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Former Rep. Jefferson Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison - Longest Ever Given to a Congressman
WASHINGTON (NNPA) - Former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, the first African-American elected to Congress from Louisiana since Reconstruction, was sentenced on Nov. 13 to 13 years in prison on charges of corruption.

District Judge T.S. Ellis III in Alexandria, Va. handed ...Click here for the full article

Black Male Unemployment Comparable to 'Great Depression', Says Economic Expert
WASHINGTON (NNPA) - While the nation is reeling over double-digit jobless rates showing up for the first time in decades, Black males are looking at numbers almost twice as worse.

Almost one in five Black men 20-years-old or older are ...Click here for the full article
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First Black Daily Newspaper Founded
Thirty-seven years after the first Black newspaper in America was founded in New York City (Freedom’s Journal, 1827) the Black press reached another milestone with the launching of the New Orleans Tribune, destined to become the ...Click here for the full essay
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Pro football Hall-of-Famer Joins Announcement of Football Classic Revival for Holiday Weekend
RICHMOND, Va. (NNPA) - Bernice Travers vividly remembers the huge crowds, pageantry and party atmosphere that surrounded the Armstrong-Walker Classic in Richmond. ...Click here for the full article
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‘This Is It’ Passes $200 Million Mark
(NNPA) - Michael Jackson's concert movie ''This Is It'' has raked in more than $200 million at box offices around the world in only its first two weeks of release, placing it No. 22 among the highest global ...Click here for the full article
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George Curry Targeting Black Lawmakers
Although a House of Representatives ethics committee is known to be looking into the activities of at least 19 members of Congress, the only full-scale investigations ...Click here for the full article
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Sparkle Comes off the Diamond In Botswana
(GIN) – A slump in demand for diamonds caused by the world’s global recession is presenting a major challenge for newly-re-elected President Ian Khama. ...Click here for the full article
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Victoria Rowell A Letter to the Village: Adoption & the Black Family
On one single day, the lives of thousands of children in foster care are forever changed. That day is National Adoption Day. For the last decade, on the Saturday before ...Click here for the full article
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