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A prolonged political and legal struggle over ballots will do terrible damage to the nation’s reputation and only exacerbate the tensions exposed by the election campaign.
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Democracy and White Privilege - Voice and Viewpoint
By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher When we look at the diversity of the people who attacked the capitol on January 6, most of us are surprised to find that at least 57 of those assaulting the building were elected officials in their home states and cities. These are people who have lived, worked and
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The spiritual death of the GOP | Afram News
In 2016, Donald Trump ushered in the spiritual death of the Republican Party; not its physical death, because the GOP will always exist. Unfortunately, the GOP has been talking the spiritual-talk, but not walking the spiritual-walk.
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Why We Celebrate the Life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - Voice and Viewpoint
By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher January 15, 2021 marks the 92nd birthday of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. While we celebrate his birthday, we also remember that he was assassinated 53 years ago this April. The further we move from his life, and for those of us who either knew or personally
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Bangarra’s Stephen Page on pain, politics and pushing boundaries
… was founded in 1991 by African-American dancer Carole J. Johnson. Stephen …
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Impeached for HATE! | Afram News
What did Malcolm X famously say? "Being an old farm boy myself, chickens coming home to roost never made me sad; they only made me glad."  President Donald Trump is the first and only president in US history to be impeached twice. And he did it to himself.
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Kushner said Black Americans need to 'want to be successful' and Twitter didn't hold back
As Daily Kos covered, White House senior advisor and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner appeared on Fox & Friends on Fox News on Monday morning. Kushner has made his TV appearances a pretty regular occurrence, especially when it comes to...
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“We the People……” - Voice and Viewpoint
By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher The Constitution of the United States starts with the words, “We the People,” not “Me The People.” Donald Trump and those who follow him would change those words and, in effect, replace Democracy with Racism. The Constitution has been the means to “establish
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EDITORIAL: Political Affiliation is the Wrong Way to Guarantee the Right to Vote - The Washington Informer
Voting should be made easier for citizens — all citizens — not made more difficult. The post EDITORIAL: Political Affiliation is the Wrong Way to Guarantee the Right to Vote appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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EXCLUSIVE OP-ED: My Plan to Lift Every Voice in Black America - Voice and Viewpoint
President Trump wants to paper over the living wound of racism. He’s issued Executive Orders and established a new national commission designed to whitewash our history—and deny the daily reality of being Black in America. He actively appeals to white supremacists and fans the flames of hatred and
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Guest Editorial: Judge right to rule against Trump’s campaign voting lawsuit in Pennsylvania | New Pittsburgh Courier
A federal judge in Pittsburgh was right to rule against the lawsuit by President Donald Trump’s campaign challenging Pennsylvania’s rules for mail voting and poll watchers. U.S. District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan, a Trump appointee, ruled that the campaign did not prove a serious threat of voter
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NNPA Publishers Respond to Joe Biden's Commitment and Plan for Black America | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “There is a legacy of racism and inequality that lives still in our institutions, our laws, and in too many people’s hearts that makes it harder for Black people to succeed,” Biden wrote in the 1,047-word column published Oct. 19, 2020 on the NNPA Newswire Service. “These are facts
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The spiritual death of the GOP | Afram News
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GOP Gets Court Backing in Suppressing the Vote in Battleground States
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Democrats and Republicans are engaged in a furious struggle over voting rights. In almost every instance, Democrats are trying to make it easier for Americans to cast ballots, and Republicans are trying to make it harder,” The New York Times reported on Wednesday, October
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That time the other Mr Bowie came to town and blew everyone away
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EDITORIAL: Celebrate Women in March for Lifetime Achievements - The Washington Informer
March is Women’s History Month, which places the spotlight on women and celebrates their achievements. It is a time to recognize women breaking glass ceilings, beating down doors and pushing away barriers to progress. It is the month to raise awareness that women are growing in their determination
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How brASS Burlesque fuses sexy, silly performance art with social justice
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OP-ED: STOP THE KILLING OF BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE!! | BlackPressUSA
THE AFRO — While we may not have large numbers of Klan members and other racist organizations openly active today, those original members are people’s grandparents, uncles, aunties and cousins who still live to this day and have invested that racial hate in their offspring! This racial hatred has
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All the world's a donut: Introducing a new way to visualize our ancestries and origins
Last year, my colleague David Jarman introduced a dataset combining several different questions from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey into one massive spreadsheet giving detailed ...
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Guest Editorial: Children saw, but what will they learn? | New Pittsburgh Courier
An irate White anti-protester taped a profanity-laced tirade on Twitter, castigating the angry mob that seized upon the U.S. Capitol and led an insurrection incited by President Donald Trump. The red-faced White male demanded a response to a question he repeatedly asked, “What the hell do you
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EDITORIAL: C’mon Congress, What Took You So Long?
Finally, on Sunday, members of the U.S. Congress announced a $900 billion economic relief package greatly needed by millions of Americans affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Counting Day: till the last ballot
The term “Universal Adult Franchise” too technical to be understood by the common folk, in essence assures the right of every citizen to choose his candidate. The normal term used is “vote”, or “bote” depending...
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Supreme Court Sidesteps Review Of Qualified Immunity For Police
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Hounding whistleblower major is now hypocritical
The government has condemned the alleged war crimes by some soldiers of the ADF yet is still proceeding with the prosecution of whistleblower David McBride.
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Nurses Association’s refusal to denounce Trump angers members
The American Nurses Association (ANA), one of the largest professional nursing organizations in the world representing the interests of 4.2 million registered nurses, recently rescinded its presidential endorsement policy, choosing 2020 as the first...
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Is Biden The Right Man? | Afram News
Is Biden the right man for the Presidency in these perilous, extremely, difficult times? No doubt about it, Donald Trump is corrupt and ungodly.
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‘Always There’ – Dr. John Warren Honored with 2021 NNPA Lifetime Achievement Award - Los Angeles Sentinel
Dr. Warren, who accepted his prestigious award virtually while battling an illness, has remained a steady hand among the more than 230 African American publishers and media company owners who are members of the Black Press of
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EDITORIAL: A Beacon of Light in Kamala Harris for Children in Need of Hope
For women across the country, Harris was a great selection, and for young women and girls, especially Black girls, Harris represents hope of a future that will accept and value women for their abilities to lead communities, companies, nations, or the world.
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Guest Editorial: Philadelphia NAACP makes the right decision | New Pittsburgh Courier
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Abortion Is Under Threat After Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation. Donors Are Stepping Up.
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