July 26, 2026

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WATCH: Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) Talks VP Candidacy, Blasts Trump for Pardons

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Demings heads Biden’s list of potential running mates along with CBC Chair Karen Bass (D-Calif.), former Georgia State Rep. Stacey Abrams, Sens....

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July 23, 2020

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WATCH: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez: “Trump Records Could Reveal Numerous Financial Crimes”

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I think opening the door and allowing the New York prosecutor’s office to access Trump’s taxes is a huge step. From day...

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July 22, 2020

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The loss of an icon: Congressman John Lewis dead at 80

John Robert Lewis, the longtime congressman who loved "Good Trouble" in the fight for civil rights died Friday after a six-month battle with cancer. He...

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July 19, 2020

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Kansas City Mayor Receives Racist Lynching Tweet After Issuing COVID-19 Mask Mandate

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Lucas’ order requires residents of Kansas City wearing facial coverings in all indoor public spaces and “while performing an activity which will...

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July 19, 2020

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Georgia Provost: “We need a Black Agenda!”

"Right now, we as Black people need to get us an agenda and we need to discuss all of these disparities that we have in...

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July 19, 2020

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IN MEMORIAM: The World Mourns A True Icon and Freedom Fighter – John Lewis 1940-2020

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The legislator, freedom fighter and justice warrior, who was famously beaten, bloodied and arrested in Selma, Alabama — and in other cities...

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July 19, 2020

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IN MEMORIAM: John Lewis, an American Hero and Moral Leader Alongside Martin Luther King, Jr., Dies at 80

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The 1965 Selma march was led by John Lewis. Lewis was perhaps the last remaining voice of moral authority from the civil...

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July 18, 2020

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OP-ED (IN MEMORIAM): John Lewis Made America a More Perfect Union

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “From marching in the streets to fighting in the halls of Congress, John Lewis literally dedicated his life to the project of...

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July 18, 2020

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One North Carolina City Council Approves Reparations – Sort Of

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Hundreds of years of Black blood spilled that fills the cup we drink from today,” said Councilman Keith Young, one of two...

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July 17, 2020

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Gives a Green Light to Predatory Payday Lenders

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “There is never a good time to enable predatory loans carrying 400% interest rates,” noted Mike Calhoun, President of the Center for...