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Locked Away for Life: New Report from The Sentencing Project Unveils Alarming Data on Long-Term Imprisonment

January 16, 2025 admin 0

Report reveals 68% increase in people serving life without parole since 2003, the largest number ever | [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – The Sentencing Project has released “A Matter of Life: The Scope and Impact of Life and Long-Term Imprisonment […]

Health

3rd Annual CaRE2 Connects with Our Community | The Power of Advocacy in Biospecimen Donation

January 16, 2025 admin 0

We all can help to improve health by sharing some of ourselves with others, literally. Advances in medical science have shown how donating major body organs like one’s kidney or lung, can save the lives […]

They’re Going to Walt Disney World! | 100 Teens Selected for 2025 Disney Dreamers Academy|

January 16, 2025 admin 0

Selected students from around the country to be part of once-in-a-lifetime mentoring program at Walt Disney World Resort in March; Dreamers to interact with celebrities, business leaders, educators and more during four-day all-expenses-paid event | […]

Black-Owned Restaurants Step-Up to Support LA During Wildfire Crisis

January 16, 2025 admin 0

Author: Falayn Ferrell | Los Angeles is no stranger to wildfires, but the current crisis has left the city reeling, with thousands displaced, homes destroyed, and communities facing unimaginable loss. In the midst of this devastation, […]

Marsha Hatcher Honored with the 2024 Ann McDonald Baker Art Ventures Award

January 16, 2025 admin 0

Hatcher received a $20,000 unrestricted grant in recognition of her artistic achievements and commitment to Northeast Florida | Marsha Hatcher, a multidisciplinary visual artist who has exhibited her work and helped to build a more […]

‘This is our moment, this is our time’: Georgia’s Black Women Unite Under the Gold Dome on Day One of Session

January 14, 2025 admin 0

Former Georgia State representative Dee Dawkins-Haigler stood in front of dozens of women, each dressed in matching brown t-shirts. Dawkins-Haigler, who knows her way around the Georgia State Capitol after serving District 91, stepped to […]

January 6 Committee Leaders Cheney and Thompson Receive Presidential Citizens Medal

January 14, 2025 admin 0

Among the recipients were Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson and former Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney, who co-led Congress’ investigation into the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National […]

Zoe Saldaña Wins Her First Ever Golden Globe Award, the Only Black Winner of the Night

January 14, 2025 admin 0

Zoe Saldaña won her first-ever Golden Globe on Sunday, January 5th, at the 82nd annual ceremony in Los Angeles. She made history as the only Black actor to win that night, taking home the award […]

Community

Mayor Deegan Vetoes Ordinance #2024-800- Bill Gives Fiscally Irresponsible Rate Increase to Waste Hauler, Raises Separation of Powers Issue

January 14, 2025 admin 0

Mayor Donna Deegan issued the first veto of her administration: Ordinance #2024-800, the $12 million dollar “Cash for Trash” bill. On Friday evening, General Counsel Michael Fackler provided an opinion memo highlighting a separation of powers issue with […]

Business

Biden-Harris Administration Awards Additional $210 Million Tech Hub Grants

January 14, 2025 admin 0

Additional funding for the Tech Hubs program was made possible through the bipartisan FY25 NDAA passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden | WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development […]