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PRESS ROOM: Nielsen’s 10th-Year African American Consumer Report Explores the Power of the Black Community from Moment to Movement
NNPA NEWSWIRE — From video streaming, radio listenership and podcasting to buying Black and staying connected to social movements through social media, African Americans are leading the conversation with an unprecedented impact on brands, policies and what the country watches, buys and listens to.
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MOBE Mondays Featuring Hiram E. Jackson, CEO, Real Times Media | News | The Michigan Chronicle
On this insightful episode of #MOBEMondays, our host Kevin McFall, Inner-City Computer Stars Foundation and Red Clay Digital, assembled a panel of newspaper, archive and advertising thought leaders for an engaging conversation about the transformative state of Black newspapers and advertising in an
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Happy Birthday to Enolia McMillan, the NAACP's First Woman President
Photo credits: The NAACP Enolia Pettigen McMillan(October 20, 1904 – October 24, 2006) was an African American educator, civil rights activist, and community leader. She was the first woman to become the national president of the NAACP. BornEnolia Virginia Pettigenin Willow
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Mayor Withdraws Nomination of Police Commissioner Who Defended U.S. Drone Killings
In the face of opposition, Mayor Libby Schaaf has withdrawn her proposed appointment of an ex-U.S. District Attorney as a police commission alternate. Brian Hauck, in a former position, defended the U.S. government’s killing by drone attack of two U.S. citizens accused not of violence but of
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Ending farm violence and reviving economy 'high priorities' - Mthembu
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Roll to the Polls Hosts Successful Get Out the Vote Event in St Petersburg
City Councilmember Lisa Wheeler-Bowman taught her grandchildren, Mikiyah Stone, 9, and Mikah Stone, 10, the importance of voting at the Roll to the Polls event Saturday, Oct. 10. Deirdre O’Leary, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG - Talk Black and the Tampa Bay Rays have partnered with the Dr. Carter
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Dan Gainor: Trump managed to drive debate despite Welker's interruptions
At the presidential debate, moderator Kristen Welker spent all night interrupting Trump. But despite that, the evening didn’t go anywhere near as she planned.
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V&A Waterfront to offer drive-through COVID-19 testing facility
The V&A Waterfront, in partnership with Dis-Chem is set to launch the COVID-19 testing facility on Saturday.
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Richest Black American Robert Smith donates $50m to ease the debt burden of HBCU students - Face2Face Africa
Billionaire Robert Smith made headlines last year when he paid off the student debts of Morehouse’s graduating class. Smith, the Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, followed it with the launch of a nonprofit, the Student Freedom Initiative (SFI) to help ease the debt burden of thousands of
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Researchers Find Doubts About COVID-19 Vaccine Among People Of Color
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COVID shutters a third of small businesses - Call renewed for grants, loans to keep enterprises afloat
With a membership of more than 300, the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) says a recent survey it conducted has revealed that 35 per cent of its business operators have closed their doors owing to the crippling effects of the COVID-19...
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Newsom to be sued over fracking permits - Black Voice News
Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, October 21. Emissions rise slightly Newsom announces an executive order on Sept. 23, 2020, at Cal Expo in Sacramento. Photo by Daniel Kim, The Sacramento Bee via AP/Pool A national environmental organization is preparing to sue Gov. Gavin
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Trump’s Crackdown On Diversity Training Is Fascist. And Terrifying.
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The Portfolio Committee on Social Development heard that the expiring foster care grants crisis has yet to be resolved on Thursday.
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Love To See It: Kristen Welker Is The First Black Woman To Moderate A Presidential Debate Since 1992
The NBC News White House correspondent and "Weekend Today" host will become the second Black woman to moderate a debate since Carole Simpson in 1992.
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US Jobless Claims Drop to 787,000, But Layoffs Remain High
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of laid-off Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 787,000, a sign that job losses may have eased slightly but are still running at historically high levels. Last's week's figure was down from 842,000 the previous week, the Labor Department said
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NHF cops award for outstanding response during COVID-19
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Online learning is here to stay, says JTA president
MANDEVILLE, Manchester - President of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) Jasford Gabriel says the dangers to public health as a result of community spread of the novel coronavirus will pose an extreme challenge as thought is given to a limited return to face-to-face school.
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Foundations for Freedom, Inc. hosts ‘Strength For My Sisters Shoe Drive’
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Councilman Wesson Believes in Second Chances, Providing for Those In Need - Los Angeles Sentinel
Councilman Herb Wesson believes in second chances. He also believes in looking out for those down on their luck, and there's no better example of these values that Wesson embodies than the food box giveaway program he started when COVID-19 struck in
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Black Republican Running for Congress Files Complaint Against Facebook, Twitter and Google — The Sacramento Observer
(CBM) - Aja Smith, a Black Republican running for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, has filed a complaint against Facebook, Twitter and Google. In her grievance dated Oct. 6, 2020, and addressed to U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr, Smith accuses the three California-based tech companies
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AU chair Ramaphosa urged to intervene in Nigeria crisis | News24
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Impact Circle Founder Jenisa Washington is Putting Her Money Where Her Heart Is Throughout Her Los Angeles Community - Los Angeles Sentinel
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Nigeria’s SARS: A brief history of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad | News24
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18 Georgia NAACP branches to ‘Party at the Polls’ in pivotal state
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