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        Now Is the Time for Black Youth to Take the Mantle of Leadership in America

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        OP-ED: Wesley Bell’s Victory in St. Louis County Is a Huge Win for Criminal Justice Reform

      • Former President Barack Obama Announces First Wave of Midterm Endorsements
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        Former President Barack Obama Announces First Wave of Midterm Endorsements

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        Michelle Obama Joins New “When We All Vote” Campaign for the Midterms

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        JUUL Labs Offers New Device to Help Smokers Monitor and Change their Habits

      • OP-ED: Vivint Solar’s “White only” Cardboard Fort Casts Racist Shadow over the Rooftop Solar Industry
        August 4, 2018

        OP-ED: Vivint Solar’s “White only” Cardboard Fort Casts Racist Shadow over the Rooftop Solar Industry

      • Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and the NNPA Call for Congress to Address Disparities in Federal Ad Spending
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        Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and the NNPA Call for Congress to Address Disparities in Federal Ad Spending

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        GAO Report Finds Federal Agencies Spend Very Little of their Advertising Budgets with Black-owned Firms

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        August 5, 2018

        JUUL Labs Offers New Device to Help Smokers Monitor and Change their Habits

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        Facebook Turns to Long-time Civil Rights Leader Laura Murphy to Lead Discrimination Audit

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        OP-ED: It Takes A Village: Raising the Next Generation of STEAM Professionals

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        OPINION: Facebook Has Failed the Black Community One Too Many Times

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      Why I Chose to be the Mentor for the NNPA’s Discover the Unexpected Journalism Fellowship Program

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        Josephine Baker Documentary Headlines African Diaspora Film Festival in Washington, D.C.

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        Steph Curry, Michael Jordan and More Sound off on Trump’s Insult to LeBron

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        Tuskegee University’s Dynamic Pitcher-Catcher Duo Participate in MLB’s All-Star Futures Game

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        WATCH: Stephen A. Smith reacts to LeBron James joining Lakers and describes impact on Kawhi Leonard

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      August 13, 2018

      OP-ED: Wesley Bell’s Victory in St. Louis County Is a Huge Win for Criminal Justice Reform

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      August 9, 2018

      OP-ED: We Have to Get Real about the Achievement Gap between Black and White Students

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      JUUL Labs Offers New Device to Help Smokers Monitor and Change their Habits

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