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From Rally to Power: The Civic Obligation of Young Black Leaders

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By Tiffany Dena Loftin (Director, NAACP Youth and College Division) Who would have thought that in less than 15 days, I would have to coordinate and manage 1,000 young, Black student leaders from over 24 […]

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Why Obama’s Leadership Still Matters

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by Dr. Faye Williams President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama did not go into seclusion and act like the rest of the world did not exist or impact them. They have made very […]

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Young People Have the Power to Make a Difference in November

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by Reggie Fullwood One of the most disgusting political comments I have heard in a long time recently came from yet another insensitive “conservative.” A host on NRATV, whose name is irrelevant in my opinion, […]

SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING: TAKING IT ONE DAY AT A TIME

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By James Washington (The Dallas Weekly/NNPA Member) Today is truly a day that the Lord has made and the more complicated the world gets, the simpler the Word of God is to understand. […]

NAACP Sues President Trump Over 2020 Census

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By William J. Ford The NAACP announced that the group has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, the U.S. Census Bureau and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, “to combat the imminent threat that the […]

No Criminal Charges for Officers Involved in the Shooting Death of Alton Sterling: Everything We Know

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By Michele McCalope BATON ROUGE—Following a 10-month investigation into the extrajudicial killing of Alton Sterling, Louisiana’s Attorney General Jeff Landry announced that his office would not pursue criminal charges against the officers involved. Sterling, a […]

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Black Woman is the New Face of the Canadian $10 Bill

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Canada — More than 70 years ago, Viola Desmond stood up for civil rights in Canada when she refused to leave a whites-only section of a theater. Last week, she was honored as the first […]

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Local Democrats Clap Back at Florida Committeeman For Calling Blacks ‘Coloreds’

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James Morton, a member of the Duval County Democratic Black Caucus (DCDBC), reportedly clapped back against a state committeeman over racist remarks. The Duval County Democratic State Committeeman John Parker recently referrred to African Americans as […]

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Child Marriage Banned in Florida After One Woman’s Story Inspired Change

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Sherry Johnson lived a very troubling childhood and early adult life. In 1971 she was forced to marry a Tampa church deacon who raped her and subsequently had six children by the man. Now, 47 […]

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St. Simon Baptist Church Women of Purpose Ministry

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The St. Simon Baptist Church Women of Purpose Ministry recently held their monthly fellowship meeting. Rev. Adela George is the Director of the Women’s Ministry. The guest speaker was Evangelist Doyvon Montgomery of the “In […]