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#FIYAH — 6.5.20 12pm ET — ONE ON ONE WITH KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR
"Democracy doesn't work for us," says Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (@kaj33) of Black Americans. "We are last hired, first fired. We have a different set of expectations from the criminal justice system. So many...
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LIVESTREAM — 6.3.2020 1PM ET — #SaveLocalJournalism #9_ NOW GO AND TELL THAT!_
The NNPA's Stacy Brown interviews 4 iconic Black Press Publishers: Nab'a Muhammad of The Final Call; Dr. R.B. Holmes, Jr. of Capital Outlook Newspaper; Trennie Williams of Silver Star News; and Karl...
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Trump Administration Officials to Black America: ‘Coronavirus Pandemic is...
NNPA — In a CNN interview, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar attributed the high coronavirus death rate to unhealthy African Americans. Azar claimed that Black and minority communities have...
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LIVESTREAM — 6.5.20 7:30PM ET FIYAH! — ONE-ON-ONE with OTIS WILLIAMS of The...
"My Girl," "Ain't Too Proud to Beg," "I Wish It Would Rain," "Cloud Nine," and "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)." IT'S BLACK MUSIC APPRECIATION MONTH! And, we're celebrating with the...
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OP-ED: Can’t Stay Home, Can’t Keep Curfew: People Experiencing Homelessness...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Now, various cities have implemented curfews as an effort to curb violence conducted outside of protests against police brutality. Unfortunately, curfews have created further...
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COMMENTARY: Faith and Common-Sense, Ways to Fight Coronavirus
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Mrs. Bradford, a retired Dallas schoolteacher and long-time minister’s wife, said it was faith and common sense that sustained her through it all and, if her Maker wills it, she expects...
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OP-ED: Racial divide of coronavirus is real, so are innovations that can help
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Black and Latinx seniors are more likely to be affected by health conditions that can heighten the risk of coronavirus-related complications. Black adults are 20 percent more likely to...
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Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Demanding Better Conditions in Broward...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Even though parts of the state are reopening, it does not mean that the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks in jails has vanished,” said Benjamin Stevenson, staff attorney at the ACLU of...
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Trump Administration Withholding $14 Billion in Critical Coronavirus Funding
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a letter Democratic Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washington) sent this week to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, the senators...
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COMMENTARY: Counseling Helps in Adapting to a New Norm
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The reality is, many need, and will need for years following, mental health treatment to overcome the threats and dangers experienced during the first quarter of 2020. A year that...
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OP-ED: Black People Suffer Disproportionately from Dementia Crisis
NNPA NEWSWIRE — One major reason Black people suffer disproportionately from Alzheimer’s is we are underrepresented in dementia research, in part because many of us are unwilling to donate our brains...
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OP-ED: Rep. Maxine Waters, ‘Donald Trump is More Focused on Saving Statues of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “One would hope that the president of the United States would rise to the level of leadership that our country needs in confronting the deadly uptick in coronavirus cases in America,”...
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COMMENTARY: Real Table Talk
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Consider for a moment who on your street, in your building, in your family, in your circles are disadvantaged by age (65 years or older), disability (physical and mental), and/or social...
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OP-ED: Past Due Time for American Healthcare System to Protect Black Americans
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Because of the systematic racism that is rooted in our nation, racial disparities in American healthcare have caused illness, injury, and death in minority communities across the...
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Not Your Average Joes
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jeffrey L. Boney, Associate Editor, Houston Forward Times, St. Louis, Missouri, unprecedented infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS, Mexico City Mexico, Mexico, United States, available...
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HeroZona Foundation Establishes Nation’s Largest COVID-19 Testing Site
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A.P.” Powell, the founder and CEO of HeroZona, calls the recently established free drive-thru testing site “COVID City.” Funding for the site came via the CARES Act established earlier...
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Hotel Industry Releases Top 5 Requirements to Travel Safely
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The top priority for the hotel industry is the health and safety of guests and employees. Utilizing these best practices, including requiring face coverings and practicing social...
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Painting, Protests and Pandemic: From Canvas to Masks
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I paint Subjects that are representative of the many facets of American life, particularly, African-American culture and history, as I know it. I like to think of myself as a creative...
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Biden Surrogates Tout ‘Plan for America’
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Staging frequent media briefings where surrogates tout Biden’s message remains a regular occurrence of the campaign. On Tuesday, July 21, former Baltimore Mayor Stephanie...
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#FIYAH! — LIVESTREAM 7.27.20 7PM — U.S. SURGEON GENERAL JEROME M. ADAMS, MD,...
#FIYAH! LIVESTREAM — Dr. Adams has pledged to lead with science, and facilitate locally-led solutions to the nation’s most difficult health problems. However, with the nation challenged by the global...
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