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Dr. Anthony Fauci Discusses the Impact and Severity of COVID-19 Disparities in African Americans

August 3, 2020 Staff 0

During a live interview with BlackPressUSA, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and considered by many to be the nation’s foremost infectious disease expert, demonstrates the proper way […]

155 Civil Rights Groups Urge Passage of Advance Voting Rights Bill

July 31, 2020 Staff 0

Crusader Staff Report The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and 154 other civil rights organizations this week called on members of Congress to swiftly pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act, H.R. 4. The […]

Barbie 2020 Campaign Team Dolls Feature Black Female Candidate

July 30, 2020 admin 0

By Mallory Hughes, – (CNN) – Who runs the world? Girls. That’s the message from Mattel and its newly released Barbie 2020 Campaign Team. Four diverse dolls hope to expose girls to public leadership roles by […]

Is the Postal Service Slowing Mail Delivery?

July 29, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE By Stacey Brown — Congress authorized a $10 billion loan to the postal service as part of a coronavirus relief package. Still, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin steadfastly has refused to hand over the […]

Florida Activists Get Money to Register and Turn Out Young, Minority, Former Felon Voters for Presidential Election

July 28, 2020 admin 0

Florida activists get money to register and turn out young, minority, former felon voters for presidential election – Four Florida groups that focus on young people, Black and Hispanic citizens, and felons who’ve served their sentences […]

John Lewis is First Black Lawmaker to Lie in State in US Capitol Rotunda

July 28, 2020 admin 0

By Clare Foran – Washington (CNN)Lawmakers and the American public are paying their respects to the civil rights icon and late congressman, Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, on Monday as his body lies in state at the US […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis Announces $33 Million in Support for Edward Waters College, Florida Memorial University and Bethune-Cookman

July 27, 2020 admin 0

Bethune-Cookman University has faced financial, litigation and accreditation challenges in recent years cDAYTONA BEACH — In a year when Gov. Ron DeSantis cut $1 billion from the Legislature’s $93.2 billion budget because of pandemic-related revenue […]

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