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Trump Attempts To Woo Black Voters With ‘Platinum Plan’

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by Derek Major – President Trump is making his most significant effort to woo Black voters with what he calls his “Platinum Plan” for Black economic empowerment at a campaign event in Atlanta. The Trump […]

The Titan of Black Media, John H. Johnson, Shaped How African Americans Got The News

September 28, 2020 admin 0

By Robert Hill – Black media like Jet magazine made me aware of national news coverage. Today, the media landscape has changed drastically for African Americans. The Black Lives Matter focus on police violence against […]

Adding Fuel to the Fire of Our Pandemics

September 28, 2020 admin 0

By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire Contributor – NNPA NEWSWIRE — Forty-five fanned the flames of fear and uncertainty about COVID-19 with false comments about the virus. First, he said it was going to go away, […]

Editorials

The United States Postal Service Delivers Much More Than Mail

September 28, 2020 admin 0

By Ray Curry, Secretary-Treasurer, UAW – NNPA NEWSWIRE — And true to its roots, the revitalized United States Postal Service (USPS) knew how to make a buck. The reorganization legislation called for the phasing out […]

Business

FUNdraising Good Times: Donor, Funder, Sponsor, Partner?

September 28, 2020 admin 0

How do you give your money and what do you want in return? Today’s question for philanthropists is: are you a funder, donor, sponsor, or partner? The question for nonprofits is: are you seeking gifts, […]

Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley Defend the Cops Who Fatally Shot Breonna Taylor

September 28, 2020 admin 0

by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton – Former NBA All-Stars Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal are catching heat for comments made on Thursday night’s pregame show on TNT. Before the playoff game between the Los Angeles Lakers […]

What You May Not Know About Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s Republican Ties

September 28, 2020 admin 0

By Derick Major (Black Enterprise) – Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron may not be known to many outside of the Breonna Taylor case, but a look into Cameron’s past shows significant GOP ties. Cameron, a […]

Black Celebrities “Girlfriends” star Reggie Hayes Hospitalized For Congestive Heart Failure, Struggling To Get Work

September 28, 2020 admin 0

By Victor Omondi – Reggie Hayes hasn’t had a smooth life after the “Girlfriends.” Twenty years after the Mara Brock-Akil-created series premiered, Hayes, who gained fame as William Jerrowme Dent, Esq. on the hit show, is […]

Black Celebrities Orlando Brown Testifies To Quitting ‘Crystal Meth’ In Front of a Church Gathering

September 28, 2020 admin 0

By Victor Omondi Former Disney star, Orlando Brown, has been silent on social media and is working on his health together with members of a Christian church. In a clip that was shared on The […]

Black Then: Claudia McNeil: Matriarch Lena Younger in the Stage and Screen Production “A Raisin in the Sun”

September 28, 2020 admin 0

Posted by Jae Jones – September 26, 2020 – BLACK WOMEN, LATEST POSTS Actress Claudia McNeil is best known for her role as matriarch Lena Younger in both the stage and screen productions of A […]