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Chevrolet, NNPA Offer Summer Internship: Discover the Unexpected Fellowship
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Chevrolet, NNPA Offer Summer Internship: Discover the Unexpected Fellowship

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMediaMarch 9, 2024

The importance of diverse storytelling has never been more evident, and Chevrolet, in partnership with the NNPA, is committed to empowering the next generation of storytellers. By offering this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the DTU Fellowship seeks to make a lasting impact on both the individuals selected and the media landscape. The application window for the DTU Fellowship closes on April 1, 2024.

The Impact of COVID-19 on HBCUs and Black Students
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The Impact of COVID-19 on HBCUs and Black Students

Dr. Harry L. Williams, President and CEO of Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF)March 16, 2022

In March 2020, when college campuses across the country closed and sent students home, many HBCUs continued to house hundreds of students who did not have homes to return to. Groups of students were stuck on campus without the funds to pay for transportation back to their home cities. This challenge was a byproduct of several students losing the jobs they used to help fund their education, along with loss of family income. Many students became both food and housing insecure without the critical resources that HBCUs often provide.

Chair Beatty Denounces Wells Fargo CEO’s Racially Insensitive Remarks
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Chair Beatty Denounces Wells Fargo CEO’s Racially Insensitive Remarks

Sentinel News ServiceOctober 1, 2020

U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Chair of the House Financial Services Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee, wrote a letter to Wells Fargo President and CEO Charles Scharf to express her profound disappointment and disagreement with his remarks regarding the false and misguided perception of a shortage of qualified African Americans as an excuse for his failure to meet Wells Fargo’s workforce diversity goals:

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Congressional Black Caucus Focuses on Economic Recovery of African Americans in COVID-19 Crisis

Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire ContributorApril 2, 2020

The first draft of the COVID-19 Senate stimulus bill focused money to bailout large corporations and the top one percent. But after days of negotiation that included President Trump big footing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the legislation was changed to focus more on the needs of main street Americans.

Senator Doug Jones Emphasizes the Importance of the 2020 Black Voter Turnout
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Senator Doug Jones Emphasizes the Importance of the 2020 Black Voter Turnout

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior CorrespondentJanuary 16, 2020

Jones said voting rights had been under attack since the 2013 Shelby V. Holder decision, which eliminated a lot of voter protections. “It’s not the same as the old Jim Crow laws, but there’s still efforts out there to suppress votes and keep people from having that free access to the booths,” he stated. Jones noted that he’s working to restore “teeth” in the Voting Rights Act but doubts that the current GOP-led Senate and President Trump’s administration would approve. “I don’t see it happening, so it’s all the more important to get out and vote in the 2020 elections.”

Senate Education Chair blocks bipartisan bill to extend HBCU funding
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Senate Education Chair blocks bipartisan bill to extend HBCU funding

Charlene CrowellOctober 10, 2019

Each year as families beam with pride at seeing a son, daughter or another relative graduate from college, that achievement is nearly always the result of a family’s commitment to higher education.  And when these institutions are among the more than 100 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), that pride is magnified by the history of how our forefathers overcame what once seemed to be insurmountable challenges.

GM Exec Touts DTU and other Programs that Feature HBCUs
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GM Exec Touts DTU and other Programs that Feature HBCUs

Stacy M. Brown NNPA, Newswire CorrespondentJuly 4, 2019

“There are so many great men and women that are being developed and minds that are being cared for, cultivated inside of the schools and they don’t necessarily have the recruitment bandwidth and their career centers don’t have the relationships established to actually open up access to larger Fortune 500 companies,” Lester Booker, Jr., the project manager for communications operations at General Motors.

Chevrolet and NNPA Discover the Unexpected Journalism Fellowship Launches its Fourth Year!
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Chevrolet and NNPA Discover the Unexpected Journalism Fellowship Launches its Fourth Year!

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentMay 9, 2019

Each year since 2016, General Motors’ Chevrolet brand has partnered with the NNPA, a trade association that represents more than 200 African American-owned newspapers and media companies around the country. The Discover the Unexpected Journalism Fellowship provides a $10,000 scholarship, $7,500 stipend and the road trip of a lifetime to between six and eight students selected for the honor.