NNPA Newswire
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Ebony 75th Anniversary Book Chronicles Black American Excellence and History
As the pandemic continues and keeps some essential milestones off the front pages, Ebony quietly changed ownership while finally receiving…
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Oakland Program Distributes $500 to Families of Color
Oakland, Calif., Mayor Libby Schaaf announced that the city would begin a guaranteed-income project that would provide $500 per month…
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Energy Action Alliance Names Dr. Benjamin Chavis Jr. as New Chair
NNPA President and CEO Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. has become the new chair of the Energy Action Alliance (EAA).
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Wells Fargo Expands Commitment to Black-Owned Banks
Wells Fargo & Company announced equity investments in five African American Minority Depository Institutions, or MDIs, as part of a…
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Seven Texas Police Officers Fired After Death of Jailed Black Man Marvin Scott
Seven sheriff’s officers in Collin County, Texas, were fired on April 1, apparently in connection with the death of 26-year-old…
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Congress Members Urge Vaccination During Black Press Week
House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) and Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Pa.) praised President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan…
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API Lays Out Initiatives, Including Partnerships with Communities of Color
The American Petroleum Institute (API) said it would support carbon pricing to help lower the country’s emissions and slow global…
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After a Century of Land Theft and Exclusion, Black Farmers Getting Needed Government Aid
Lawmakers have signaled their desire to stamp out oppression affecting Black farmers.
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What Should You Do If a Loved One Goes Missing?
AAJJP implores communities of color to become proactive in searching for missing loved ones.
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Blacks Seven Times Likelier to be Wrongfully Convicted of Murder Than Whites: Study
Black people are seven times more likely to be wrongfully convicted of murder than white people, according to the latest…
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