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AARP and NNPA Join Forces for Riveting Webinar on Saving Black Lives During...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jointly hosted by NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., and AARP Vice President of Multicultural Leadership, Shani Hosten, the live program also marked the first...
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COMMENTARY: Dying to Work — Amazon, Other Frontline Workers Bear Brunt Of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Nationally, workers have voiced… complaints about a lack of protective equipment such as masks, inefficient sanitizing of workspaces, and failure by some employers to honor the social...
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VIDEO: Doctor Says, ‘Negative Tests Doesn’t Mean You Don’t Have Coronavirus’
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In an exclusive live stream interview with the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) broadcast over Facebook, Dr. Leigh-Ann Webb, an assistant professor and attending...
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NFL Exec Troy Vincent Talks Draft, HBCU Initiatives
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "This is a moment where we need some semblance of hope in some of our communities, and we are hoping that's what occurs next week," stated Troy Vincent, who starred for the Miami...
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NFL Scores Win with National Response to COVID-19
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In an interview with NNPA Newswire, Troy Vincent, the NFL's executive vice president of football operations, said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and others at league headquarters are...
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BHERC’s Operation Love Delivers Love, Easter Sunday Meals and Essential Goods...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Operation Love” meals and gift baskets were delivered to seniors including retired nurses, caregivers and other that have labored in the community for many years among others. All have...
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While Struggling Americans Await $1,200 Stimulus, Nation’s Wealthiest Reap...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The $2.3 trillion coronavirus stimulus package includes a temporary tax change for individuals who make at least $1 million a year, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation. The...
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Minnesota Doctors on the Cutting Edge Of COVID-19 Fight
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Molecular testing technologies help detect the presence of a virus by identifying a small section of the virus' genome, then amplifying that portion until there's enough for detection....
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Coronavirus: Mayo Clinic’s Dr. Joyner Leads COVID-19 Plasma Treatment Research
NNPA NEWSWIRE — We have people from about 40 universities and medical centers all over the country from about 20 states working on this and we are getting cooperation from the Food and Drug...
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COMMENTARY: The Political and Healthcare System is Broken and Corrupt in America
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The chaotic culture of the Trump White House contributed to the crisis. A lack of planning and a failure to execute, combined with the president’s focus on the news cycle and his...
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Congressional Black Caucus and NNPA Demand Stimulus Inclusion
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Thanks to the efforts of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Democrats have secured $60 billion in new Small Business Administration PPP funding dedicated to small lenders and...
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Several Drive-Thru Testing Centers to Open in Metro-Atlanta in Preparation...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We cannot wait for the government to step in and save us, says Atlanta Medical Association President Dr. Frank Jones. “We have to initiate testing of our community on our own and have...
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13-Year-Old Paris Brown Recalls Her Coronavirus Awakening
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Even when more and more reports of deaths from the virus came piling up, I still didn't take it seriously enough. Then one day, mom said she wasn't feeling good, and that was the start...
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CDC’s Prescription: Individual Housing for People Experiencing Homelessness...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We call on hotel owners—and especially those who have been helped with our public dollars through the federal relief package—to act in the public good and make it easy for communities...
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Black-Owned Newspapers and Media Companies Are Small Businesses Too!
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Dear World, the entire planet is feeling the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic,” Cheryl Smith of Texas Metro News wrote to her readers. “We must be concerned about ourselves, as...
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OP-ED: The Role of the Black Church During a Pandemic
NNPA NEWSWIRE — I’ve preached many times that 93 percent of what Jesus did was outside of the walls of the church as he healed, fed, evangelized and organized. Admittedly, if you were to honestly...
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COMMENTARY: Congressional Black Caucus: Prioritize Black People First! Word!
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Currently, Congress approved $450 billion more in the PPP 2 bill. For this bill we need Black congressional leadership to sing the words, “Say It Loud I’m Black And I’m Proud!” And by...
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Black-Owned Businesses demand share of federal dollars as COVID-19 rages on
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Last week, the release of a second loan program to bolster businesses and revive the economy provides about $484 billion for small businesses, hospitals and additional testing. But...
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COMMENTARY: As Trump Approvals Sink During COVID-19 Crisis Democrats Look to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The U.S. Senate was seen as out of play in terms of Democrats taking over. But now, with the coronavirus crisis turning the economy and the culture upside down, it’s even more in play...
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Coalition of Civil Rights Leaders Support CBC in Protecting Black Health
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Collectively, they argue that too often, insurance companies refuse to cover emergency services, and either patients are forced to pay bills they cannot afford, or hospitals are...
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