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Could a Southern state legislature hand Electoral College delegates to Trump?

By Billy Corriher Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — Twenty years ago, a presidential election was effectively decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in

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Nielsen’s 10th-year African American Consumer Report explores the power of the Black community from moment to movement

For 10 years, Nielsen has been dedicated to telling the story of the power of Black consumers and their diversity, long before the call for

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Federal judge block efforts to ease rules for mail-in ballots
By Billy Corriher Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — In the final weeks of the 2020 election, Republican-appointed appellate judges have overturned rulings that required states to make mail-in voting easier ...
Study: Black millennials, Gen-Zers believe in the American Dream
(Special from The Grio via Defender News Service) — New research done by Echelon Insights reveals that millennials and Generation Z believe that the “American Dream” is possible and are ...
NNPA publishers respond to Joe Biden’s commitment and plan for Black America
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) – The commitment by Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden to help increase opportunities and recognize the plight of African Americans as outlined in ...
Judge halts Trump’s rule that would prevent 700K from receiving food stamps during pandemic
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — If the 2020 election’s importance wasn’t apparent to those casting ballots, a federal judge’s decision on Sunday might have underscored the urgency.
Black landowners will benefit from new funding to prevent land loss
By Lizzie Presser ProPublica A property law scholar who has helped secure state protections to keep Black families from losing their land won a MacArthur “genius” award this week, a year after ...
Not all is lost after Census count stop, civil rights advocates say
By Pilar Marrero Contributing Writer (Ethnic News Media) — After a Supreme Court ruling earlier last week allowed the Department of Commerce to stop census enumeration efforts by Friday October 16, advocates ...
Black and Missing Foundation founder warns pandemic could further expose the vulnerable
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Within days of each other, separate investigations by the United States Marshals Service in Ohio and Georgia led to the rescue of 39 ...
Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act opened floodgates for new restrictions
By Jermey Duda Contributing Writer Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of stories looking at voters’ concerns and voting issues in the 2020 election. (Special from lailluminator.com) — It hadn’t ...

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