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COMMENTARY: Collision Course (Part 2)
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COMMENTARY: Collision Course (Part 2)

Gregg Reese, Contributor | Our Weekly NewsNovember 23, 2022

“Although I have no personal knowledge of when Dr. King died, I fully support the research of Dr. William Pepper, who has established that King’s life was terminated at the hospital. His research came through a credible witness, Johnton Shelby, whose mother personally witnessed the event. According to these sources, King did not die immediately, but shortly after being shot and transported to the hospital, when he was smothered to death with a pillow by the head surgeon, Dr. Breen Bland.” — Phillip F. Nelson, author of “Who REALLY Killed Martin Luther King,” in an interview with Our Weekly.

Voting Charges Dropped Against Pamela Moses — Tenn. D.A. Gets ‘Pound of Flesh’
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Voting Charges Dropped Against Pamela Moses — Tenn. D.A. Gets ‘Pound of Flesh’

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMediaApril 28, 2022

“ was taken into custody and spent 75 days in jail before Judge Mark Ward granted her motion for a new trial. In total, she has spent 82 days in custody in this case, which is sufficient,” said Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich. “She is also permanently barred from registering to vote or voting in Tennessee as a result of her 2015 conviction for Tampering with Evidence. In the interest of judicial economy, we are dismissing her illegal registration case and her violation of probation.”

Black America deserves its fair share of the American Dream:   Affordable rentals shrinking, growing mortgage denials block homeownership    
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Black America deserves its fair share of the American Dream:   Affordable rentals shrinking, growing mortgage denials block homeownership    

Charlene Crowell, NNPA Newswire Contributor  April 28, 2022

Despite unprecedented federal housing assistance during the pandemic, a report by Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) finds stark racial and income divides in its analysis of the nation’s rental market. Nearly a quarter of Black renters were behind on rent in the third quarter of 2021, as well as 19% of Hispanic renters. By contrast, the share of white renters in arrears was half that: 9%.    

The Movement for Justice Will Not Be Deterred OUR VOICES
OpinionRev. Jesse Jackson

The Movement for Justice Will Not Be Deterred OUR VOICES

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.August 5, 2021

The so-called “conservative” justices on the Supreme Court are rewriting the laws passed by Congress to serve their own partisan purposes. Now the excuse is to limit voter fraud, even though there is no evidence of such fraud other than in the ravings of partisan politicians. This struggle will continue.

Black Business Registrations Increase During COVID Pandemic
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Black Business Registrations Increase During COVID Pandemic

Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire CorrespondentJune 17, 2021

Andre Perry, a Brookings Institution fellow, told the Times that some of the surge in Black business registrations could be a signal of personal economic trouble. “This is more about survival than it is about wealth creation. There’s lots of people who have lost their jobs and lost their businesses. People are starting to realize that side hustles are businesses,” Perry said.

Recognizing the Centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
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Recognizing the Centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Congressman Jim Clyburn (D-SC), Special to the National Newspaper Publishers AssociationJune 3, 2021

The Tulsa Race Massacre is a prime example of inflaming issues and ignoring history. They both significantly lead to the inability and failure to learn the real lessons that true history can teach us. It was the inflammatory reporting of the chance encounter of a young Black man, Dick Rowland; and a young white elevator operator, Sarah Page, that ignited one of the deadliest episodes of racial violence in our nation’s history.

Dr. Esther Obeng: At home in her lab at St. Jude
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Dr. Esther Obeng: At home in her lab at St. Jude

Tom Charlier, NNPA NewswireMay 13, 2021

Apart from the science and medicine, there’s another reason Esther Obeng, M.D., Ph.D., has found a home at St. Jude. After arriving, she learned about the research hospital’s history as the first fully integrated children’s hospital in the South and about its continuing focus in the areas of diversity, equity and inclusion.

General Motors Announces 400 Percent Increase in Ad Spending with Black-Owned Media
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General Motors Announces 400 Percent Increase in Ad Spending with Black-Owned Media

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentApril 15, 2021

General Motors officials said it would be more productive to host a series of meetings involving a more extensive mix of Black-owned media publishers and executives. “To ensure that our conversations are both substantive and constructive, we are going to postpone and reschedule it into a series of smaller conversations that take place over the next few weeks,” GM global Chief Marketing Officer Deborah Wahl told the executives.

What A Difference A Day Makes
Julianne Malveaux

What A Difference A Day Makes

Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire ContributorFebruary 18, 2021

The symbolism was stunning, but it was far more critical that President Biden hit the ground running, and he did. He signed 17 executive orders, reversing some of the most onerous declarations of his predecessor. He dissolved the 1776 Commission, an odious truth-erasing propaganda body charged with developing “patriotic education.” Replete with lies, peppered with quotes by Dr. Martin Luther King and Abraham Lincoln, neither of whom would have cosigned the report, the previous administration had the utter audacity to release this madness on Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday holiday. One of the final slaps in the face from the deranged “leader.”

L’Oreal USA Partners with NAACP to Launch Grant Program for Black-owned Small Businesses
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L’Oreal USA Partners with NAACP to Launch Grant Program for Black-owned Small Businesses

NNPA NewswireFebruary 11, 2021

As small businesses in America have been hit the hardest by the economic fallout of the pandemic and Black-owned businesses are shutting down twice as fast as others according to NBER, L’Oréal USA teamed up with the NAACP to identify the most promising Black-owned small businesses and entrepreneurs in the beauty industry that are most in need of investment.

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.

Disenfranchised and Marginalized Communities See Hope with Biden, Harris
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Disenfranchised and Marginalized Communities See Hope with Biden, Harris

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

On his first day, just hours after taking the oath of office, President Biden signed a host of executive orders – one of them aimed at ensuring racial equity. “It is, therefore, the policy of my administration that the federal government should pursue a comprehensive approach to advancing equity for all, including people of color and others who have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by persistent poverty and inequality” President Biden proclaimed.

NFL’s 2021 Opportunity to Diversify Team Ownership
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NFL’s 2021 Opportunity to Diversify Team Ownership

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers AssociationFebruary 4, 2021

As we approach the 55th NFL Superbowl next Sunday in Tampa, Florida amidst the continued national spread of COVID-19, I believe that the time has come for the close-knit group of team owners in the National Football League (NFL) to take the necessary steps to open the door to African American business leaders who hope to join that exclusive club of owners.