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Members Of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Are Donating $19.08 To The Biden-Harris Campaign

September 21, 2020 admin 0

by Dana Givens – Ever since it was announced that Kamala Harris would be Joe Biden’s running mate for vice president ahead of the November presidential election, members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. have been rallying […]

AARP Polls Reveal Top Concerns for Voters 50 and Older

September 21, 2020 admin 0

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – More than half of voters 50-years and older in crucial battleground states are worried about contracting the novel coronavirus. At the same time, African Americans […]

Minneapolis City Council Votes to Name Street after George Floyd

September 21, 2020 admin 0

By Terry Shropshire – The intersection where George Floyd took his last breath on Memorial Day 2020 had already been turned into an unofficial shrine that was maintained by volunteers. Now that intersection will be […]

Nations Mourn Loss of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dead At 87

September 20, 2020 Staff 0

BY YESHA CALLAHAN 2020 has dealt another blow to America. On Friday, at the age of 87, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. The Supreme Court said in a statement that Ginsburg died “surrounded by her […]

Meharry Medical College Receives $34M Endowment

September 20, 2020 Staff 0

Meharry Medical College has been dedicated to addressing healthcare issues that plague underserved communities and the HBCU will be able to further its efforts thanks to a major gift. According to Forbes, the Nashville-based institution received […]

House Whip James Clyburn Calls Barr’s Slavery Comment the Most ‘God-Awful Thing I’ve Ever Heard’

September 17, 2020 admin 0

William Cummings – House Majority Whip James Clyburn reacted sharply to Attorney General William Barr’s comment that evoked slavery while decrying government overreach with coronavirus restrictions, calling it “the most ridiculous, tone-deaf, God-awful thing I’ve ever […]