, Hollywood Reporter and CBS was vigorous, ratings for W. Kamau Bell’s documentary “We Need to Talk About Cosby”...

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 A Russian Court Has Extended The Detention Of US Basketball Star Brittney...

By Jason Hanna and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — A Russian court has extended the detention of US basketball star Brittney Griner — held since February on accusations of drug smuggling — for another...

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IN MEMORIAM: The Victims of the Texas Elementary School Massacre

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia A total of 19 students and two teachers in a fourth-grade classroom were killed in the Uvalde, Texas, massacre at Robb...

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