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The Human and Economic Toll of Gun Violence is Staggering
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The Human and Economic Toll of Gun Violence is Staggering

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentOctober 3, 2019

The September 18 state-by-state examination of the economic costs of gun violence, reveals numbers that the committee called “staggering.” For instance, in 2017, for the first time, the rate of firearm deaths exceeded the death rate by motor vehicle accidents. Nearly 40,000 people were killed in the United States by a gun in 2017, including approximately 2,500 school-age children – or more than 100 people per day and more than five children murdered each day. Sixty percent of gun deaths each year are firearm suicides, researchers said.

102 House Members Rebuke Delay of Payday Loan Rule Waters Led Effort Supported by Many CBC Members
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102 House Members Rebuke Delay of Payday Loan Rule Waters Led Effort Supported by Many CBC Members

Charlene CrowellSeptember 5, 2019

Anyone who struggles with the rising costs of living knows all too well how hard it is to try stretching dollars when there’s more month than money in the household. Predatory lending, like payday and car-title loans, worsen financial stress with triple-digit interest rates that deepen the debt owed with each renewal.   

THERE NEVER WAS A NOBLE SOUTH.
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THERE NEVER WAS A NOBLE SOUTH.

Oscar H. BlaytonMay 24, 2019

Have you ever noticed that when driving through the southern United States you are hard-pressed to find a city or town without a memorial to the Confederate war dead, but you are equally hard-pressed to find a city or town with a monument commemorating fallen Revolutionary War soldiers?

Women to March for Gender Equality From Auckland to Zambia
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Women to March for Gender Equality From Auckland to Zambia

Global Information NetworkJanuary 18, 2019

Building on the vision and mission of the 2017 National Women’s March in the U.S., women around the world will mark January 19 with marches and other actions “supporting the advocacy and resistance movements that reflect our multiple and intersecting identities.”

Russia’s Secret Weapon
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Russia’s Secret Weapon

Oscar H. BlaytonDecember 27, 2018

It is clear now that the 45thpresident of the United States is knowingly or unwittingly a tool of the Russian government.  But for many years before the dumpster fire in the White House came into office, the Kremlin has been wielding a secret weapon against the “land of the free.”

Rep. Waters Statement on Republican Voter Fraud in North Carolina
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Rep. Waters Statement on Republican Voter Fraud in North Carolina

Sentinel News ServiceDecember 7, 2018

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) issued a statement on voter fraud allegations in the 2018 midterm election for North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District. The results of the race – which were initially projected in favor of Republican Mark Harris who had a 905-vote lead over Democrat Dan McCready — are under investigation after evidence of illegal activity by operatives associated with Mark Harris’ campaign was uncovered.

The Broad Announces 2019 Exhibitions Focusing on the Intersection of Art, Politics and Culture 
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The Broad Announces 2019 Exhibitions Focusing on the Intersection of Art, Politics and Culture 

Sentinel News ServiceAugust 20, 2018

The Broad announced its exhibition schedule for 2019, led by the exclusive West Coast presentation of the internationally acclaimed exhibition Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power 1963-1983, followed by Shirin Neshat: I Will Greet the Sun Again. Originated by The Broad, Shirin Neshat: I Will Greet the Sun Again launches the first major survey of the renowned multidisciplinary artist to take place on the West Coast.