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The deadly intersection of poverty, race, and COVID-19

By Rebekah Barber Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — Exactly 54 years to the day after the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.,

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Deltas hit with Republican backlash from White House visit

By Dr. Barbara A. Reynolds Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — While hundreds were celebrating the recent confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at the White House

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The Links Foundation Inc selects the Obama Presidential Center as its Legacy grantee
(Defender News Service) — The Links Foundation, Incorporated, the philanthropic arm of The Links, Incorporated awarded its sixth $1 million Legacy Grant to the Obama Presidential Center, which is set ...
Known to be toxic for a century, lead still poisons thousands of children
By Allison Kite and Niara Savage Contributing Writers (lailluminator.com) — When the pediatrician recommended Lisa Pascoe have her then-toddler tested for lead poisoning, she thought there was no way he could be ...
‘We made it. All of us,’ Jackson says in celebratory speech
By Nyah Marshall Contributing Writer (Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Howard University News Service) — It was truly a day of celebration as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made ...
Judge Jackson rewrites U.S. history as first Black woman to be confirmed to the Supreme Court
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — On April 7, 2022, at 2:17 p.m. EDT, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson entered the history books, becoming the first Black woman elevated to ...
Judge Jackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made history last week when her nomination for the U.S. Supreme Court was confirmed by the Senate by a ...
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Louisiana Supreme Court rules on Doe v. Mckesson
By Fritz Esker Contributing writer On March 25, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled on two state law questions certified to it by the Fifth Circuit in a federal lawsuit filed by a ...
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The Black Press of America celebrates 195 years
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — On March 16, 1827, Samuel E. Cornish and John B. Russwurm founded the first Black-owned newspaper in the U.S. They did so ...
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Black America cheer on Ketanji Brown Jackson
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Ketanji Brown Jackson, who will likely become the first Black woman to sit on the U. S. Supreme Court, faced harsh questions from Republican ...

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