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The Pernicious Power of Patriarchy
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The Pernicious Power of Patriarchy

Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire ContributorFebruary 27, 2020

If we women were honest, we would say that we have all cosigned patriarchy in the interest of keeping it moving. We have deflected the sexist comments that come our way, even as we cringe from them. We smile at men that we abhor because they may have decision making power in their hands. We dress up or dress down depending on the occasion and the way we have to play the game. We know the system is slanted against us, we know we still have to play, and we decide when we choose to blow the whistle, a whistle we could blow every single day.

House Passes Bill to Restore Key Parts Of Voting Rights Act
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House Passes Bill to Restore Key Parts Of Voting Rights Act

Matthew Daly, Associated PressDecember 13, 2019

The Democratic-controlled House approved a bill Friday that would restore key sections of the Voting Rights Act that once required officials in all or parts of 15 mostly Southern states to receive federal approval before making changes to the voting process.

COMMENTARY: What Do the 2019 Elections Mean for 2020?
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COMMENTARY: What Do the 2019 Elections Mean for 2020?

Dr. Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire ContributorNovember 22, 2019

While Democrats scored some gains, the Mississippi governor’s mansion is still in Republican hands. Mississippi has the largest concentration of Black people – 39 percent – of any state, but African Americans remain underrepresented among elected officials in Mississippi.

Ahead of Supreme Court Oral Arguments, Rep. Waters Leads House in Affirming the Civil Rights Act of 1866 & its Section 1981
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Ahead of Supreme Court Oral Arguments, Rep. Waters Leads House in Affirming the Civil Rights Act of 1866 & its Section 1981

Sentinel News ServiceNovember 15, 2019

Ahead of the first day of oral arguments in the Supreme Court case Comcast Corp. V. National Association of African American-Owned Media (NAAOM),Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) led her colleagues in introducing a resolution that affirms the vital role that the Civil Rights Act of 1866– particularly Section 1981 of the Act – has played in prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity when making and enforcing business contracts. Should Comcast Corporation, the plaintiffs in the case, prevail at the Supreme Court, it will be nearly impossible for entrepreneurs, innovators, and creators of color who have been victims of racial discrimination to bring forth lawsuits and have their rights protected and enforced in a court of law.

Dynamex Law Will Gut Black Newspapers in California
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Dynamex Law Will Gut Black Newspapers in California

Regina Brown Wilson, California Black MediaSeptember 12, 2019

This is a direct appeal to Governor Newsom, Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez and our entire state legislature. I’m writing this on behalf of the more than 20 African American-owned newspapers that operate in cities and towns across California.

Cincinnati ‘Ready to Explode’ if Judge Goes to Jail Former Judge Fears “Being another Sandra Bland”
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Cincinnati ‘Ready to Explode’ if Judge Goes to Jail Former Judge Fears “Being another Sandra Bland”

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentJuly 11, 2019

Former Cincinnati State Sen. Eric Kearney told a group of Black Press of America publishers that he’s concerned that the prosecution and conviction of Judge Tracie Hunter and her impending six-month jail sentence set to begin on July 22, will rekindle the same intense racial division that led to race riots less than 20 years ago.

2020 Candidate Kamala Harris Targets State Abortion Bans
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2020 Candidate Kamala Harris Targets State Abortion Bans

Juana Summer, The Associated PressMay 30, 2019

The move comes as the issue of abortion moves to the forefront of the presidential campaign. Harris is among the Democratic presidential candidates who have been sharply critical of a new spate of abortion laws that have cleared state legislatures and sharply curb abortion access. Supporters of such measures have openly predicted that the laws could spark court fights that will eventually lead the Supreme Court to revisit the landmark Roe vs. Wade decision.

Metro Atlanta’s Diversity Complicates Census Count
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Metro Atlanta’s Diversity Complicates Census Count

Khalil Abdullah, Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from Ethnic Media ServicesMay 17, 2019

Inside the Clarkston Community Center, a 20-minute drive from downtown Atlanta, Mayor Ted Terry talked about canvassing for votes in that neighborhood five years ago. 

Zambian Villagers Win Landmark Ruling in Water Poisoning Case
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Zambian Villagers Win Landmark Ruling in Water Poisoning Case

Global Information NetworkApril 26, 2019

The villagers succeeded against the odds in a case pitting their claims against a worldwide mining company which denied responsibility for the spill caused by a local Zambian company it controlled. It wasn’t the first claim against the Vedanta company, based in the UK. In January, a factory in Tamil Nadu, India, was ordered closed by the local pollution board for having “irreversibly polluted the groundwater in and around the Thoothukudi district.”