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Florida Republicans Pass Restrictive Voting Laws

June 8, 2021 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE – By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor – (www.blackpressusa.com) – The new laws will add ID requirements for absentee ballots, limit the use of voting drop boxes, require voters to request absentee […]

US Attorney Finalists Include Haitian American

June 7, 2021 admin 0

Miami Times Staff Report – (Source: www.miamitimesonline.com) – A congressional nominating commission chose three finalists to be considered by President Joe Biden for the vacant U.S. attorney’s job in the Southern District of Florida, and […]

Renowned Educator Steve Perry Offers Tips for Maintaining Good Mental Health

June 7, 2021 admin 0

By Camille Fairchild | 0 (Source: www.rollingout.com) – Steve Perry, Ed.D., is an educator, bestselling author and the founder of Capital Preparatory Schools, a network of charter schools in Harlem and Bronx, New York, and Bridgeport, […]

Georgia GOP Promises to Align With Trump and Defeat Stacey Abrams at Party Convention

June 7, 2021 admin 0

THE ATLANTA VOICE – By Itoro N. Umontuen | The Atlanta Voice (www.blackpressusa.com) – “Republicans, you’ve run out of white conservatives,” Jones said. “You’ve run out of them. There (are) none left.” Today, the Georgia […]

Michael Steele on Taking the GOP Back From Trump

June 3, 2021 admin 0

By Mary C. Curtis – (Source: www.rollcall.com) – The former party chair says there is space for a ‘commonsense coalition’ to emerge. No one could question Michael Steele’s Republican credentials. During his one term as chair […]

White House, Anheuser-Busch Partner for COVID Vaccine Beer Giveaway

June 3, 2021 admin 0

By WI Web Staff – (Source: www.washingtoninformer.com) Anheuser-Busch is partnering with the White House to help meet President Joe Biden’s goal of having 70% of adult Americans receive at least one dose of a coronavirus […]

US Jobless Claims Fall to 473K As More GOP Governors Bar Aid

June 3, 2021 admin 0

Source: www.sfltimes.com) – WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans seeking unemployment beneﬁts fell last week to 473,000, a new pandemic low and the latest evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs as consumers ramp […]

Amazon Will Stop Testing Job Seekers For Marijuana And Now Backs Legalizing Weed

June 2, 2021 admin 0

(Source: www.npr.org) –By BILL CHAPPELL – Twitter – Amazon will no longer test most job applicants for marijuana use in the latest sign of America’s changing relationship with pot. Amazon, the second-largest private employer in […]

The Brewing Political Battle Over Critical Race Theory

June 2, 2021 admin 0

By BARBARA SPRUNT (Source:www.npr.org) Last month, Republican lawmakers decried critical race theory, an academic approach that examines how race and racism function in American institutions. “Folks, we’re in a cultural warfare today,” Rep. Ralph Norman, […]

Serving While Black: When Military Service Fails to Deliver Equality

June 2, 2021 admin 0

By Selena Stanley Miami Times Staff Writer – (Source:miamitimesonline.com) – Comfort, sleep, relationships, health, stability and time are just some of the things veterans said they’ve had to sacrifice to serve this country. Bernice Hearn, […]