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Trump’s Latest Executive Orders Seen as Attempts to Sabotage a Biden Administration and Eliminate Diversity and Inclusion Programs

October 28, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown – Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Chair of the House Financial Services Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee, recently introduced a bill (H.R. 8595) to invalidate Executive Order 13950 and preserve […]

Election 2020: For Millions of Americans, Future of Health Care is on the Ballot

October 28, 2020 admin 0

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor – Presidential elections impact Americans’ lives in a wide array of ways. It’s widely maintained that the outcome of the 2020 contest between the incumbent, Donald Trump, and the […]

80% of Floridians Worried About Election Outcome

October 28, 2020 admin 0

By D’Ann Lawrence White Patch.com – Researchers with the University of South Florida have released results from a statewide survey that measures attitudes and opinions regarding the 2020 presidential election and the current political climate. […]

Promoting Connections for Black Students in STEM

October 27, 2020 admin 0

A love for lab research has characterized Kaela Makins’ ’21 Hamilton experience, and she wants to ensure that other students of color can discover and maintain their own passion for STEM studies. That’s why she […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis Drafts Former FSU Standout John Davis to Run Florida Lottery

October 27, 2020 admin 0

By Jim Turner News Service of Florida – Gov Ron DeSantis on Monday named John Davis, the executive vice president of the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, to fill the long-vacant position of secretary of […]

Stressed Freshmen Missing Quintessential College Experience

October 26, 2020 admin 0

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer – It’s a major life milestone, the first time many U.S. teens have ever been on their own. Even in normal times, freshman year in college can be a jumbled […]

Prince Harry Says Ignorance No Excuse for Unconscious Bias

October 26, 2020 admin 0

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press – LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Harry says it took him many years and the experience of living with his wife, the former Meghan Markle, to understand how his privileged […]

Democrat Jaime Harrison Poised to Unseat ‘World’s Most Powerful Golf Caddy’

October 22, 2020 admin 0

By Stacy M. Brown – Jaime Harrison speaks with an easiness rarely found in a U.S. Senate candidate with just two weeks remaining before Election Day. But the man seeking to upset the incumbent, South […]

STUDY: 8 Million Americans Went Into Poverty Due to the Pandemic

October 22, 2020 admin 0

By Victor Omondi – Based on a study conducted by Columbia University, the number of Americans living in poverty rose by 8 million since May, indicating a rise in poverty rates soon after early Coronavirus aid […]

Compton Mayor Aja Brown Unveils Monthly Stimulus Plan, Which Will Assist 800 Low-Income Residents

October 22, 2020 admin 0

By Victor Trammell – Compton, California’s young, trailblazing, black, and female mayor has revealed her city’s ambitious, new economic relief plan, which seeks to provide monthly payments for nearly 1,000 of Compton’s poorest residents. According […]