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Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Could Be Released Really Soon – Nearly 20 Years Early

May 22, 2020 Staff 0

Kwame Kilpatrick, former Detroit Mayor, has been granted early release after spending 7 years of a 28-year sentence. Kilpatrick, convicted in 2013 of perjury, obstruction of justice, and other crimes, was not expected to […]

Maryland Unveils Statues of Tubman, Douglass in Capitol

May 21, 2020 admin 0

By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press – ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — At a time when states are debating the removal of Confederate monuments, Maryland unveiled bronze statues of famed abolitionists Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass during a […]

Trump Will Not Be Unveiling Obama White House Portrait

May 21, 2020 admin 0

By: Norman Dotson Jr./BNC Digital Media Producer – President Donald Trump will not be unveiling former President Barack Obama’s portrait at the White House, a break in the 40-year tradition following a contentious exchange between […]

Florida’s Failed Unemployment System Faces New Scrutiny

May 21, 2020 admin 0

Jacksonville, Fl—The fact that Florida’s unemployment checks are among the lowest in the United States is well known. But more disturbing is that 1.2 million Floridians filing claims brought on by the corona pandemic cannot […]

FEA Offers Parents Tips and What to Expect in the Fall

May 21, 2020 admin 0

By Jodi Yonder – The value of public schools has never been felt more acutely than after the Coronavirus pandemic forced classrooms to close and sent our kids home to learn from home. The impact […]

College Students vs. Pandemic

May 21, 2020 admin 0

By Jasmine Butler – College students vs. Pandemic – It is no secret that the Coronavirus has brought challenges to not only to workers across the world, but, for campus life as we know it. […]

The Blerd Binder Covers Nerdy News for Black Nerds of the World

May 19, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — If you are a college student who is currently missing campus life right now, I am happy to say that the Spike Lee Joint, School Daze, has was recently added to the […]

CBC to Host First All Digital Legislative Conference

May 19, 2020 Staff 0

Every year, Black America’s political leadership looks forward to the gathering of souls and spirit for the annual Congressional Black Caucus. Now this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that experience will be delivered virtually. […]

Magic Johnson’s Life Insurance Company To Distribute $100 Million in Federal Loans to Minority Businesses

May 19, 2020 admin 0

by Derek Major – Former Los Angeles Lakers guard and team president Earvin “Magic” Johnson announced his life insurance company will provide $100 million for women- and minority-owned small businesses as part of the Paycheck Protection […]

Former National Security Adviser Susan rice Wants To be Joe Biden’s Vice President

May 18, 2020 admin 0

By Christina Zhao – Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice has made her case for why she should be picked by presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden to serve as his running mate. In a PBS […]