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

Derrick Johnson, the president and CEO of the NAACP, says that Facebook’s laissez-faire attitude toward…

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Cosby’s Defense Attorneys Focus on Constand “Lies” in Closing Arguments of Sexual Assault Trial
18 hours ago
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Cosby’s Defense Attorneys Focus on Constand “Lies” in Closing Arguments of Sexual Assault Trial

Bill Cosby, 80, faces up to 30 years in prison, if convicted. Defense attorney Tom…

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California Senator Kamala Harris Just Announced that She Won’t Take Corporate PAC Money
19 hours ago
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Politics

California Senator Kamala Harris Just Announced that She Won’t Take Corporate PAC Money

Senator Kamala Harris announced that she would not accept corporate PAC money, during an interview…

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PRESS ROOM: Detroit Medical Center Names Tonita Cheatham Top Communications Officer
1 day ago
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Press Room

PRESS ROOM: Detroit Medical Center Names Tonita Cheatham Top Communications Officer

Detroit Medical Center recently announced the appointment of Tonita R. Cheatham, as group director of…

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Jury Deliberations Begin in Cosby Sexual Assault Trial; Statute of Limitations Law Looms over Prosecutor’s Timeline
2 days ago
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Jury Deliberations Begin in Cosby Sexual Assault Trial; Statute of Limitations Law Looms over Prosecutor’s Timeline

Jury deliberations have begun in the Bill Cosby sexual assault trial in Norristown, Pa.

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The NNPA’s 2018 Discover The Unexpected Journalism Fellowship Now Open to All HBCUs
2 days ago
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Education

The NNPA’s 2018 Discover The Unexpected Journalism Fellowship Now Open to All HBCUs

The NNPA 2018 Discover The Unexpected Journalism Fellowship presented by Chevrolet, is a paid internship…

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Fifty Years Later, Fair Housing Act Recognized as a Factor in Fighting Housing Discrimination
April 23, 2018
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Business

Fifty Years Later, Fair Housing Act Recognized as a Factor in Fighting Housing Discrimination

Christopher G. Cox, the publisher and managing editor of realesavvy.com, writes about the impact of…

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Judge Refuses to Allow Cosby Defense Witness to Testify about Andrea Constand’s Drug Use
April 23, 2018
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National

Judge Refuses to Allow Cosby Defense Witness to Testify about Andrea Constand’s Drug Use

Judge Steven O’Neill may side with the prosecution and reject Robert Russell as a defense…

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OPINION: Ungrateful, Non-voting Negroes Ignore Bloody War for Black Voting Rights
April 23, 2018
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OPINION: Ungrateful, Non-voting Negroes Ignore Bloody War for Black Voting Rights

NNPA Newswire Contributor Jeffrey Boney talks about the sacrifices that Black and White civil rights…

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OPINION: Earth Day Isn’t Just for Rich, White People
April 22, 2018
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Health

OPINION: Earth Day Isn’t Just for Rich, White People

Jeremy Orr, the Environmental and Climate Justice Committee Chair for the NAACP Michigan State Conference…

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