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$65M plan approved to help get homeless off streets during COVID-19

The City of Houston, Harris County, and the Coalition for the Homeless have announced a joint, $65-million plan to house 5,000 people experiencing homelessness over...

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July 6, 2020

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Black Lives Matter: Local beauty brand owner creates ‘Makeover racism’ workshop

Youtube celebrity and Socialite Mink Lash owner Ariell Ash will be hosting a free interactive beauty workshop to “Makeover Racism.”...

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July 6, 2020

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NNPA Salutes Attorney Benjamin Crump and The Crump Law Firm in Memory and Honor of the Family of George Floyd

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Benjamin Crump has earned recognition as a freedom fighting lawyer who doesn’t hesitate to defend the life and legacy of African Americans...

By aframnews
July 6, 2020

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Star-Studded Lineup Planned for First Black Press Virtual Convention

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact on African Americans and other people of color throughout the United States. Yet,...

By aframnews
July 5, 2020

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Ziggy Marley Will Receive the Black Press 2020 Global Icon Award and Make a Virtual Appearance at the 2020 NNPA Convention

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Ziggy Marley, the oldest son of the Reggae Icon Bob Marley, recently appeared on a livestream interview with the Black Press that...

By aframnews
July 2, 2020

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COMMENTARY: The American Economic System Works Just Fine—for White People

NNPA NEWSWIRE — As President of the Texas Black Expo (TBE), my primary interest is the economic part of the system—the creation and growth of...

By aframnews
July 2, 2020

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Ben Crump Heralded as Black America’s Attorney General

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Most recently, Crump has represented three of the most high-profile cases in America today in his representation of the families of Floyd,...

By aframnews
July 2, 2020

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COMMENTARY: The Black Church Faces an Atypical Crisis

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Blacks in the U.S. have been disproportionately affected during the pandemic. Although African Americans only compose 6 percent of the population in...