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Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentJune 24, 2021

The court ruled 7-2, with Justice Stephen Breyer writing for the majority, striking down a lower court ruling, saying the plaintiffs — Texas and 17 other GOP-led states — did not have the standing to sue. “We conclude that the plaintiffs in this suit failed to show a concrete, particularized injury fairly traceable to the defendants’ conduct in enforcing the specific statutory provision they attack as unconstitutional,” Justice Stephen Breyer wrote. 

IN MEMORIAM: Iconic Actor Clarence Williams III Dead at 81
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IN MEMORIAM: Iconic Actor Clarence Williams III Dead at 81

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentJune 10, 2021

His role as “Linc” on “The Mod Squad” in the 1970s, catapulted Williams into the mainstream. But some of his best work came on the big screen, particularly as Prince’s father in the 1984 hit, “Purple Rain,” and nine years later in the Wesley Snipes drama, “Sugar Hill.”

While Awaiting Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decision, Parole Board Denies Cosby’s Early Release 
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While Awaiting Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decision, Parole Board Denies Cosby’s Early Release 

Stacy M. Brown NNPA, Newswire Senior National CorrespondentJune 4, 2021

“The news that the Pennsylvania State Parole Board has denied parole is not a surprise to Mr. Cosby, his family, his friends, and his legal team,” Cosby’s spokesman Andrew Wyatt said in a statement. “It was brought to our attention by Mr. Cosby that over the past months, members of the PA State Parole Board had met with him and empathically stated, ‘if he did not participate in SVP courses that his parole would be denied,’” Wyatt continued. 

Biden-Harris Administration Steps up Efforts to Narrow Racial Wealth Gap
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Biden-Harris Administration Steps up Efforts to Narrow Racial Wealth Gap

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentJune 3, 2021

The Biden-Harris Administration is announcing additional steps to end discrimination and bias in the housing market. “More than 50 years since the Fair Housing Act’s passage, access to wealth through homeownership remains persistently unequal,” administration officials stated. “In his first week in office, President Biden issued a memorandum directing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to address discrimination in our housing market.”

Historic Bill Raises Minimum Wage to $17 and Eliminates Tipped Wage for Contracted Workers at BWI Airport and Baltimore Penn Station
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Historic Bill Raises Minimum Wage to $17 and Eliminates Tipped Wage for Contracted Workers at BWI Airport and Baltimore Penn Station

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentJune 3, 2021

Following a three-year campaign, Doran Brown, a contracted wheelchair agent at BWI Marshall Airport in Baltimore, and over 2,000 union and non-union contracted workers at BWI Marshall Airport and Baltimore Penn Station who earn as little as $8.50 per hour plus tips will see their hourly compensation rise to $17 five years. The higher salary is a result of the Secure Maryland Wage Act, a new law sponsored by Maryland Senator Antonio Hayes and Delegate Kriselda Valderrama.