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Pres. Biden to Buffalo and America: ‘White supremacy will not have the last word’

By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — As President Joe Biden stood amidst the heartbroken in Buffalo, N.Y. calling White supremacy a “poison” in

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Freedom Rider shares legacy of civil rights struggle through new book

By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer For many Americans, the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s played out in abstract, from afar, in a place of

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If the Supreme Court ends abortion rights, Black women will be the ones most wounded
By Barrington M. Salmon Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — As the implications of the impending death of Roe v Wade sinks in a week after a Supreme Court draft opinion was leaked, one ...
HBCU announces that it is shuttering its doors after COVID-19, cyberattacks
(defendernewsservice.com) – The final graduation exercises were held on May 7.
The Black Restaurant Accelerator Program celebrated recently
By Skylar Stephens Contributing Writer The National Urban League and the PepsiCo Foundation celebrated their joint initiative, the Black Restaurant Accelerator program, on May 2.
Senate to vote on groundbreaking judicial nominees with Southern roots
By Billy Corriher Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing on April 27 for five women of color nominated to federal judgeships, including Nancy ...
Negro League star Gerald Sazon celebrates 86th birthday
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer The sounds of baseball are part of what makes America’s pastime so unique, and for those who love the game, the sounds become indelibly seared into one’s ...
NEPA restoration buoys Gulf Coast environmentalists’ fight against Big Gas
By Makaelah Walters Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — When Congress passed the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 in response to public outrage over ecological disasters ranging from oil spills ...
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First Black woman named as White House Press Secretary
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Karine Jean-Pierre, whose long career in Democratic communications led her to the podium last year as the second Black woman to hold a ...
Study: Race is central to identity for Black Americans and affects how they connect
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — No matter where they are from, who they are, their economic circumstances or educational backgrounds, significant majorities of Black Americans say being Black ...

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