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2010 Census omitted 3.7 million Blacks – nearly five times its original ‘undercount’ claims

By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — A special report released by the National Urban League reveals that the U. S. Census Bureau omitted

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How to reverse the rural South’s rising incarceration rate

By Olivia Paschal Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — As protests over the police killings of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and other Black people

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Essence changes CEO amid allegations of toxic work culture
Essence Communications, Inc. has named Caroline Wanga as the new, temporary CEO following the June 28 publication of an open letter citing allegations of mistreatment and abuse of Black female ...
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Southern University graduate buys property in Houston to curb gentrification
(Black Enterprise via Defender News Service) — Gentrification has changed the social and economic demographics of major cities around the United States, causing many low-income native residents to be forced ...
Congress moves George Floyd Justice in Policing Act measure forward
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The House Judiciary Committee has introduced the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, the first-ever bold, comprehensive approach to hold police accountable, end ...
If you’ve lost your health plan in the COVID crisis, you’ve got options
By Julie Appleby Contributing Writer (Special from khn.org) — The coronavirus pandemic — and the economic fallout that has come with it — boosted health insurance enrollment counselor Mark Van Arnam’s workload. ...
When a doctor no longer accepts Medicare, patients left holding the bag
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez Contributing Writer (Special from khn.org) — Pneumonia. Heart problems. High cholesterol. Betsy Carrier, 71, and her husband, Don Resnikoff, 79, relied on their primary care doctor in Montgomery ...
A silver lining to a slap in the face
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The President of the United States hit a new low when he used the military to clear D.C.’s Lafayette Park of citizens. They were exercising their First ...
Bring them down
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The aftermath and on going circumstances of the murder of George Floyd have given each of us reasons to give focused thought to the ...
Bro. Malcolm’s message to ‘sincere whites’
By A. Peter Bailey TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Many people, Black and white, are slapping high fives and shouting hallelujah over the sizeable number of whites marching to protest the brutal ...

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