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Congresswoman Cori Bush Lauds Black Press Ahead of Receiving Prestigious Award
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Congresswoman Cori Bush Lauds Black Press Ahead of Receiving Prestigious Award

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentSeptember 16, 2021

The Congresswoman sits as vice-chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, and the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Additionally, Congresswoman Bush is a member of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy and the House Oversight Subcommittee on the Environment.

Dr. Kevin Williams Issues Caution to African Americans About Rare Heart Disease
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Dr. Kevin Williams Issues Caution to African Americans About Rare Heart Disease

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentMay 27, 2021

With the most recent collaboration between Pfizer Rare Disease and the Black Press, the organizations embarked on a mission to educate and raise awareness to transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy – or ATTR-CM. “ATTR-CM is a rare, life-threatening, underrecognized, and underdiagnosed type of amyloidosis that affects the heart and it is associated with heart failure,” Dr. Kevin Williams, Pfizer’s chief medical officer, told the NNPA in a live interview.

Black Press Week Shows Power of African American Newspapers
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Black Press Week Shows Power of African American Newspapers

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentApril 8, 2021

With the theme, “Black Business Challenges Responsibilities and Opportunities Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic,” Black Press publishers, readers, viewers, sponsors, partners, and anyone else tuning in were enlightened about overcoming adversities on many levels. “We will have informative workshops,” promised Pluria Marshall Jr., the NNPAF Chair and CEO of Marshall Broadcasting Group. Marshall and his colleagues delivered.

IN MEMORIAM: Keeping the Legacy of Legendary Supremes Star Mary Wilson Alive
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IN MEMORIAM: Keeping the Legacy of Legendary Supremes Star Mary Wilson Alive

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentFebruary 11, 2021

“I was extremely shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of a major member of the Motown family, Mary Wilson of the Supremes,” Motown founder Berry Gordy wrote in a statement emailed to NNPA Newswire shortly after 2 a.m. Tuesday. “The Supremes were always known as the ‘sweethearts of Motown.’ Mary, along with Diana Ross and Florence Ballard, came to Motown in the early 1960s.

NNPA President and CEO Dr. Ben Chavis Named Among 100 Most Influential Blacks Today
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NNPA President and CEO Dr. Ben Chavis Named Among 100 Most Influential Blacks Today

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentFebruary 11, 2021

The CORE 100 honorees, which include changemakers like Stacey Abrams, Attorney Ben Crump, NBA superstar LeBron James, and Oprah Winfrey, mark and remind the world of the beauty, boldness, and brilliance of Black Excellence at a time when the cultural, economic, and political landscape in the United States has grown increasingly more hostile towards Blackness.

The Life of Kamala Harris Represents Preliminary Steps for Change
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The Life of Kamala Harris Represents Preliminary Steps for Change

Betti Halsell, Contributing WriterDecember 31, 2020

Empowered by the jostle of her mother, Harris pushed through seemingly unbreakable boundaries. She holds the title as the first Black woman to have held district and general attorney roles in California’s history.  From 2004 to 2011, Harris had a meteoric effect on many communities as district attorney, finding her essence in the initiative that gives first-time drug offenders the chance to earn a high school diploma and find employment in California.

NNPA President, Chavis, Launches New Public Broadcasting Show Chronicling Black Lives
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NNPA President, Chavis, Launches New Public Broadcasting Show Chronicling Black Lives

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentOctober 16, 2020

Chavis, a student and disciple of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and a member of the famous Wilmington 10 civil rights group, began his new show on Sunday, Oct. 4, featuring Major Neil Franklin, the executive director of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) and House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC).