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Adams, Butterfield blast Trump on black unemployment rate

    Adams, Butterfield blast Trump on black unemployment rate

During his speech in Cincinnati Monday, Feb. 5, President Donald Trump attacked members of the Congressional Black Caucus who, while Republicans were loudly applauding, refused to clap while African kente’

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Dodge chided for using King voiceover in Super Bowl ad

    Dodge chided for using King voiceover in Super Bowl ad

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire There were ads with Morgan Freeman rapping and ads with babies from around the world and fast cars with singer Steven Tyler. There were ads with

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With candidate filing Monday, court decisions loom large

    With candidate filing Monday, court decisions  loom large

By Cash Michaels Monday, Feb. 12, is the beginning of the filing period for candidates for public office in North Carolina. Technically, that’s when Democrats and Republicans, hoping to compete

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Black Caucus leader rebuts Trumps claims

    Black Caucus leader rebuts Trumps claims

By Freddie Allen, NNPA Newswire Rep. Cedric Richmond, the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, railed against President Donald Trump’s boasts about the economy, especially his claims about the Black community,

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Civil Rights Center marks Memphis workers’ strike

  Civil Rights Center marks Memphis workers’ strike

The International Civil Rights Center & Museum (ICRCM), at 134 South Elm Street in Greensboro, will commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the heroic “I AM A MAN” Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike of 1968 on Sunday, Feb. 4.

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GOP designs on 2018 elections tested in courts

  GOP designs on 2018 elections tested in courts

First there were congressional and legislative redistricting maps by the Republican-led N.C. General Assembly that have been successfully challenged in court.

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Redistricting maps still target black district court judges

  Redistricting maps still target black district court judges

A third set of proposed judicial redistricting maps were made public last week during the Jan. 25th meeting of the Joint House and Senate Committee on Judicial Reform and Redistricting

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State of Black America is strong, experts say

  State of Black America is strong, experts say

Black leaders in America today addressed the challenges and celebrated the success stories of the African-American community during a “State of Black America” forum at the 2018 National Newspaper Publishers Association annual Mid-Winter Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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NNPA, NAACP sign historic partnership agreement

  NNPA, NAACP sign historic partnership agreement

The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), a trade group representing more than 200 Black-owned media companies, signed a historic, strategic partnership with the NAACP.

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‘Man who saved Shaw University’ dies at 89

  ‘Man who saved Shaw University’ dies at 89

He will forever be known as “the man who saved Shaw University.” Dr. Talbert Oscall Shaw, the 12th president of

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