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Congress Set to Put the Heat on ICE

By Mary Alice MillerIt was almost like deja vu all over again. The threat of yet another government shutdown loomed over the country, stopped by last minute negotiations. Last time, it was over ObamaCare subsidies. This time, it was the extrajudicial murders of Renee...
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Congress Rescinds Funding for National Public Radio, Public Broadcasting System and Member Stations Across the Country

By Mary Alice MillerIn a rarely used move Congress passed the Rescission Act of 2025 at the behest of Trump. On May 1 Trump signed an executive order to end taxpayer subsidization of National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service. The executive order stated...

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Congress Approved The $2 Trillion Relief Package. When Can I Expect My Check?

VANESSA ROMOVia TwitterThe $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package marks the largest rescue package in American history....
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Joseph Lowery, Civil Rights Leader, dies at 98

By Amir Vera and Tricia Escobedo,CNNThe Rev. Joseph Lowery, a leader in America’s civil...
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Black Communities Nationwide Hit Hard by COVID-19

Wisconsin’s Gov. Tony Evers set many heads nodding across the nation when he spoke...
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Containment Measures In Effect Local To Global As Coronavirus Rages

 Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams joined with The Brooklyn Hospital Center’s President and CEO...
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World Health Organization (WHO) declares coronavirus pandemic

Director general says his organization is ‘deeply concerned … by alarming levels of inaction’...
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Jeffries: As Trump Admin. Attempts to Dismantle ACA and Underfund Medicare and Medicaid, Dems Fight to “Protect Health of All the People.”

WASHINGTON – This week, Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Vice Chair Katherine Clark (D-MA)...
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Clyburn Drives Biden Sweep of the South

African-American Vote Leads the Way We can see why the Republicans concentrate so much on...
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Center for Disease Control Coronavirus Disease Situation Summary

This is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation and CDC will provide updated information as...
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Black, Puerto Rican People Power on The Hill

Part One of Two Parts It was a productive weekend loaded with exchanges of impactful...
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Georgia Governor Kemp Loses Vote Purge Suit Brought by Reporter Greg Palast

A Major Win in the Battle Against Voter Suppression By Nicole Powers for the Palast...
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Southern U’s Move on CBD Market Is Good Sense

By Marlon Rice Last week, the largest historically Black university in Louisiana, Southern University, launched...
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New Black History: Louisiana’s Largest HBCU Launches Own CBD Line, Becoming First to Ever Do So

By Brooklyn Baldwin, www.theroot.com The Southern University and A&M College has launched its own...
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by Hortensia Gooding On Dr. Norma Raybon, Spelman College "To inspire" originally carried a literal sense...
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By David Mark Greaves It is widely acknowledged, and has been for some time, that...
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Kristen Clarke Named General Counsel of the NAACP

The NAACP today announced that Kristen Clarke, one of the nation's most respected civil...
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Glyne’s Fulton St. Barber Truck

Interviewed by Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsTell us a little about yourself.My name is Glyne Maccup....