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This Entrepreneur Has Helped More Than 600 Families Becomes Homeowners

8 years ago, Princess Butler was homeless and struggling with debt, but now she is the CEO & founder of Financial Advantage Solutions and has helped more than 600 families around the country become, not just homeowners, but also debt-free. Princess was

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Threats of Retaliation at Black Patients Matter for Filing Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit

  In a landmark federal civil rights lawsuit filed April 2019 by Black Patients Matter (BPM), CA Deputy Attorney General Amy Lo of San Francisco bullies BPM to withdraw the lawsuit or face “sanctions”. “We’re not surprised… we wouldn’t be legit otherwise, sort of

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House Passes Five Financial Services Bills

WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives passed five financial services bills, including bills to: close loopholes in and ensure better enforcement of this country’s anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act laws, protect investors and help startups finance their operations, require the

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Master of Comedy Dave Chappelle Receives ‘Mark Twain Prize for American Humor’

  On Sunday night, Dave Chappelle, the legendary, no holds barred comedian, was awarded the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Gifted with a spirit of perseverance, determination and extreme creative intelligence, the award recognizes Chappelle as one of

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‘Jesus Is King’ Album Released – Yeezy Makes His First Gospel Album

Kanye West released his much-anticipated “Jesus is King” album about 12 hours later than he said he would. West had previously confirmed it would drop at midnight, but he took to Twitter at 1 a.m. Friday to let his fans

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Rededicated Emmett Till Memorial Is Now Bulletproof

  A memorial has been rededicated to Emmett Till just outside of Glendora, Miss. The new marker was dedicated Saturday to the slain 14-year-old Black teen from Chicago. His tragic and brutal murder jump-started the civil rights movement more than

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‘Forces We’ve Unleashed Are Beyond Terrifying’: Footage Shows Horrors of California Wildfires

Nearly 200,000 people were ordered to evacuate their homes and two million were without power Sunday as wildfires, fanned by howling winds, ripped through northern California, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a statewide emergency. Horrifying video footage and photos

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On First Anniversary of Tree of Life Synagogue Massacre, Calls to Confront White Nationalist

On the first anniversary of the Tree of Life massacre in Pittsburgh, activists across the U.S. called for a concerted effort to fight back against the white supremacist ideology that motivated the shooter in the attack to target the synagogue.

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Program Helps African American Grandparents Get Enrolled For Federal Health Coverage

Open healthcare enrollment started on October 15th, and the deadline is already fast approaching. Sadly, many African Americans are not taking advantage of the Medicare options available to them. Because of this, a new program has been launched to help Black

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Breast Cancer Diagnosis Inspired This Author to Launch the Fearless Women Rock Movement

Detroit, MI — After three near-death experiences and a three percent chance of living, Dr. Missy Johnson faced another fight. She was diagnosed with Stage 3C Breast Cancer going into stage four while on her lunch break. After losing several members

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Trump Delivers 2019 Second Step Presidential Justice Keynote at HBCU Benedict College

President Donald Trump delivered the keynote address at the 2019 Second Step Presidential Justice Forum on Friday, October 25. The forum was held at Benedict College, an Historically Black College (HBCU) in Columbia, South Carolina. Hosted by the 20/20 Bipartisan

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IN MEMORIAM: John Conyers Dies at 90

Former U.S. Congressman John Conyers, whose 15-year fight to pass legislation that would make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a federal holiday, has died. He was 90. The longtime Michigan Democrat represented what is now the state’s 13th Congressional District

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Deadly and Dangerous — Healthcare in America

Laughter is the Best Medicine, says the Reader’s Digest version of America. But, not when it’s the only medicine, responds the America that far too many have known and continue to know. Not when the United States alone is one of the

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Sanders and Warren Urge Congress to Increase Community Health Center Funding

A woman watches her daughter get a TB test read at Portland Community Health Center in Portland, Maine. (Photo: John Patriquin/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images) Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren teamed up with Rep. Ayanna Pressley on

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ACLU Celebrates Settlement Ending Unconstitutional Efforts to Silence Pipeline Protesters

The ACLU and environmental activists celebrated Thursday after reaching a settlement agreement with South Dakota’s Republican Gov. Kristi Noem and state Attorney General Jason Ravnesborg to end what critics called “their unconstitutional attempts to silence pipeline protestors.” “We will celebrate this win but

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Warnings DOJ Has Become ‘Vehicle for President Trump’s Political Revenge’

Raising fresh concerns that President Donald Trump is weaponizing the Justice Department for his own political and personal gain, Attorney General William Barr’s “administrative review” of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe—which resulted in the conviction of a number

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Play Reveals Little Known Story of the Black Civil Rights Movement

Los Angeles, CA — The multi-award-winning team that brought you When Jazz Had the Blues returns with Playwright Carole Eglash-Kosoff’s new original play. The Double V, directed by Michael Arabian, will be at the Matrix Theatre in Los Angeles. Produced by Leigh Fortier, The Double

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Father and Sons Created the First Ever Virtual Video Business Card Service

Gregory Cherry, an African American father and his three sons — Greg Jr, Isaac, and Isaiah — are the inventors of new technology that allows business owners to virtually share a video version of their business cards to all social

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MUSC Earns 2019 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award

Charleston, SC — Recently, the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) was recognized with two prestigious national diversity honors. MUSC was one of only 43 institutions across the United States to be named a 2019 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in

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In Defense of Fair Investigative Journalism – Factchecking and Accuracy Are No Longer Criteria

Fair and balanced journalism remains under attack from those who do not adhere to publishing truth and facts as a result of objective and non-prejudicial investigation. A recent Daily Beast article written by Sil Lai Abrams is the latest example

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FSU Senior has Registered Over 1,100 Voters – GDN Exclusive, Vol. II, Part XXV

Since she’s been a Bronco at Fayetteville State University (FSU), senior Kristian Carlyle, 21, says she’s registered well over 1,000 residents in the community surrounding the FSU campus, and at least 100 FSU students, to vote. So, when the Upper

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The Chicago Teachers’ Strike Isn’t Just About Kids – It’s About Unions

Classes in Chicago’s public schools were canceled starting Oct. 17 as more than 25,000 teachers in the nation’s third-largest school district went on strike in what they’re calling a fight for “justice and equity” for their students. The strike, the city’s first

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Outrage Erupts After Racist Trump Calls Impeachment Inquiry ‘A Lynching’

President Donald Trump took his hysterical response to House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry to a new level Tuesday morning by calling the congressional proceedings “a lynching,” a term that evokes the long history of racist violence against black people in the United States.

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Adjust Your Finances as Life Happens – Change Your Spending Habits

Update or change your spending to make sure you’re making the right decisions for you. A spending plan is a well-thought-out strategy that turns a budget into a manageable part of everyday life. If you already have a plan, what’s

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How You Feel About Money Impacts Your Spending

Your feelings toward money can influence how you spend it. We all have a personal relationship with money, and it will often show in how we spend it. But our feelings about finance can sometimes lead to negative spending habits

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Importance of Educators of Color for Black & Brown Students

I have been a Black student, education policymaker, and now an advocate for providing the best educational opportunities for all our children. One reality that I’ve had to face and embrace through each of these stages in my life and

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Betty Reid Soskin, the Nation’s Oldest Park Ranger Suffers Stroke

  Betty Reid Soskin is renowned for numerous reasons, including the insightful dissertations she regularly gives at the Rosie the Riveter Museum in Richmond, Virginia. There, Soskin regularly speaks on Richmond’s history, race, and social change, including her own life

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Opinion Polls vs. Debates — Democrats in Battle Over Voter Influence

The symbiotic nature of debates and public opinion polls was on full display this week in Ohio, stated Krista Jenkins, a political science professor at Farleigh Dickinson University and the school’s poll director. “[Former Vice President Joe] Biden stood for incrementalism,

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NBA Legend Shaquille O’Neal Partners with HBCU’s Miles College for Campus Venture

A new partnership between NBA great Shaquille O’Neal and Miles College will help bring a Papa John’s Pizzeria to every Historically Black College and University Campus in the nation. “Historically Black Colleges and Universities have paved the way for African

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NNPA Newswire Special Report: Police Shootings of African Americans

White Ex-Officer is Working to Change the Culture A police officer’s bullet shattered a window and fatally struck Atatiana Jefferson as she and her 8-year-old nephew played video games inside her Texas home. Fort Worth Police Officer Aaron Dean, who

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Soccer Champion Jessica McDonald Signs with Media for PR and All Major Bookings and Appearances

  World Cup soccer has caught on fire all over the world and the women of the champion 2019 FIFA World Cup Soccer team are leading the way! In July, the exemplary super women that made up the 2019 FIFA

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Wrongfully Convicted Man Who Spent 27 Years in Prison is Now Fighting For Prison Reform

Jimmie C. Garder, an African American man who was imprisoned for nearly 3 decades for a crime he did not commit, is now a well-known motivational speaker and advocate for other wrongfully imprisoned men and women. In 1989, Gardner was

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Apple’s $40 Million HBCU Scholarship Program is Now Accepting Applications For 2019-2020

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) in partnership with Apple is proud to present the Apple HBCU Scholars Program. Applications are open to outstanding students attending HBCUs with a minimum 3.0 GPA, and are currently working towards a degree in an

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IN MEMORIAM: Congressman Elijah Cummings Dies at 68

  The Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and a titan of the U.S. Congress, Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD-7), died early Thursday morning. He was 68. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, the congressman’s wife and chairman of the Maryland

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#access901: Memoir Provides Lens to ‘See’ Cyntoia Brown-Long

Cyntoia Brown’s story sent waves of nausea across my stomach and a riptide of ire through my mind. The ham-fisted “morality” and the way in which “justice” was meted out did not sit right in my spirit. Where was the

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Kierra Coles: Young, Pregnant, Black and Still Missing

This is part of an ongoing series about missing Black women and girls by the National Newspaper Publishers Association, the trade association that represents African American-owned newspapers and media companies across the country. Kierra Coles was checking off some critical

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Unrest at the African Union Follows the Firing of Popular Ambassador

A speech denouncing France’s colonization of Africa and her continued efforts to unite Africa and the African Diaspora has cost H.E. Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, the African Union’s Ambassador to the United States, her job. The African Union has given her

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Marketers Should Show More Respect for the Black Consumer, According to a Report

The influence of African American consumers is extensive. Driven by their tech affinity, passion for sharing experiences, and powered by their omnichannel thirst for information and recommendations, the nation’s 48 million Black Americans are now just approaching their peak earning

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Black Nurse Practitioners Seek More Diversity in Profession

CINCINNATI – Cincinnati Black Nurse Practitioners, which represents about 30 female Black nurse practitioners in the Cincinnati area, is seeking an increase in their numbers to better serve local minority communities. Felicia Beckham, MSN, FNP-BC, RN, said, “The gender/race composition

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Real Estate Investors Benefit as Competition Eases Hard Money Lending Terms

In the wake of the housing crash that shook the U.S. economy in the mid- to late 2000s, real estate investors had few borrowing options as financial institutions severely tightened lending practices. According to Nathan Trunfio, president of Lending for

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Poll of Likely Voters Shows Rising Student Debt Problems

Weakened borrower protections, blocked debt relief cited When likely voters across the country were recently asked their opinions about student loan borrowing, 82% agreed that the still-growing $1.5 trillion debt is a national crisis. Even when partisan affiliations were included,

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Attack Issues – Check Info Before You Speak and Share!

Well, guess what? Folks in Tallahassee wanted to talk about the Amber Guyger Murder Trial in Dallas, TX. And boy, did I get an earful. I was practically overwhelmed by the conversations at the airport, on the plane, in the

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Dallas NAACP Calls for Investigation of Joshua Brown’s Murder

Joshua Brown, a witness in the Amber Guyger Murder Trial was shot dead a week ago. Ms. Guyger, the former police officer, was found guilty of murdering business exec, Botham Jean, after “mistakenly” entering his apartment. According to Attorney Lee

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Donald Trump Allegedly Referred to El-Sisi as His ‘Favorite Dictator’

Egypt, which along with Tunisia was at the heart of the 2011-2012 “Arab Spring”, is in the midst of a new upsurge. It is premature to call it an uprising, but something is afoot in Egypt in opposition to the

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Black News Channel (BNC) TV Launches in America

New 24/7 News Network Scheduled to Launch in November 2019 In a joint teleconference broadcast live from the Four Season’s Hotel in New York’s Financial District, the Black News Channel (BNC) and the National Newspaper Publishers Association announced the official

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Black Representation and Appearance in Japanese Pop Culture

With the release of Netflix’s “Cannon Busters,” we go back to the age-old conversation of representation of African Americans in anime. The most well-known characters in Japanese pop culture have often been represented with European features and fairer skin tones

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Atatiana Jefferson, Killed by Police Officer in Her Own Home

Atatiana Jefferson, a 2014 Xavier University biology graduate who worked in the pharmaceutical industry and was contemplating becoming a doctor, lived a life of purpose that mattered to all of those who gathered for a vigil on Sunday, Oct. 13,

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“Tough Love – My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For”

By Susan E. Rice
Recalling pivotal moments from her dynamic career on the front lines of American diplomacy and foreign policy, Susan E. Rice—National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama and US Ambassador to the United Nations—reveals her surprising story with unflinching candor.

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