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Only Time Will Tell Whether Opportunity Zones Live up to Their Promise
The potential for Opportunity Zones to reinvigorate thousands of communities throughout the United States is regularly praised by civic leaders and politicians, including President Trump during his State of the Union Address. While Opportunity Zones clearly hold significant promise for
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LAPD’s Latest Controversy – Forging Information on Minority Traffic Stops
Just days into the New Year, and the Los Angeles Police Department already has a fire to put out. According to the LA Times, the LAPD’s elite Metropolitan (Metro) Division is being accused of allegedly forging information collected at random
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Senators Booker and Harris Lead Roundtable Discussion on Issues Concerning African Americans
When asked what challenges she and fellow Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) faced as Black candidates during their 2019 run for president, Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) urged everyone in the room to close their eyes. “Then, imagine the boy next door and
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Black and Missing Foundation Shines Spotlight on Missing Persons and Their Families
The case of Tamika Huston, a 24-year-old black woman who went missing from her Spartanburg, South Carolina, home on May 27, 2004, captivated Derrica Wilson and her sister, Natalie. Derrica and Natalie noticed how fiercely Huston’s aunt, Rebkah Howard,
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NHRMC Cancels Events and Hospital Tours
WILMINGTON, NC – To limit the potential spread of COVID-19 in our community and protect patients, staff and providers, New Hanover Regional Medical Center is limiting its events and programs. Effective immediately, NHRMC is: Canceling all NHRMC events with 50
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As Pandemic Sweeps Globe, Trump Authorizes New Bombing Campaign
Authorized by President Donald Trump, U.S. forces late Thursday carried out a wave of airstrikes across Iraq purportedly targeting an Iran-linked militia that the Pentagon claims was behind a rocket attack that killed two American servicemembers earlier this week. The airstrikes risk
Read More‘I Did the Math’: Katie Porter Gets CDC Head to Make Coronavirus Testing Free
Caption: Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) shows Centers for Disease Control director Dr. Robert Redfield the total cost of a coronavirus test. (Image: screenshot/Katie Porter/Twitter) Democratic firebrand Rep. Katie Porter on Thursday extracted a commitment from Centers for Disease Control director Dr. Robert
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20 Top Economists Endorse Medicare for All as Best Plan to Cut Costs
Rejecting “loose talk” from corporate Democrats, the media, and insurance industry that a single-payer system would be unaffordable, twenty leading U.S. economists on Tuesday released an open letter endorsing Medicare for All as the best way to reduce soaring national healthcare costs,
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Greta Thunberg Urges Strikers to ‘Unite Behind Science’ and Join #DigitalStrike
Because of the coronavirus outbreak spreading around the globe, climate action leader Greta Thunberg called on her supporters to observe a #DigitalStrike instead of attending in-person weekly climate protests this Friday. Thunberg has based her #FridaysForFuture climate strike movement on a
Read MoreHomeless, Not Voiceless – Largest Street Choir Seeks to Remind a Privileged World
For a break from the madness, a small story out of Dallas, where the country’s largest street choir seeks to remind a privileged world and each other, “We may be homeless but we never gave up.” Created in 2014 by Jonathan Palant, a music
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“The American Audit” – America, a 400-Year Old Business and Its Toll on Black Humanity
Baton Rouge spoken-word artist and activist Donney Rose has amassed more than 2,000 travel miles conducting hours of interviews and days of research in order to create an epic narrative that unravels 400 years of American History. It is an
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My Truth – Vote Early Because Tomorrow Is Not Promised
I vote early because tomorrow is not promised. I remember taking my Godmother to vote for Sen. Barack Hussein Obama for president… While she was not with us to witness the inauguration, she was proud to vote and also hear
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Democratic Party of Georgia Announce Victory Against Unlawful Georgia Ballot Procedures
Today, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Democratic Party of Georgia announced victory in their lawsuit challenging Georgia’s absentee ballot procedures that lack enforceable standards and disenfranchise voters who cast absentee ballots. Despite a series of
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Prepare for Purchasing and Closing on a Home
Prepare for purchasing and closing on a home Once you’ve found the right property, learn what you can expect ahead of the actual purchase and closing. You’ve reviewed your spending plan, been preapproved for a mortgage, and made an offer
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Study: African Americans Poorer Today Than Five Years Ago
African Americans were more likely to be unemployed than Americans overall in 2018 than they were in 2013, according to a new study that details the economic and financial progress African Americans have made over five years. Researchers at Lending
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Activists, Parents Cry Foul at Mostly Minority New Jersey Middle School
Vice Principal Allegedly Harassed Student after Science Teacher Uses N Word One year after a science teacher allegedly called students the N-word, Penns Grove Middle School is facing the wrath of community activists and parents. A Carneys Point Police report
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Women of Color Account for 89 Percent of New Women-Owned Businesses
Crystal Etienne is a businesswoman, wife, and mother of two children. She’s also the founder of Ruby Love, a $10 million personal care company that she built in just four years. “My dream was to always work for myself,” Etienne, a
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Ending Workforce Discrimination – We Often Fail to Disengage From Our Own Biases
Workforce discrimination exists because we often fail to disengage from our own biases. In every industry and in every sector, headlines glaringly reflect on the grievances of the 21st century workforce: gender pay inequity, racial discrimination and ageism. All act as
Read MoreKlan Opens KKK Museum; Reverend Kennedy Fights Back in “Burden”
Burden is the true story about the life of Mike Burden, played by Garrett Hedlund. He is a Grand Dragon in the Ku Klux Klan and his life takes a turn for the worse when he decides to leave the
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Mike Drop: After Joe Biden’s Big Super Tuesday Wins, What’s Next for Bloomberg?
With his highly problematic policies of racial profiling when he was Mayor of New York, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg already faced an uphill climb. Bloomberg’s rationale for running was that former Vice President Joe Biden was failing
Read MoreTrump’s 2021 Budget Cuts Domestic Programs, Maintains Defense and Targets the Poor
If you tell me how you spend your money, I can tell you what your values are. You say you are a Christian but neither tithe nor have a church home. You say support civil rights but have no connection
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Advocates Urging Alabama Governor to Halt Execution of Nathaniel Woods
The state of Alabama on Thursday executed Nathaniel Woods—who was pronounced dead at 9:01pm local time—after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a temporary stay of execution that was later lifted and Republican Gov. Kay Ivey declined to exercise her powers
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‘Internet of Things’ Could Be an Unseen Threat to Elections
The app failure that led to a chaotic 2020 Iowa caucus was a reminder of how vulnerable the democratic process is to technological problems – even without any malicious outside intervention. Far more sophisticated foreign hacking continues to try to
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Why so Many Epidemics Originate in Asia and Africa
The coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, is a frightening reminder of the imminent global threat posed by emerging infectious diseases. Although epidemics have arisen during all of human history, they now seem to be on the rise. In just the past
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Building A Powerful Black Media Based on Human Rights
It is now 2020, and Black-owned media in America is struggling to stay alive, and many in mainstream media believe Black media is not necessary. “Black ownership is dying,” said Armstrong Williams, whose Howard Stirk Holdings owns seven of the
Read MoreThe Homelessness Crisis – We Are Better, but When We Elect a Clown, Expect a Circus
I was returning from an errand when the skies opened up. The punishing rain came down with such vigor that despite an umbrella, the bottom inches of my pants were soaked. With my wash and wear hair, and just half
Read MoreA Citizen’s Guide to Beating Donald Trump
By DAVID PLOUFFE
A voter’s playbook on making a difference in the 2020 election and beyond from the most recognized and most successful political strategist in the country…
Biden vs. Bernie: ‘A Two-Person Race for Future of Democratic Party and the Country’
While Sen. Bernie Sanders laid claim to the big-delegate prize in California, former Vice President showed with multiple wins in key states that he is now the corporate Democrat’s only hope. “May the best candidate win.” Collage. Vermont Senator Bernie
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New Initiative Expands Support of Cancer Patients and Services at NHRMC
WILMINGTON, NC – The New Hanover Regional Medical Center Foundation is pleased to announce a new initiative, Currents of Care, to provide a constant flow of support for those who have been diagnosed with cancer. Building on the longstanding successes
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Documenting History: Rep. John Lewis Leads 55th Anniversary Selma March
Watch video Legendary Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) made an inspiring return to the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on March 1 to help commemorate the 55th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday.” “Fifty-five years ago, a few of our children attempted
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Voting Rights Advocates File Emergency After Georgia Officials Strike Early Voting Sites
Hearing Set for Monday in Lawsuit Filed by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law on Behalf of Georgia Organizations Lawrenceville, GA – Voting rights advocates filed an emergency lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of
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Why “Green Buildings” Are a Civil Rights Issue
Voting rights. Segregation. Criminal justice reform. For more than a century, the civil rights movement has taken on the inequities that divide and disfigure American society. Now the green building sector has joined the fronts of struggle for access and
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NNPA EXCLUSIVE — Biden Says, ‘The Black Vote Will Determine the Nominee’
A sincere and open former Vice President Joe Biden spoke candidly to the Black Press during an interview Tuesday with Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA). The interview was broadcast live from The
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Congress Passes Historic Anti-Lynching Legislation
Sixty-five years after the horrific lynching of teenager Emmett Till, the U.S. House of Representatives have finally passed H.R. 35, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act. The legislation would make lynching a crime under federal law. “Today, under the leadership
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Sanders Campaign Raises Record $46 Million in February
Again bolstering the argument that its grassroots and movement-building campaign is unique in the 2020 primary field, the campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Sunday morning that it raised a record-setting $46 million in the month a February—by far the
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Rutgers’ Center for Youth Political Participation Expands RU Ready Initiative
The Eagleton Institute of Politics’ Center for Youth Political Participation (CYPP) at Rutgers—New Brunswick announced the national expansion of its RU Ready civic engagement initiative. The launch begins with new RU Ready programs at Drew University in New Jersey and the Annette Strauss Institute for
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With Another Win in South Carolina Primary, ‘Medicare for All Is Four for Four’
While Joe Biden nabbed a much-needed win in South Carolina on Saturday, meeting expectations by besting Sen. Bernie Sanders in the first-in-the-South primary, exit polls in the state also showed—for the fourth time in a row—that a majority of Democratic
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Poll Shows Democratic Voters in Texas and California View Socialism Positively
Likely Democratic presidential primary voters in Texas and California—the two states with the most pledged delegates to award on Super Tuesday—view socialism more positively than capitalism, according to a CBS News/YouGov tracking poll released Sunday. The survey showed 56% of Democratic primary
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Learn and Teach Your Children about Anger
If you can name it, you can tame it. Anger is an emotion and should not be ignored. Teaching children how to handle anger is better than telling them they are not angry and ignoring their hurts. Here is an
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Dadpreneur and His Son Create Innovative Basketball Training Tool
Chad Briscoe and his son, Jamir, have created a basketball training tool called Ball By Yourself® Strap, the world’s first and only basketball training tool that allows players to train 100% of the time without ever chasing after loose balls, focusing
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Free Seminars on Finding Self Worth and Success for Children
Baltimore, MD — Paul and Kisha Houston, founders of Relationship Matters International, have launched free seminars and workshops on building potential, purpose and success geared toward ages 10 to 18 years of age of youth and organizations who offer mentoring programs in
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