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MLK’s Voice Rings Loud as Trump Tries to Erase Black History

Nashville Pride 03 Apr 2025
Fifty-seven years ago, an assassin’s bullet struck Dr. Martin Luther King Jr ... In 1956, from the pulpit, King warned in “Paul’s Letter to American Christians”. ... Voter suppression remains alive and well ... Brown, NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent.
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AARP pushes back as Social Security Administration slashes services and staff

Nashville Pride 03 Apr 2025
The new rule impacts retirement, disability, and other benefit applications and alters how individuals change their direct deposit information ... “This is unacceptable.” ... Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent. previous post ... U.S. Rep.
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Smithsonian African American Museum Director Placed on Leave

Nashville Pride 03 Apr 2025
Kevin Young, the director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), is currently on personal leave and not leading the museum, according to Smithsonian officials ... Dr ... Brown, NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent.
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Wisconsin Voters Reject Musk-Backed Supreme Court Bid, Elect Liberal Judge Susan Crawford

Nashville Pride 03 Apr 2025
Crawford’s victory ensures a continued 4–3 liberal majority on the state’s high court and signals growing pushback to Musk’s rising political influence ... Our courts are not for sale.” ... Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent ... U.S. Rep.
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Trump orders purge of Black history from Smithsonian—targets African American Museum

Nashville Pride 03 Apr 2025
Even the most cynical observers knew this day would come. Since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, the dog whistle has become a bullhorn ... This is not an isolated move ... Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent ... U.S. Rep.
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OP-ED: Trump loves the poorly educated

TSD Memphis 03 Apr 2025
“We won with young. We won with old. We won with highly educated. We won with poorly educated.
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Horror-thriller The Woman in the Yard explores grief and neglect

The Cincinnati Herald 01 Apr 2025
The chickens are dead in their bloodied coop. The dog is gone, too. Is the woman in the yard messing with ‘em? Yep. A widowed mom and artist, Ramona (Danielle Deadwyler, Till) can’t get past the tragedy she’s experienced ... She’s lost in that old memory ... .
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Rev. Dr. Jamal Bryant’s Black Church Target Boycott Mobilizes 150,000

The Tennessee Tribune 31 Mar 2025
Now is the time for the Black Press of America once again to speak and publish truth to power emphatically,” NNPA Chairman Emeritus Danny Bakewell Sr ... NNPA Chairman Bobby R ... NNPA President & CEO Dr.
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Target’s financial woes deepen as lawsuits and boycotts intensify

The Cincinnati Herald 30 Mar 2025
Rev ... Meanwhile, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and the NAACP initiated public education and selective buying campaigns ... Chavis Jr., president and CEO of the NNPA ... In contrast, Costco has gained ground ... Rev ... .
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Smithsonian under threat as Trump targets African American history

The Cincinnati Herald 29 Mar 2025
Even the most cynical observers knew this day would come. Since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, the dog whistle has become a bullhorn ... This is not an isolated move ... The Pentagon’s website erased the stories of Navajo Code Talkers ... .
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Despite Gridlock, These Lawmakers Delivered

Nashville Pride 27 Mar 2025
By Stacy M. Brown,. BlackPressUSA.com Senior National Correspondent. Despite partisan turmoil and leadership breakdowns that left the U.S ... Their work is to be commended.” ... Among the most effective. ... Sen ... Brown, NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent.
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George Foreman, legendary boxer and entrepreneur, passes away at 76

Nashville Pride 27 Mar 2025
George Edward Foreman, the two-time world heavyweight champion, Olympic gold medalist, and businessman, passed away on March 21, at the age of 76 ... “Our hearts are broken ... Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent. previous post. L.A ... L.A.
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L.A. Mayor Bass fights recall with action as violent crime falls

Nashville Pride 27 Mar 2025
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is pushing forward with her administration’s crime reduction efforts as she faces a recall campaign ... Kennedy Jr.’s former running mate ... Crime in the area is down ... Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent.
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Trump backs U.S. entry into British Commonwealth, raising alarm over American independence and slave trade

Nashville Pride 27 Mar 2025
“I love King Charles. Sounds good to me!” Trump wrote online ... in the Commonwealth of Nations ... The proposal, if true, sparked concern in the U.S. given its historical split from British rule ... The U.S ... Brown, NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent ... ....
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