Involving former local school principal A jury has awarded $20 million to the parents of Jessica Ordaz, the woman killed in a traffic collision caused by former Enterprise Elementary School […]
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‘Sing Sing’ wows at Toronto Film Festival
An ‘empowering jailhouse movie’ By Dwight Brown | NNPA News Wire Film Critic It’s refreshing when a film poses answers to the most confounding social issues. Countless feature films and […]
Posted inAcross Black America
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson switches from Democrat to GOP
Few are surprised at decision By Kristina Dixon | Across Black America Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, a longtime Democrat, is now a Republican–turning Dallas into the largest city in the […]
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A nation at a crossroads
War against citizens of color By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent In the crucible of American politics, chaos, legal wrangling, and disturbing incidents continue to carve […]
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Censorship of Black literature on the rise across country
Unite Against Book Bans campaign underway By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The assault on Black history and that of other minority groups in the U.S. […]
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Resurgent labor movement brings tension between workers, upper class
’Summer of Strikes’ continues to bring changes By Sam Judy | Special from Dallas Weekly News The year 2023 has been a big year for the labor movement in the […]
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Nation recalls horror of 16th Street Baptist Church
Two women brought together by tragedy By Kristina Dixon | Across Black America Four innocent young girls getting ready for Sunday services died when the Ku Klux Klan detonated a […]
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State legislature passes bill for more mental health beds
Response to both homeless, drug crises By Molly Castle Work | Kaiser Family Foundation The California Legislature passed a pair of bills greenlighting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s campaign to build 10,000 […]
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Turning the page: $2.2 billion in relief to Black farmers
Faced generations of legal discrimination by NNPA Newswire On July 7, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the opening of the Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (DFAP). This program, […]
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California Congressional Black Caucus reparations education campaign
To counter a ‘lack of awareness’ among citizens By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent A recent poll by the Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) revealed […]
