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COMMENTARY: Build Back Better balances Joe Biden’s 3-legged Stool

BlackPress USA - November 25, 2021

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In March, Democrats passed President Biden’s American Rescue Plan (ARP) without a single Republican vote. In addition to making sure we...

Courts/Law

Judge Fired After Saying George Floyd ‘Got What He Deserved’

BlackPress USA - November 10, 2021

ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — Nearly eight months ago, a 78-page complaint was filed against Talladega County Probate Judge Randy Jinks. In the lengthy complaint,...

Politics

Federal Student Debt Forgiveness Program Receives Massive Makeover

BlackPress USA - October 20, 2021

ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — The newly revamped Public Service Loan Forgiveness program will eliminate federal loans for all applicants after borrowers make 10 years...

Politics

OP-ED: Access Is Always Appropriate — Even in a Pandemic

BlackPress USA - October 4, 2021

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In Florida, the legislative session is a sparse 60 days. During the 2020 session, legislators barred the public from feasibly attending...

Police

OP-ED: Police Accountability Efforts Sabotaged in Collapse of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Negotiations

BlackPress USA - October 1, 2021

By Damon Hewitt, The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law (Washington, D.C.) — Bipartisan negotiations for a compromise on police reform broke down Wednesday, officially...

‘Class War’ Erupts at Hearing as Union Leader and GOP Senator Exchange Verbal Blows

Republicans Introduce Bill to Kill Florida Democratic Party

Arrest Made in Killing of Elderly Couple on New Year’s Eve

Orlando homeless couple braces for cold nights on the street

Florida GOP Denounced for Passing Bill to ‘Intimidate’ Voters

Donald Trump Built a National Debt So Big (Even Before the Pandemic) That It’ll Weigh Down the Economy for Years

Get the Vote Out-—We Won’t ‘Black Down’

Who Is My Member of Congress? Here’s How to Find Out What Your Reps Have Been Up To.

Watchdog Says Use 14th Amendment Against Lawmakers Who Betrayed Oaths on January 6

COMMENTARY: What’s Wrong With Black American Baby Boomers?

COMMENTARY: The end of Black History Month and our Challenge

COMMENTARY: Only the Poor

COMMENTARY: Trouble in Mind

Obesity Care Week Begins as Report Reveals that Nearly 50 Percent of African Americans Have Obesity

Florida Woman Sentenced to Prison for False Statement to Investigator Related to Pediatric Asthma Drug Study

CDC Study: COVID-19 Vaccines Reduce Chance of Infection; No Evidence They Reduce Transmission

Pandemic, Profit-Driven Healthcare System Blamed for Historic Decline in US Life Expectancy

Maryland AG Seeks to Preserve Massive Set of Sexual Assault Evidence

Former Texas Cop Gets 11 Years in Atatiana Jefferson Killing

Parents of missing 11-year-old North Carolina girl arrested

15-Year-Old Jontae Haywood Found Dead Hours After Reported Missing

‘Huge Win’: Court Finds EPA Approval of Bee-Killing Sulfoxaflor Unlawful

Still Surging Human Population Numbers Worry Environmentalists

Scientists Revive ‘Zombie’ Virus After 50,000 Years Trapped in Siberian Permafrost

How To Afford Household Energy Efficiency Upgrades

COMMENTARY: The end of Black History Month and our Challenge

San Francisco Committee Recommends Massive Reparations Payout for Black Residents

Here is the AP African-American Studies Course That Florida Wants to Ban

COMMENTARY: Latest police killings show diversity cannot change a racist system

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‘Class War’ Erupts at Hearing as Union Leader and GOP Senator Exchange Verbal Blows

Republicans Introduce Bill to Kill Florida Democratic Party