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Black Millennial and Gen-Z Voters Chime in On Issues Important to Them Leading Up to the November Midterm Elections

September 26, 2022 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jeffrey L. Boney NNPA Newswire contributor (sourcewww.blackpressusa.com) The 2022 midterm elections will definitely cast a major light on the future of this country, and with recent decisions surrounding education, healthcare, voting rights, […]

A Federal Judge Will Hear Jacksonville’s Racial Gerrymandering Case

September 15, 2022 admin 0

(Source: www.jaxtrib.org) – Civil rights groups and Jacksonville’s city attorneys will battle in federal court Friday in a hearing that could decide whether the city’s council districts are tossed or kept before the coming 2023 […]

GOP Touts 5,000 Events at Minority Community Centers

September 14, 2022 admin 0

BY RAFAEL BERNAL – (Source: www.thehill.com) – The Republican Party on Thursday announced it has hosted more than 5,000 separate events at its minority community centers, 38 multipurpose voter outreach spaces spread around 19 states. The […]

The Obamas Make History With Official White House Portraits

September 8, 2022 Staff 0

The Obamas made an official trip back to their former home to be on site for the unveiling of their official White House portraits. Unlike the widely publicized National Portrait Gallery portraits of the first […]

Crist Names Miami UTD President His Running Mate

September 1, 2022 admin 0

Miami Times Staff Report – (Source: www.miamitimesonline.com) – “Are you fired up and ready to take back our state?” That was the question Karla Hernández-Mats, president of United Teachers of Dade, posed to the crowd […]

President Joe Biden Honors Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. and Others with Lifetime Achievement Award

August 31, 2022 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – By NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – Stacy M. Brown – “On behalf of the NNPA and the Thurgood Marshall Center Trust, as well as on behalf of all […]

Election Night Yields Clear Winners, Losers and Surprises

August 26, 2022 admin 0

Jacksonville voters reacted like any given Sunday to election night revealing both winners, losers and surprises in races affecting local citizens. Voters turned up and out to cast their ballot for candidates that would represent […]

President Biden Announces up to $20,000 in Student Loan Relief for Borrowers

August 25, 2022 admin 0

Stacy M. Brown / NNPA NEWSWIRE — (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent “President Biden believes that a post-high school education should be a ticket to a middle-class life, but […]

Five Takeaways From Tuesday’s Elections in Jacksonville

August 25, 2022 admin 0

Source: www.jaxtrib.org – By Andrew Pantazi -Voters across Florida cast ballots Tuesday night in the state’s first primary elections after redistricting changed the lines for Congress and the Legislature. In Duval County, voters also passed […]

As Monkeypox Hits African American Community Hard, Biden Administration Increases Vaccine

August 22, 2022 admin 0

(Source: www.amsterdamnews.com) – by NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent Stacy M. Brown – The Biden-Harris administration on Thursday announced it would increase America’s supply of monkeypox vaccine by making an additional 1.8 million doses of Bavarian Nordic’s […]