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California Congressional Black Caucus Launches Statewide Reparations Education Campaign

Stacy M. Brown - September 19, 2023

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia A recent poll by the Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) revealed that California residents have...

Education

Florida’s New History Standard: ‘A Blow to Our Students and Nation’

Advocate Staff - August 14, 2023

Florida's new history standards say that African Americans benefited from slavery. Florida educators, including social studies teacher Jorje Botello, are furious about it. By: Brenda Álvarez,...

The Gantt Report

TGR: Fillibusterers Busted

Lucius Gantt - January 17, 2022

The Gantt Report By Lucius Gantt The “filibuster” was created in the U.S. Senate to give the minority back in the day, which were a...

The Gantt Report

TGR: Know Your Religion

Lucius Gantt - November 1, 2021

The Gantt Report, By Lucius Gantt I’ve been writing editorial and opinion columns for most of my life. My writing longevity has endured because...

Faith

Changing Racist Hearts: ‘Amazing Grace’ hymnwriter’s racist past

Rusty Wright - July 10, 2020

By Rusty Wright You’ve likely heard the famous hymn, Amazing Grace. Were you aware of its writer’s racist past? I thought I knew his real story,...

Human Trafficking

Man accused of human trafficking across several states

Kevin Seraaj - June 8, 2020

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WPEC) – Derrion Kirby is in jail today accused of trafficking two women across multiple states, including Florida. According to the...

Human Trafficking

Muhammadu Buhari: Slavery still exists – We must take action

Kevin Seraaj - August 25, 2019

By Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria. Four centuries ago, the first 20 documented African slaves arrived on the shores of Virginia. In the years...

Oscar Blayton

COMMENTARY: Black Bodies Creating White Power

Oscar Blayton - May 31, 2019

By Oscar Blayton Almost every high school student in America knows about the compromise reached during the drafting of the U.S. Constitution resulting in enslaved...

Commentary

COMMENTARY: Biblical silence about slavery leaves lasting questions today

Guest Columnist - May 23, 2019

NNPA NEWSWIRE — ‘By the mid 19th Century, the majority of slaves had been introduced to Christianity, although most still could not read the...

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Slavery in America, Part II: The Catholic Church

Stacy M. Brown - September 6, 2018

The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) has launched a global news feature series on the history, contemporary realities and implications of the transatlantic slave...

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PRESS ROOM: Clyburn, Pressley, Scanlon, Colleagues Urge Biden to Use Clemency Power to Address Mass Incarceration Before Leaving Office

November 21, 2024

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